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Further Resources BOOKS Narrowing the Literacy Gap: What Works in High Poverty Schools, Diane M. Barone; The Guilford Press (2006). What Really Matter for Struggling Readers: Designing Research Based Programs, Richard Allington; Pearson PTR (2005). Educational Resiliency: Student, Teacher and School Perspectives, Hersh Waxman, Jon Gray, Yolanda Padron (Eds.) Information Age (2004). Report of the National Reading Panel "Teaching Children to Read“: Summary Report (April, 2000). WEB RESOURCES Literacy Connections provides a wealth of information on reading,
teaching and tutoring techniques, ESL literacy, and adult literacy. We recommend resources that are useful for teachers, volunteers,
and directors of literacy programs. Topics include the language experience approach, phonics, word study, and the best in children's
literature.
Discovery Education provides educators an array of tools to help create materials for learning many subjects, inlcuding reading and math.
Examples inlcude a "puzzle maker," "math squares" and "word searches".
The International Reading Association is a resource for literacy professionals and others who want to help children learn to read.
"Is it possible to teach someone to read without things like lesson plans, reading lists, and how-to publications? Of course it is....
But all of us can use a little extra help every now and then! Linked here are IRA online resources perfect for use in the home or the
classroom. They’ve been put together by experienced educators (or, in the case of Choices booklists, by experienced kids), and they’re
designed to make your teaching task a little easier and a lot more effective."
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children
and families who need them most. Founded in 1966, RIF is the oldest and largest children's and family nonprofit literacy organization in
the United States. RIF’s highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8. Through community volunteers in every
state and U.S. territory, RIF provides 4.5 million children with 16 million new, free books and literacy resources each year. A recent
project and resources are for "Multicultural Literacy Campaign" which includes resources for African American, Latino/a and Native American communities.
The National Center for Family Literacy provides dedicated teachers, administrators, volunteers and home visitors across the nation with tools to work
every day to strengthen families through literacy instruction. The National Center for Family Literacy is committed to supporting their work in programs,
schools and communities.
The Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence includes an excellent resource list for "Language, Literacy and Second Language Learning".
Misunderstood Minds is a PBS site that provides a wonderful discussion on general principles of learning and learning difficulties. Of special note is the
section on reading and reading difficulties. It is an excellent program with many resources related to reading literacy and overcoming reading problems in children.
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Morey, October, 2007