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Learning
to Read l Teaching
Reading l Writing Q & As l Free Pubs l Caselaw Service Providers l Training According
to the Nation's
Report Card for 2005, 31 percent of 4th graders and 31 percent of
8th graders are proficient readers. Minority students score lower -
just 16 percent of African American and 22 percent of Hispanic 12th
graders are proficient readers. NELP Report: Developing Early Literacy (2009). Summary from Reading Rockets. The National Early Literacy Panel looked at studies of early literacy and found that there are many things that parents and preschools can do to improve the literacy development of their young children and that different approaches influence the development of a different pattern of essential skills.Download Report (pdf) Executive Summary Instruction with Scientifically Based Reading Programs from the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR), 2005. Preventing Early Reading
Failure "We have tools to reliably identify the children who are likely
destined for early reading failure. Most importantly ... if we intervene early,
intensively, and appropriately, we can provide these children with the early reading
skills that can prevent almost all of them from ever entering the nasty downward
spiral ..." Catch Them Before They Fall By Joseph Torgesen. Identification and Assessment To Prevent Reading Failure in Young Children. Published by the American Federation of Teachers, American Educator 1998. Why
Children Succeed or Fail at Reading, Research from National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development’s Program in Learning Disabilities
IDA’s Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading (2010). “Reading difficulties are the most common cause of academic failure and underachievement." These Standards provide a content framework for courses and delineate proficiency requirements for practical application of this content (e.g., interpretation of assessments, delivery of differentiated instruction, and successful intervention with a child or adult with a reading disability). Research Based Reading Programs and Reading Assessments. Learn how to use reports on reading programs from The Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR). The Center reviews reading curricula and materials and publishes on its website. What Content-Area Teachers Should Know About Adolescent Literacy No Offense: But it is Alarming That So Many Children are Not Learning to Read. If your child was in 5th grade and reading on the 2.7 grade level, wouldn’t you be alarmed? Wouldn’t you want a research based reading program that has a proven record of success before your child falls even further behind? One Reason Kids Aren't Learning to Read by Sue Whitney. "We should not be surprised that people untrained to accomplish the goal are unable to accomplish the goal. If we were graduating and certifying people who could teach reading they would be doing it." Fifth Grader is Reading at 2.7 Grade Level. Should He Be Tested for Special Ed? The big question is whether anyone will teach him how to read if he goes into special ed. Several factors are working against him in special ed. Teaching Reading IS Rocket Science, What Expert Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do by Louisa Moats, published by the American Federation of Teachers. What Education Schools Aren’t Teaching about Reading and What Elementary Teachers Aren’t Learning. The National Council on Teacher Quality examined what aspiring teachers learn about reading instruction in college. NCTQ analyzed a representative sample of reading courses to assess the degree to which students are taught the five essential components of effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Why Reading is Not a Natural Process by Reid Lyon from LD Online. To learn to decode and read printed English, children must be aware that spoken words are composed of individual sound parts termed phonemes.When we speak to one another, the individual sounds (phonemes) within the words are not consciously heard by the listener. Thus, no one ever receives any natural practice understanding that words are composed of smaller, abstract sound units. While Reid Lyon was in charge of the dyslexia research conducted through the National Institutes of Health, he wrote many superb articles on dyslexia, effective reading instruction, the importance of early intervention, and more. If you are trying to convince school administrators that dyslexia is real and change is needed, you might want to download some of his articles in PDF format. Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity: Dr. Sally Shaywitz, author of Overcoming Dyslexia, an outstanding book on dyslexia, also has a superb website with a tremendous amount of information -- both facts and human interest stories. Open Letter
about Reading Recovery - In an open letter to policy makers, educational
leaders, researchers, and federal agencies published in 2002, more than 30 international
reading researchers expressed serious concerns about the continued use of Reading
Recovery in public schools.
Children of the Code: A Social-Education Project and Television Documentary from PBS. This project aims to reframe how society thinks about reading and how children learn to read. The project has three components: 1) A three hour PBS documentary series; 2) A ten-hour college, university, and professional development DVD series; 3) A series of teacher and parent presentations and workshops. Questions Parents Can Ask about Reading Improvement. These questions were compiled through a collaborative effort by parents, educational consultants, teachers, professors from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Charlotte, and staff from the Exceptional Children's Assistance Center. Understanding Dysgraphia. This fact sheet (2008)from the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) describes types and causes of dysgraphia, who can diagnose, appropriate treatment for dysgraphia, and whether children should use cursive writing instead of printing. Testing Written Expression: Myths and Misconceptions. Dr. Melissa Farrall explains the importance of measuring specific skills when evaluating writing expression. You will learn what areas should be included in a written language test and learn what commonly used tests of written expression measure. Dysgraphia. What is dysgraphia? Learn the warning signs and what strategies can help from the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Dysgraphia: A Quick Look. You'll find a snapshot of the warning signs by age group; early writers, young students, and teenagers and adults. The "Write Stuff" for Preventing and Treating Writing Disabilities - Written language disabilities are prevalent in children with learning disabilities. Although reading disabilities are often identified sooner than writing disabilities, writing disabilities are more persistent. This article focuses on early intervention to prevent writing problems and long-term remediation to treat writing disabilities. She describes types of writing difficulties - handwriting automaticity, spelling, and composition - and the coordinated components of a functional writing system. Dysgraphia Information Page from the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Dysgraphia Defined from NetNews, Volume 5, Number 3, March 2005. Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) of Minnesota. My Child Has Dysgraphia - How Can I Find a Tutor? If your child has dysgraphia - or dyslexia, dyscalculia (a learning disability in math), another learning disability - here's an article about where to start. Questions Parents Can Ask about Spelling, Writing, and Testing. These questions were compiled through a collaborative effort by parents, educational consultants, teachers, professors from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Charlotte, and staff from the Exceptional Children's Assistance Center. How Spelling Supports Reading -And Why It Is More Regular and Predictable Than You May Think by Louisa C. Moats. Research has shown that learning to spell and learning to read rely on much of the same underlying knowledge. Spelling instruction can be designed to help children better understand that key knowledge, resulting in better reading.
Q&A with Pete Wright: 'Kids are...Teaching-disabled' My Son Can't Read - What Can I Do? How
Can I Get Help for My Child with Reading Problems? Teaching a Child to Read: Special Ed or Reading First? Double-Dipping:
Are Kids with Disabilities Barred from Title I Programs? Late
Bloomers: Are We Teaching Kids to Read Before They Are Ready? NELP Report: Developing Early Literacy (2009). Summary from Reading Rockets. The National Early Literacy Panel looked at studies of early literacy and found that there are many things that parents and preschools can do to improve the literacy development of their young children and that different approaches influence the development of a different pattern of essential skills.Download Report (pdf) Executive Summary National Instutute for Literacy Publications for Parents and Educators. Framework for Informed Reading and Language Instruction: Matrix of Multisensory Structured Language Programs. This publication from the International Dyslexia Association explains different reading programs and what they cover. These programs, when properly implemented, have been successful in teaching students to read, write, and use language. A Child Becomes a Reader: Proven Ideas from Research for Parents (K-Grade 3). What to do at home, what to look for in classrooms, what every child should be able to do by the end of K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd grades. In html Put Reading First: Building Blocks For Teaching Children To Read: Kindergarten Through Grade 3. Describes the 5 essential components of reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension); summarizes what researchers know about each skill; implications for instruction; proven strategies for teaching reading. Published by the Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort of the National Institute for Literacy, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the U. S. Department of Education. To order bound copies of this free publication, go to EdPubs and request Publication # EXR0007B. Put Reading First: Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read. Organized by topic for kindergarten through grade 3 (phonemic awareness instruction, phonics instruction, vocabulary instruction, fluency instruction, and text comprehension instruction), describes findings from the research, suggests how findings can be translated to practice. Put
Reading First: Helping Your Child Learn to Read - A Parent Guide. An overview
of findings of the National Reading Panel; gives ideas for what to expect from
a school's reading program based on evidence from the research (preschool through
grade 3); suggests ways parents can reinforce reading instruction at home. Special Education Cases: Reading Carter
v. Florence County School District IV. Tuition reimbursement case that
was appealed to the U. S. Supreme Court. Decision focuses on an appropriate program
and IEP for Shannon, a child with dyslexia. Florence
County School District Four v. Shannon Carter, 510 U.S. 7, (1993).
Landmark decision issued in 34 days by a unanimous 9-0 Supreme Court. If
the public school defaults and the child receives an appropriate education in
the private placement, the parents are entitled to reimbursement for the child's
education. This ruling opened the door to children with autism who receive ABA
/ Lovaas therapy. Links to all decisions,
transcript of oral argument in Carter Evans
v. Rhinebeck Central School District, U. S. District Court, Southern District
of New York. Excellent case about tuition reimbursement, procedural and substantive
issues, FAPE, dyslexia, objective measurement of progress. Gerstmyer
v. Howard County Schools, U. S. District Court, Maryland. Tuition
reimbursement for private non-special ed school; inappropropriate IEP goals and
objectives for child with dyslexia. Parent's counsel, Wayne Steedman charted new
territory with this case. The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) maintains a national database of providers and others who can help, including:
For information about the IDA database (or to be included in the database), contact the IDA Information and Referral Department at 410-296-0232, extension 125 or e-mail nfo@interdys.org. Individual provider application l Organization application
MSL Training Courses and Certified Individuals Resources for Teacher Training in Multisensory Structured Language Education (MSLE) Teacher Training Centers and Contacts The Alliance is a group of organizations that promote standards for quality
professional preparation. Members include: Multisensory Structured Language (MSL) Providers These individuals and groups have stipulated to the International Dyslexia Association that they use structured, multisensory, alphabetic techniques.
Alphabetic Phonics Based Methods Alphabetic Phonetic Structural Linguistic Approach to Literacy (APSLA) Derived Programs
The
Association Method Lindamood-Bell
Learning Process Orton-Gillingham
Approach Project
Read/Language Circle Reading
ASSIST The
Slingerland Approach Sounds
in Syllables The
Spalding Method Starting
Over Wilson
Reading Language System
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