Resources on Effective Reading Instruction


Instruments for Assessing Reading:  From Reading First, Prepared by Edward J. Keme'enui: (Every School Administrator and Teacher Should Know These)
See "Executive Summary," "Results of Analysis," and "Developing a Framework for Reading First Implementations."

Evaluation of 29 instruments k-3 regarding phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, for use in screening, diagnostics, progress monitoring, and evaluating outcomes of reading instruction.
(http://idea.uoregon.edu/assessment/analysis_results/assess_results_by_test.html)

Big Ideas in Beginning Reading.  Identification of the big five reading skills; research reviews; methods of instruction.  MUST SEE!  

Three-tier Reading Model (Wanzek & Rodriguez)

Three-tier Reading Model (Sharon Vaughn)

How Does Phonemic Awareness Contribute Directly to the Development of Reading Fluency?  (Powerpoint presentation by Dr. Joe Torgesen, Florida State University

Reading First Proposals for All States (So Far) [Excellent Resources on Curricula, Assessment, Professional Development]

National Right to Read 

The What Works Clearinghouse 

Reading Academies 

Texas Reading.  On-line reading academies and terrific publications

DIBELS: "The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) are a set of standardized, individually administered measures of early literacy development. They are designed to be short (one minute) fluency measures used to regularly monitor the development of pre-reading and early reading skills."

National Institute for Literacy Partnership for Reading.  Large literature reviews and position papers.

National Reading Panel: Free "Report of the National Reading Panel:  Teaching Children to Read."

"Teaching Reading IS Rocket Science" (Must read!!! What teachers need to know.)

Publisher of some of the most effective curricula around.

Reading Excellence Act (Lots of Resources)

Reading First Model

"Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read, Kindergarten Through Grade 3

"Put Reading First: Helping Your Child Learn to Read"


"Phonemic awareness in Reading Mastery," by Siegfried Engelmann

Synthesis of Research on Reading, by Bonnie Grossen

Center for Academic and Reading Skills (The "Last Word" on Research on Effective Instruction.)

The "Three Cueing System," or Maximum Twaddle

The "The Cueing Systems" (Short Version on Maximum Bilge)

ProjectPro's "Research Regarding Phonics"

Topics in Early Reading: Great articles--Debunk A lot of "Progressive" (i.e., Ineffective) Instruction)

Headsprout (On-line Reading Program and Excellent Research on Reading.  Click on "For Teachers)

Read By Grade Three (See "Reading Research.")

Phyllis Haddox's Web Site (Teach Virtually Anyone to Read for $17.95. Great Series of Training Tapes!!)

Kerry Hempenstall's Excellent Site (Must Read His Fine Articles on Phonics Vs. Whole Language.)

Summary of Research by Reid Lyon

MiddleWeb's Guide to the Reading Wars

I Can Read

Research Base for Direct Instruction Reading (Reading Mastery)

Riggs Institute

Elaine McEwan (Vast Experience and Commonsense.)

Elaine McEwan Answers Questions About Reading Achievement

Phonics research (MUST read!)

National Right to Read Foundation (Fundamentals of Reading Instruction; Reading Competency Test; Evaluation of Reading Recovery.)

Research and Recommendations From California, After They Finally Dumped Whole Language

California's Reading Curriculum (Based on Research!  How Novel!)

Texas Alternative Document On English/Language Arts/Reading. (What Smart and Committed Folks Can Do)




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