A Terrific FREE Resource for Teachers and Parents From the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)
Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read
Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read ~ This 56-page booklet provides teachers with a summary of the findings of the National Reading Panel from its review of reading research. Organized by major reading topic for kindergarten through grade 3 (phonemic awareness instruction, phonics instruction, vocabulary instruction, fluency instruction, and text comprehension instruction), the booklet lists the main findings from the research, suggests how the findings can be translated to practice, and answers some frequently asked questions about each topic. (Description and photo were taken from the NIFL web site)
This 56-page teacher booklet is a fantastic resource for both teachers & PARENTS! While this guide was designed specifically for teachers, Right Track Reading also highly recommends this FREE informational guide to parents. Parents should use this 56-page ‘teacher’ version instead of the ‘parent’ version as the overly brief 8-page brochure for parents, Put Reading First Helping Your Child Learn to Read -Parent Guide lacks necessary information & details to actually help your child develop skills.
Unfortunately, this publication is no longer available to order in print version. The download pdf version is the only format currently available.
This FREE publication is currently located on the US Department of Education LINCS Adult Education and Literacy Site. The publication is available for download as a PDF.
Link To PDF On Dept. Ed. LINCS Site
Alternately you can click here to access a PDF copy directly from the Right Track Reading Website. We wanted to make sure teachers & parents retained access to this fantastic FREE resource if the government reorganizes and moves the link again. Right Track Reading has attached this useful FREE resource as a PDF available for everyone.
Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read PDF
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Additional Free Information on Teaching Children & Students to Read
Additional free information on teaching students to read is located at Reading Information. To find additional resources on valid evidence based research and the science of proficient reading see Key Reading Research Findings.
This information was provided by Miscese Gagen, a mother with a passion for teaching children to read proficiently by using effective methods. She is the author of the effective reading instructional programs Right Track Reading Lessons and Back on the Right Track Reading Lessons as well as a reading tutor with over 20 years’ experience successfully building proficient reading skills in her students. The purpose of this page is to empower parents and teachers with information to help their children achieve reading success. We CAN improve reading proficiency, one student at a time! More information located at www.righttrackreading.com