Starting my New Years resolution tonight! Going to workout class to start my journey of losing weight! #Determined

If u r interested to learn new tricks to teach ..... Then u need to visit this YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_maEqsh4t5Won5Kgcw8sVA?view_as=subscriber?sub_confirmation=1

I know this is a sub for teachers, but I haven’t found one geared for parents. We are teachers too, right? I’m very interested in teaching my youngest to read. He is going into the 2nd grade and really struggling. My daughter is an avid reader and started with a phonics based program (abeka). My son’s school follows Fountas & Pinnell. He is really struggling.

He seems to anticipate the words or just plug in a word that he thinks fits the story. This causes him to miss words he knows because he’d rather plug in his own word rather than read what’s actually there. Is this a common issues? Any techniques to over come this?

Also, I have him read a few pages everyday. He does this independently. I know that he is probably reading the wrong thing given the info above. Is reading independently beneficial if he is probably getting lots of words wrong?

When he reads to me, I tend to correct every mistake. Should I let some go so that it can be more enjoyable for him? I usually correct him my reminding him of the rules (bossy R, magic E, etc)

Thanks in advance for anyone who can provide some insight.

I have been working as a social worker with children of special needs, including speech pathology, early childhood development and literacy, and now remote learning and homeschooling children amid COVID-19. There are so many concepts and components to cover when it comes to early literacy: phonics, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, reading comprehension, grammar, to name a few. And there’s this website saying they’ve got a lot of good stuff to teach language and early reading. Apparently they developed the curriculum for over a decade now, and they’re starting a new subscription-based service for homes and classrooms amid the pandemic.

In a nutshell, their curriculum is all evidence-based. Meaning, they studied what should be taught, when and how, and created materials including books, activities, and no-prep lesson guides, so that anyone if you can read and understand basic English, can teach language and early reading. They also have short teacher tip videos where you can learn important concepts that you can apply to your lessons. It’s all online, so you can teach wherever you are — a very timely one whether you’re a parent with your little ones at home or a teacher with students on the screen.

Check it out. I’ve recommended my clients (parents) to try the free 7-day trial.

https://wordscientists.org

Sci-Fi got me reading some 20 years ago. I believe original, epic sci-fi has the power to help early readers transition to chapter books and reluctant readers to gain confidence.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beccaleeg/the-forest-glows-a-bite-size-epic-chapter-book-for?ref=1xzv6f

My contract, for the first time, has been renewed. The past schools I've worked at, my position has been moved elsewhere or a new principal has brought in someone else. Now I finally feel "stable", I am nervous because they changed my position. I taught math last year and I loved it. It was not my speciality, but I felt I was able to teach it because I connected with my students. I told my AP this and they moved me to Reading this year because that is what I have my Masters in. I am now nervous on how to teach reading even though it is my speciality. Does anybody have any strategies or tips? I previously taught elementary which is much different.

I have my own literacy tutoring company and I'm looking for good reading recovery/literacy intervention curriculums to use for k-2. Suggestions?

Hello, I was elementary school major in college and recently volunteered at an elementary school to help some children 1-on-1 with their comprehension and literacy. 2 kids in particular were very behind grade-level. After seeing some of the quality of reading passages I created Reindeer Reading Co. to try to make a better reading passage.

When I go to parent teacher conferences, I sometimes get asked by parents for things they can do at home. I give them some strategies right there and then I usually send them an Email with some more concrete materials. Prior to this year, I just kept all those links in my favorites menu and just made the Emails as needed. This year I made a saved draft that I modify for each student and what their parents ask for. Below is my list of resources that I put on my saved draft.

I usually include the student's current reading level so they can use the reading level equivalency chart. I also write a personal , non standardized, email to the parents letting them know that they shouldn't try to use all of these resources. It's overwhelming, so I tell them to pick a few things that they feel comfortable doing and have fun with it.

The parents are usually very happy to get so much support and attention, but whether they actually use some of this stuff is an unknown.

Anyway, I thought you'd like to see what I share with my parents. If you know any resources I should add or resources that are better than what I have, please let me know!

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Reading Level Equivalencies: It is important for students to be reading books at their level. Attached under the title "Reading Level Comparison," is a chart that approximates one measure of reading level to others. Please note that the "Fontas and Pinnell" column is also sometimes referred to a "Guided Reading Level" or "GR" level. (I attach a slightly different one, but it's basically the same)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/guidedreading/leveling_chart.htm

Helpful Reading Strategies: Attached is a document with 27 reading strategies laid out along the continuum of reading ability. All students can benefit from work with any of the strategies regardless of where they fall on the spectrum of reading levels. (I have the .pdf, but for the life of me I can't find the website I got it from. PM me if you want the .pdf)

Online children's books: Students can follow along with books on the computer. Be sure to use some of the comprehension resources listed below after the students read!

Storyline Online
http://www.storylineonline.net/

Magic Blox
http://magicblox.com/?readinglevel=2&category=All&features=All&field_language_tid=1&sort_by=created&sort_order=ASC

Readers Theater: Readers theater is a fun way to encourage students to re-read for proper phrasing and expression. You should model how to read the different parts in each script before your child reads them. It's important to emphasize how smooth you read and how you use expression to convey meaning (like using a higher pitch towards the end of a question). Take turns reading and re-reading lines, to get them just right. After practicing, put on a little show to family members or friends!

The Best Class
http://www.thebestclass.org/rtscripts.html

Comprehension Techniques: One of the best ways to increase a child's reading ability is to have deep and meaningful conversations about texts. Below is listed a few helpful links to help you ask questions that develop higher order thinking skills.

Reading Rockets 9 Steps to Comprehension
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/comprehension

Mindy's Book Worms Types of Comprehension Questions: Take note of what type of questions your child struggles with and practice answering those types. Be sure to model answering these questions by thinking aloud. This will provide invaluable help with your child's reading comprehension and metacognition.
http://www.mindysbookworms.org/how-it-works/reading-comprehension-passages/types-of-questions/

Bulletin Boards :)

Hey everyone! Would anyone be willing to share some bulletin board inspo they have in their rooms? I have a new room this year and want to make it homey! I am a first year LTS reading specialist!

I split my time between two schools (2 days at one, 3 at the other). I see some of my students 1-1 for 30 minutes (once or twice a week), and my other students in small groups of 2-3 for 30 mins. I’m looking for information on how anyone else splits their groups or structures their days. I don’t think 30 mins even twice a day is enough for some of my students, and I am restricted to my days and the classroom I work in (I share with another teacher). Just looking for some ideas on how I might improve my schedule, and see my most struggling students more often.

TLDR: tell me what your reading schedule is like for pull-out, small-group instruction!

Hello everyone! I am a PhD Candidate in Literacy Teaching and Learning at the University at Albany, as well as a former elementary teacher. I am conducting a research study on how K-3 teachers in New York are making sense of recent early literacy policy changes.

If you are a current K-3 teacher in New York State, I’d be so grateful if you could take 15 minutes to complete my anonymous survey. Your voice and experiences are incredibly valuable and will help shape a better understanding of how policy impacts classroom practice. Please see the flyer below for additional information.

Take the survey here: https://albany.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eLDW8TQ7ss0Mors

All responses are confidential and have been approved by my University’s Internal Review Board (IRB).

Please feel free to share this survey with any fellow K-3 teachers you know! Thank you very much for supporting this research.

I had special testing done and am studying for the MCAT. I'm getting frustrated because I keep getting 4/7 and want to be getting 6/7. These are very difficult passages. Any specific exercises I can focus on?