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Family Literacy Project:
Family Literacy Resources for Teachers & Parents
The following are some suggested web
sites to visit for family literacy-related resources: [Selected and Annotated by Vicky Zygouris-Coe, Ph.D. & Amanda Inman University of Central Florida, College of Education & Human Performance May 30, 2014-vzygouri@ucf.edu ] A. Literacy Resources for Teachers and Parents For Teachers: - Bankstreet College of Education: http://bankstreet.edu/literacy-guide/. This website includes information on literacy development, reading strategies, and English language learners.
- vEdutopia: What Works in Education: http://www.edutopia.org/ .
The following website includes specific grade level information and
activities, blogs, videos and classroom guides for teachers.
- Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: http://www.readingrockets.org/ . The following link includes information from how to teach reading, to fantastic children’s books and authors.
- Read Write Think: http://www.readwritethink.org/ .
This website contains information on classroom resources, professional
development, and videos, as well as parent and afterschool resources.
- Scholastic Teachers: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/.
This link includes information regarding resources, tools, strategies,
activities, and books that would be useful for teachers to have.
- Building Language for Literacy: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm.
Building Language for Literacy helps to prep students for reading
success. This game can be completed online or on an interactive
whiteboard. It also has a teacher’s guide.
- Share What You’re Reading: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/.
The following online activity allows students to write reviews on books
they have read, as well as to read reviews that others have written in
order to discover new books.
- Teaching Ideas: Teaching Ideas and Resources: http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ . This website includes activities, lesson plans, and resources across the curriculum.
- Teaching News: Literacy: http://www.teachingnews.co.uk/category/curriculum-areas/literacy/. The following link includes the latest literacy news for educators.
For Parents: - Day By Day SC: Family Literacy Calendar: http://daybydaysc.org/May/16 . The following link offers fun new activities and crafts to do together both daily and monthly
- K12 Reader: Parent Tips: http://www.k12reader.com/category/parent-tips/. The following link includes many articles with tips and suggestions for parents in regards to literacy.
- KS1 Bitesize: Literacy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/ .
The following link leads parents to fun worksheets that can be printed
out for children to develop literacy skills (from river rhyming
words to alien punctuation).
- Literacy Center Education Network: http://www.literacycenter.net/. The following link offers online activities for children to do at home to develop literacy skills.
- PBS Parents: Reading and Language: http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/reading-language/. This website includes milestones and tips to include reading and language in the home.
- Puppy Readers: http://puppyreaders.com/ .
This site offers animated books online that parents can sing along with
their children as Perry the Puppy runs under the words.
- Reading and Language: http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/ .
This website contains information on how children develop literacy
skills and how parents can help them become readers and writers every
day.
- Reading is Fundamental: Articles for Teachers and Parents: Home-to-School Connections: http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/home-to-school-connections.htm. This website offers valuable articles on how to establish a great partnership between home and school.
- Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: http://www.readingrockets.org/ . The following link includes information from how to teach reading, to fantastic children’s books and authors.
- Book Swap for Kids: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/37597 The
following article gives information about how to effectively organize a
book swap in your community. Book swaps can be a fun and engaging way
to boost literacy at home.
- Educational Literacy Apps: http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/reading101/literacyapps . The site includes great educational apps that your child can use to help build their literacy skills.
- Encouraging Your Child to Read: http://www.readingrockets.org/sites/default/files/EncouragingYourChildToRead.pdf .
This article shows different ways to aid your child in learning to read
at home. It is segmented by age and grade level and also includes
suggested reading by grade.
- Launching Young Readers: http://www.readingrockets.org/shows/launching#overview .
Launching Young Readers was a PBS series targeting teachers and parents
that explored the different phases of reading that children must go
through, giving advice, and strategies to help children become better
readers. This site includes all 12 episodes (each 30 minutes long).
- Playing with Word Sounds: Stretch and Shorten: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/33955 .
The following article includes activities that parents can do at home
in order to help their child develop phonological awareness skills
which are vital in learning how to read.
- Reading Adventure Packs for Families: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/27935 .
The following link includes packs that are free to download that
contain: two books ( that can be found at a local library), creativity
activity, imagination activity, get real activity, bookmark, and parent
information sheet.
- Read Write Think: http://www.readwritethink.org/ .
This website contains information on classroom resources, professional
development, videos, as well as parent and afterschool resources.
- Scholastic Parents: http://www.scholastic.com/parents/.
This website contains information on books and reading, life and
learning, school success, activities and printables, as well as parent
guides.
- Words for Life: http://www.wordsforlife.org.uk/ . The
following website includes valuable information regarding literacy for
different age groups. It includes milestones, fun activities, tips and
information and books per age group.
- Write Your Own Play: http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/english/activities/playscript/play_home.asp . This
link allows children to choose a setting, scenario, and 3 characters to
create their own play. This would be an excellent activity to aid in
literacy development at home.
B. Literacy Resources for English Language Learners
For Teachers: - All About Adolescent Literacy: Engaging ELL Families: 20 Strategies for School Leaders: http://www.adlit.org/article/42781/. This article includes information on how to get ELL families involved in the school.
- Colorin Colorado: Books & Authors: http://www.colorincolorado.org Colorin Colorado is a bilingual site targeted towards the families and educators of English Language Learners.
- A Guide for Engaging ELL Families: Twenty Strategies for School Leaders: http://www.colorincolorado.org/pdfs/guides/Engaging-ELL-Families.pdf .
This guide provides information about how to connect and communicate
with ELL families as well as ways to get parents involved, and create
partnerships in the community.
- ELL starter kit for Educators: http://www.colorincolorado.org/guides/sampler/ . This starter kit provides materials for monitoring student’s placement, instruction, special services and grading.
- Tool Kit for Educators: Reaching out to Hispanic Parents of English Language Learners: http://www.colorincolorado.org/guides/toolkit/ .
The toolkit includes information on how to reach out to Hispanic
parents, sample workshops, several videos (in both English and Spanish)
as well as bilingual handouts.
- Everything ESL: Teaching Tips: http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/index.php?s=d. This website includes several articles on strategies and resources for ELLs.
- K12 Reader: 8 Ways to Foster Reading Growth in Multilingual Learners: http://www.k12reader.com/8-ways-to-foster-reading-growth-in-multilingual-learners/. This article provides ways to engage multilingual learners in reading.
- Proliteracy Education Network: Techniques and Strategies: http://www.proliteracyednet.org/articles.asp?mcid=2&cid=22 .
The following link includes research based instructional practices to
aid in instruction targeted towards literacy development.
- Reading Rockets: English Language Learners: http://www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/english-language-learners.
This website contains articles, videos, research, and webcasts designed
to help teach literacy concepts to English language learners.
- Context Counts in Second Language Learning: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/99.
The following link includes information on how to motivate ELLs by
gaining an understanding of the perspective of the student, language,
and learning process.
- Increasing ELL Student Reading Comprehension with Non-fiction Text: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/29035. This article touches on how to introduce parts, structure, and purpose of non-fiction texts for English Language Learners.
- Scholastic Teachers: Strategies for English Language Learners: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/collection/strategies-english-language-learners.
The following website includes links to articles on different
strategies that would be beneficial to an ELL’s literacy development.
For Parents: Colorin Colorado: Books & Authors: http://www.colorincolorado.org Colorin Colorado is a bilingual site targeted towards the families and educators of English Language Learners. Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Information for Parents - Common Core for ELLs: Parent Information in Multiple Languages: http://www.colorincolorado.org/common-core/parents/languages/.
This website includes several links to guides that will help parents
understand and help their children succeed in regards to the Common
Core State Standards.
- Common Core: What Do Parents Need to Know: http://educationnorthwest.org/sites/default/files/resources/common-core-brief-parents.pdf. This article is about the key points that parents should know about the Common Core Standards.
- Parent Roadmaps to the Common Core Standards-English Language Arts: http://www.cgcs.org/Domain/36.
This website includes links to guidelines for each grade level in
regards to the Common Core standards. These guidelines are available in
both English and Spanish.
- Parent Roadmap: Supporting Your Child in Kindergarten-English Language Arts: http://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/36/Updated%20ParentGuide_ELA_K.pdf.
This article gives information about what children should be learning
in kindergarten, as well as ways to partner with a teacher, and how to
help children outside of school.
- Parent Roadmap: Supporting Your Child in Grade One- English Language Arts: http://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/36/ParentGuide_ELA_1.pdf.
This article gives information about what children should be learning
in first grade, as well as ways to partner with a teacher, and how to
help children outside of school.
- Parent Roadmap: Supporting Your Child in Grade Two- English Language Arts: http://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/36/ParentGuide_ELA_2.pdf.
This article gives information about what children should be learning
in second grade, as well as ways to partner with a teacher, and how to
help children outside of school.
- Parent Roadmap: Supporting Your Child in Grade Three- English Language Arts: http://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/36/ParentGuide_ELA_3.pdf.
This article gives information about what children should be learning
in third grade, as well as ways to partner with a teacher, and how to
help children outside of school.
- Parent Roadmap: Supporting Your Child in Grade Four- English Language Arts: http://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/36/ParentGuide_ELA_4.pdf.
This article gives information about what children should be learning
in fourth grade, as well as ways to partner with a teacher, and how to
help children outside of school.
- Parent Roadmap: Supporting Your Child in Grade Five- English Language Arts: http://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/36/ParentGuide_ELA_5.pdf.
This article gives information about what children should be learning
in fifth grade, as well as ways to partner with a teacher, and how to
help children outside of school.
- Parent Roadmap: Supporting Your Child in Grade Six- English Language Arts: http://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/36/ParentGuide_ELA_6.pdf.
This article gives information about what children should be learning
in sixth grade, as well as ways to partner with a teacher, and how to
help children outside of school.
- Parent Roadmap: Supporting Your Child in Grade Seven- English Language Arts: http://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/36/ParentGuide_ELA_7.pdf.
This article gives information about what children should be learning
in seventh grade, as well as ways to partner with a teacher, and how to
help children outside of school.
- Parent Roadmap: Supporting Your Child in Grade Eight- English Language Arts: http://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/36/ParentGuide_ELA_8.pdf.
This article gives information about what children should be learning
in eighth grade, as well as ways to partner with a teacher, and how to
help children outside of school.
- Parent Roadmap: Supporting Your Child in High School- English Language Arts: http://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/36/ParentGuide_ELA_HS_Final.pdf.
This article gives information about what children should be learning
in high school, as well as ways to partner with a teacher, and how to
help children outside of school.
- What Parents Should Know: http://www.corestandards.org/what-parents-should-know/. This article talks about key points that parents should be aware of in regards to the Common Core State Standards.
- Two-Page Parents’ Guides to Student Success: http://www.pta.org/parents/content.cfm?ItemNumber=2910. This website includes links to parent guides in both English and Spanish.
C. Summer Reading Suggestions & Lists for Children in Grades preK-12 D. Videos
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