Reading Aloud
Reading aloud is one of the most important things parents and teachers can do with children. Reading aloud builds many important foundational skills, introduces vocabulary, provides a model of fluent, expressive reading, and helps children recognize what reading for pleasure is all about. Home. Reading Topics A-Z. Reading Aloud.
Fluency - Reading Rockets
Fluent Reading. Inspire young readers to practice every day. Hosted by Deborah Norville, this episode explores the ability to decode quickly and achieve fluency — and how early testing and intervention can help struggling readers. Looking at Reading Interventions.
Vocabulary - Reading Rockets
Vocabulary refers to the words children must know to communicate effectively. In school terms, it can be described as oral vocabulary or reading vocabulary. Find out more about effective vocabulary instruction, the relationship between vocabulary and comprehension, and practical ways that parents can introduce new, exciting words to their kids ...
Comprehension - Reading Rockets
Comprehension. Comprehension is the reason for reading. Good readers are both purposeful and active, and have the skills to absorb what they read, analyze it, make sense of it, and make it their own. Find out more about how to improve reading comprehension for all students. Home. Reading Topics A-Z. Comprehension. Reading 101.
Common Core Standards - Reading Rockets
Common Core Standards. Learn more about the Common Core State Standards and how they have shifted English Language Arts teaching and learning, and discover links to classroom and professional development resources for K–3 teachers. You’ll also find information for parents about how to support their children’s learning.
Phonics and Decoding - Reading Rockets
Phonics and Decoding. Phonics is the understanding that there is a predictable relationship between the sounds of spoken language, and the letters and spellings that represent those sounds in written language. Successful decoding occurs when a student uses his or her knowledge of letter-sound relationships to accurately read a word.
About Reading | Reading Rockets
About Reading. These multimedia resources provide an introduction to what we know about early literacy, what it takes to teach kids to read, and what teachers, schools, and families schools can do to help support young readers. Home. Reading Topics A-Z. About Reading. Top.
English Language Learners - Reading Rockets
English Language Learners. The number of English language learners (ELLs) in U.S. public schools is on the rise. Learn about the most effective ways to teach ELL students, how to create a welcoming classroom, and ways to promote family involvement. For many more resources, visit our bilingual sister site Colorín Colorado, which is specifically ...
Motivation - Reading Rockets
Motivation | Reading Rockets. Motivation. The more you read, the better you tend to read, the more you enjoy it, and … the more you read! Keeping kids interested and motivated to read is sometimes a challenge. Some children who can read would rather do other things instead, while others struggle with reading and so they don’t enjoy it.
Parent Engagement - Reading Rockets
Learning to read is a challenge for almost 40 percent of kids — and a challenge for their parents. Hosted by Al Roker, the show visits schools in Huntingtown, Maryland, and Portland, Oregon, to see how families learn to identify early signs of reading problems and find ideas for getting their kids the help and support they need to succeed at ...