Reading Articles from this site's Forum Page

The Forum page features a combination of original documents and things found elsewhere on the web.

www.readingassist.org

Reading Assist. This Delaware based program which uses a multisensory approach to teaching reading is very popular.

www.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst/index.html

Reading First is a national program endorsed and funded by the US DOE.

dibels.uoregon.edu

Official home page of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS), 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. DIBELS testing is used in Delaware for assessing young children's reading skills.

www.lindamoodbell.com

Lindamood-Bell’s programs stimulate basic sensory functions related to learning and are recognized as being effective in the instruction of dyslexia, hyperlexia, autism, and learning disabilities in general.

www.ortonacademy.org

Great site on the Orton-Gillingham approach for the treatment of dyslexia.

www.nationalreadingpanel.org
National Reading Panel was created by Congress, the National Institutes of Health, and the Secretary of Education, to assess the effectiveness of different approaches used to teach children to read.

www.nifl.gov

National Institute for Literacy is geared towards older students or adults and has good information on a program called Bridges to Practice which is designed to help adults with learning disabilities .

reading.uoregon.edu

Big Ideas in Beginning Reading focuses on the five BIG IDEAS of early literacy: phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, fluency with text, vocabulary, and comprehension. With determination, vigor, and reliance on validated research, the goal of all children reading by the end of third grade will be reached.

www.readingrockets.org

Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help. The Reading Rockets project is comprised of PBS television programs, available on videotape and DVD; online services, including the web sites ReadingRockets.org and ColorinColorado.org; and professional development opportunities. Reading Rockets is an educational initiative of WETA, and is funded by a major grant from the U.S. DOE, OSEP.

www.ira.org

International Reading Association

www.interdys.org

International Dyslexia Association

www.dyslexiacenter.org

The Center disseminates current materials on dyslexia and attention deficit disorder to anyone who asks for it.

www.ncsall.net

The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) is a federally funded research and development center focused solely on adult learning. NCSALL's efforts are dedicated to improving practice in educational programs that serve adults with limited literacy and English language skills, and those without a high school diploma.

www.uni.edu/inclusion

This website is focused on imagining and realizing the full literate citizenship of young children with significant disabilities in inclusive early childhood programs.

www.thereadingfoundation.com

The Reading Foundation believes that all children can learn to read, including children with multiple learning disabilities, mental retardation, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism.

www.brightsolutions.us

Susan Barton's is related to dyslexia. She offers seminars and other training materials. Her site has come good basic facts on dyslexia.

www.getreadytoread.org

This is the National Center for Learning Disabilities reading program.

www.fcrr.org

Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) was set up to push a reading initiative in Florida. It has a good Parents page, Detailed Evaluations of Reading Programs and much more.

www.succeedtoread.com

Succeed to Read is a site developed by a reading teacher who co-founded a tutoring program to help disadvantaged kids learn to read.

www.google.com/literacy/

The Literacy Project is a partnership with Google, the Literacy Campaign and UNESCO. Not surprisingly, the site has strong search capabilities to help you find lots of things about reading and literacy world-wide.

www.ciera.org

Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement  from the University of Michigan.

www.dyscalculia.org

Dyscalculia (math), Dyslexia (reading) and Dysgraphia (writing) resources.

www.dyscalculiaforum.com

On-line forum with discussions related to discalculia

www.eslcollection.org

English as a Second Language The intended audiences for the ESL Special Collection are instructors, literacy practitioners, program administrators, researchers, adult learners, and state staff involved in some aspect of ESL education.

Curriculum and DSPT

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