2009
Word List Generator
by knann (via)The Word List Generator Project has created a database of 2084 words that elementary school teachers can use to help students practice and build sounding out and word-form recognition skills. Learn more about the project and how you can help.
To generate a word list matching your students' instructional level, select parameters below--eg, to generate a list of CVC words beginning with continuous sounds, check the CVC checkbox and select "are continuous only" from the Initial sounds drop-down menu.
2008
Ghotit Dyslexia Literacy Assistance.
by knannGhotit offers unique writing and reading online services for people who suffer from dyslexia, dysgraphia or people who are not native-English speakers. Download the Internet Explorer plugin with text to speech capability.
Into the Book: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies
by knannThis is an outstanding resource....
Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Your class can watch our engaging 15-minute videos, and try the online interactive activities.
Behind the Lesson provides teachers with information and teaching resources for each strategy. Watch our 10-minute professional development videos, and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.
Read The Words
by knann & 6 others, 1 commentUpload Adobe PDF
Upload MS Word
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Write Text Content
Cut and Past Text
Input Website Address
Input RSS Feeds URL
Step 2 - Select a Reader
Listen to our Reader’s samples
Choose 1 of 14 Different Readers
Our Readers Speak English, Spanish, and French
Each Reader has a Unique Voice and Some Have Accents
Control your Reader’s Speed
Play with your Reader’s Pitch
It takes our readers approx 1 minute to generate a 1 hr long recording
Step 3 - Sit Back and Listen
Listen to your reading online
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Post your reading in your Website or Blog
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Allow your readers to listen while they multi-task and download your blog
2007
LoudLit.org
by knann (via)LoudLit.org is committed to delivering public domain literature paired with high quality audio performances. We pair together great literature and accompanying audio.
Putting the text and audio together, readers can learn spelling, punctuation and paragraph structure by listening and reading masterpieces of the written word. Read and listen via your web browser or on your mp3 player.
ReadingMatrix.com
by knannSearch Directory geared specifically to reading,
Analyzing Text (12) new
Audio and Text (18)
Proofreading (4)
Reading Comprehension Advanced (10)
Reading Comprehension Beginner (14)
Reading Comprehension Intermediate (19)
Short Stories (11)
Vocabulary (51)
Solar System Quiz: Locating Specific Information
by knann (via)Use this site to practice locating explicit information in passages about the sun and planets in our solar system.
Teachers: Content Literacy
by knannReading Is FAME is a four-course reading intervention for regular and special education 7 th -12 th graders reading as low as the 2 nd grade level. FAME is an acronym for the four courses contained within the program: Foundations of Reading; Adventures in Reading; Mastery of Meaning; Explorations.
Time for Kids
by knann & 1 otherCurrent news articles for grades k-1, 2-3, 4-7. Use with Clicker 5 or WordTalk for text to spech. Find the article, click the Print button. A new, plain web page will appear. Copy and paste directly into Word or a new Clicker document.
Classic Short Stories
by knann & 5 othersThis Web site is dedicated to the short story and to those interested in reading light prose. (In web page format, so it is easy to use with a text reader.)
Fewer and fewer people these days read short stories. This is unfortunate--so few will ever experience the joy that reading such fine work can give. The goal of this site is to give a nice cross section of short stories in the hope that these short stories will excite these people into rediscovering this excellent source of entertainment.
2006
The Lexile Framework for Reading
by knannThe Lexile Framework for Reading is a scientific approach to reading measurement that matches readers to text. The Lexile Framework measures both reader ability and text difficulty on the same scale, called the Lexile scale. This approach allows educators to manage reading comprehension and encourage reader progress using Lexile measures and a broad range of Lexile products, tools and services. Lots of online tools
Tools for Reading, Writing, & Thinking
by knann & 1 otherA great collection of graphic organizers for middle and high school students
SEDL - Building Reading Proficiency at the Secondary Level: A Guide to Resources
by knannAn excellent guide to resoures for improving reading proficiency from grades 6-12. Visit http://www.sedl.org/pubs/reading16/12.html or click the link entitles Strategies for specific info for teaching
WordTalk — From OATS.org
by knannWordTalk is a free plug-in developed for use with all versions of Microsoft Word (from Word 97 upwards), which can help people with reading difficulties use Microsoft Word more effectively. It will speak the text of the document and will highlight it as it goes. It contains a talking dictionary to help decide which word spelling is most appropriate. It sits neatly in your toolbar and is highly configurable, allowing you to adjust the highlight colours, the voice and the speed of the speech.
Literacy Learning Resources (Archived)
by knannThis site uses high interest stories in a variety of categories from CNN and CBS news to promote literacy. Although intended for ESL or low reading adults, careful selection of specific articles would be appropriate for middle and high school students. Provides abridged and outlined versions of the story, vocabulary, comprehension, sequencing and written response activities all available interactively online. Video clips may or may not work. This is the archived site. A new site is in development (Beta)
LibriVox
by knann & 8 others (via)LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and release the audio files back onto the net (via podcast and catalog). Our goal is to make all public domain books available as free audio books. We are a totally volunteer, open source, free content, public domain project. Subscribe via itunes or the site.
Are you a great oral-reader? You can also volunteer by signing up at the site.
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