25 Best Internet Sources for Teaching Reading

The September 2006 issue of The Reading Teacher included an article by Leah Wasburn-Moses identifying 25 web sites recommended by teachers to support teaching and learning of  phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and text comprehension. Sites were selected  based on 1) alignment with National Reading Panel (NRP) findings, 2) diversity of materials, 3) possibility for practical classroom application, 4) comprehensiveness and 5) applicability to a variety of educational settings.

Phonemic Awareness

  1. Phonemic Awareness
    http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/rcompindex1.htm
     

  2. Read*Write*Think: Phonemic Awarness Lesson Plan Index
    http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp?grade=0&strand=2&engagement=14&display.x=26&display.y=19
     

  3. Songs for Teaching: Books With Rhyme, Alliteration, and Other Word Play
    http://www.songsforteaching.com/avni/alliterativebooks.htm
     

  4. Get Ready to Read
    http://www.getreadytoread.org/
     

  5. TEAMS Educational Resources: Phonemic Awareness Activities
    http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/patti/k-1/activities/phonemic.html
     

Phonics

  1. Words and Pictures
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml
     

  2. Teach with Phonics Skills Chart
    http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/phonics/teach.htm
     

  3. The Nonsense Word Test
    http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/phonics/nonsensewordtest.pdf
     

  4. Phonics Assessment
    http://eprcontent.k12.com/placement/placement/placement_langarts_2.html
     

  5. Reading Games Room
    http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/games.htm

Vocabulary

  1. Chapter Books to Read Aloud
    http://www.kinderkorner.com/readalouds.html
     

  2. Vocabulary Instruction
    http://www.vocabulary.com
     

  3. Vocabulary Lesson Plans
    http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Language_Arts/Vocabulary/index.htm
     

  4. Vocabulary Lists
    http://www.tampareads.com/trial/vocabulary/index-vocab.htm
     

  5. Online Vocabulary Development
    http://www.techteachers.com/vocabulary.htm

Fluency

  1. Coaching Reading Fluency
    http://www.interdys.org/pdf/T38-Reading-Fluency.pdf#search=i_reading%20fluency
     

  2. Readers Theatre
    http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.html
    http://www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm
    http://www.humboldt.edu/~jmf2/floss/rt-eval.html
     

  3. Peer Tutor Training Manual
    http://www.jimwrightonline.com/pdfdocs/prtutor/prtutor_lesson3.pdf
     

  4. Teaching Fluency Through Poetry
    http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php
     

  5. Fluency Calculator
    http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/assessment/OFAcalc.htm
     

Comprehension

  1. Children's Literature Web Guide
    http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown
     

  2. Reading Challenge
    http://www.bookadventure.org
     

  3. Literary Lessons
    http://home.att.net/~teaching/litlessons.htm
     

  4. Reading Strategies
    http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/links.html
     

  5. Comprehension Rubric
    http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/reading/rubrics.htm#Comprehension

References
Wasburn-Moses, L. (2006). Twenty-five best Internet sources for teaching reading. The Reading Teacher, 60 (1), 70-75

 

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