Reading Best Practices

 BACK READING INITIATIVE
Required Reading Pieces of the Pie POLICIES & PROCEDURES
bullet SEVEN Best Practices   
bullet Beginning Reading Instruction
bullet Essential Reading Strategies for Struggling Readers
bullet Comprehension Instruction
bullet Phonics and Word Recognition
bullet Content Area Reading
bullet Promoting Vocabulary
bullet Instructional Reading Guide
bullet SSI-What State Law Requires
bullet Differentiated Instruction
bullet Major 10 Points in NCLB
bullet Phonological Awareness (explicit instruction daily until accurate)
bullet Identifying
bullet Segments
bullet Blends
bullet Rhyming

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Essentials of Instructional Reading see P. 45-96
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ESL --P.46

bullet Reading Aloud
bullet Reading face-to-face (Partner Reading)
bullet Guided Reading
bullet Fluency Monitoring
bullet Explicit Instruction in Phonetics
bullet Vocabulary Expansion (Word Cards/Word Walls)
bullet Scanning Techniques (Using fingers)
bullet Practice reading/re-reading
bullet Speed reading practice
bullet Expressive reading
bullet Mimic reading (teacher reads first, then student)
bullet Word patterns/word families
bullet Decoding
bullet Spelling with meaningful writing
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 READING POLICY

READING STRATEGIES

READING LISTS BY GRADE LEVEL

SPOTLIGHT ON READING

Pre-Phonetic Guided Reading

Assisting Early Readers

READING MODULES

Working Memory, Language and Reading
 
Other Resources Guides for Parents  
bullet Texas Reading Initiative
bullet Coordinating Reading & Special Ed
bullet Dyslexia Handbook
bullet What is a Good Program?