READING RESOURCES I

Parent and Teacher Resources

Check out some of our favorite reading resources for teaching Phonemic Awareness, Alphabetic Principle (Basic & Advanced Code), Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension!

We certainly recommend the use of any of the following resources that offer interactive and fun ways to practice many skills essential to literacy development.

PHONEMIC AWARENESS RESOURCES

Take Home: Phonological Awareness by Carolyn Robertson & Wanda Salter

Word Solvers: Making Sense of Letters and Sounds by Michele Dufresne

Sourcebook of Phonological Awareness Activities Volume II: Children's Core Literature by Candace L. Goldsworthy

Phonemic Awareness: Playing With Sounds to Strengthen Beginning Reading by Jo Fitzpatrick

Phonemic Awareness Activities for Early Reading Success (Grade K-2) by Wiley Blevins

Phonics From A to Z: A Practical Guide by Wiley Blevins

The Complete Phonemic Awareness Handbook by Anthony D. Fredericks

Hey! I Can Read This! by Donna Sabino-Butt and Kathy Barlow-Thurman

Rhymes and Reasons: Literature and Language Play by Michael Opitz

PHONEMIC AWARENESS SONGS AND MUSIC

Alphabet Jam Songs and Rhymes to Build Early Reading Skills CD by Cathy Bollinger

Dinosaurs, Popcorn, Penguins, & More CD by Donna Whyte

Sing Yourself Smart CD by Donna Whyte

Keep on Signing & Dancing with Dr. Jean by Melody House

Oo-pples and Boo-noo-noos: Songs and Activities for Phonemic Awareness by Harcourt Brace

BASIC AND ADVANCED CODE READING RESOURCES

Reading Reflex: The Foolproof Phono-Graphix Method for Teaching Your Child to Read by Carmen Mcguinness & Geoffery Mcguinness

Word Recognition Activities: Patterns and Strategies for Developing Fluency by Barbara Fox

Learning Letters with Mixed Fonts by Janis Poe & Fran Threewit

Phonics From A to Z: A Practical Guide by Wiley Blevins

BASIC CODE AND ADVANCED CODE SONGS AND MUSIC

Alphabet Jam Songs and Rhymes to Build Early Reading Skills CD by Cathy Bollinger

FLUENCY RESOURCES

Word Recognition Activities: Patterns and Strategies for Developing Fluency by Barbara Fox

The Fluent Reader: Oral Reading Strategies for Building Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension by Timothy V. Rasinski

Act It Out with Readers’ Theater by Kathryn Wheeler

VOCABULARY RESOURCES

Accelerated Vocabulary Instruction: Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gap for All Students by Nancy Akhavan

Read Well, Think Well: Build Your Child's Reading, Comprehension, and Critical Thinking Skills by Hal W. Lanse, Ph. D.

Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction by I. Beck

The Fluent Reader: Oral Reading Strategies for Building Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension by Timothy V. Rasinski

COMPREHENSION RESOURCES

Comprehension Connections: Bridges to Strategic Reading by Tanny McGregor

Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding by Stephanie Harvey & Anne Goudvis

Reading With Meaning by Debbie Miller

7 Keys to Comprehension: How to Help Your Kids Read It and Get It! by Susan Zimmermann and Chryse Hutchins

Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Readers’ Workshop by Susan Zimmerman and Ellin Oliver Keene

The Fluent Reader: Oral Reading Strategies for Building Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension by Timothy V. Rasinski

Read Well, Think Well: Build Your Child's Reading, Comprehension, and Critical Thinking Skills by Hal W. Lanse, Ph. D.