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Afterschool; Family and Community; Mathematics and Science; Reading and Literacy; Technology;: Early Reading

Afterschool Training Toolkit: Building Quality Enrichment Activities (2008)
This online toolkit provides resources for developing fun, innovative, and academically enriching activities for afterschool and expanded learning programs. The toolkit includes promising practices and sample lessons in the arts, literacy, math, science, technology, and homework help.

Afterschool; Mathematics and Science; Reading and Literacy; Technology;

Afterschool Lesson Plan Database (2008)
This online database contains fun and enriching lesson plans for afterschool projects in the arts, literacy, mathematics, science, and technology. Expanded learning practitioners can also submit their favorite lesson plans for consideration.

Afterschool; Reading and Literacy;

Afterschool Curriculum Choice: Literacy Resources (2008)
This online database provides access to high-quality literacy resources related to afterschool and expanded learning.

Assessment; Reading and Literacy;

Reading Assessment Database for Grades PreK–3 (2006)
This database, a complementary tool to the Cognitive Foundations of Learning to Read: A Framework, enables reading teachers to search for preK–3 reading assessments that test the framework's 14 reading skills.

Disability Research; Reading and Literacy;

Rapid Response: Alternate Reading Core Curriculum for Students with Disabilities (K–3) (2008)
This resource was produced in response to the request: "Are states using an alternate reading core curriculum to teach students with disabilities in kindergarten through third grade (K–3)? Include any research on efficacy, if possible, specifically with reference to the southeastern United States."

English Language Learners (ELL); Mathematics and Science; Reading and Literacy;

What Can a Mathematics Teacher Do for the English Language Learner? (2009)
Based on a 2006 professional development session for math and ESL specialists, this online interactive document includes teaching strategies for ELLs at various levels, critical components to include when designing math lessons for ELLs, and a list of relevant resources.

English Language Learners (ELL); Reading and Literacy;

Southeast Comprehensive Center e-Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 1 (Dec. 2007): Teaching Academic English to Ensure the Success of English Language Learners (2007)
This issue of e-Bulletin, published quarterly, focuses on strategies for helping English language learners (ELLs) develop academic English.

Final Evaluation of the Texas A&M University System's Support Activities Related to the Limited English Proficient Student Success Initiative (2007)
This report describes SEDL's 3-year evaluation study of the Texas A&M University System's online English as a second language (ESL)/bilingual professional development and LEP campus support services.

Evaluation of Texas A&M University System's Support Activities Related to Limited English Proficient Student Success Initiative, Cycle 1 Grants (2006)
SEDL conducted a 3-year evaluation study of the Texas A&M University System's online English as a second language (ESL)/bilingual professional development and LEP campus support services. The study used expert reviews to determine the quality and effectiveness of the professional development; surveys of teachers and administrators at grant-funded campuses to determine the extent to which teachers are implementing the ESL/bilingual teaching strategies; and site visits, focus groups, and interviews to determine the progress made in the development and completion of the deliverables.

Making Consistent Decisions about Accommodations for English Language Learners: Research Summit Proceedings (2008)
In March 2009, researchers and practitioners convened in Austin, Texas, for a research summit on linguistic accommodations in instruction and on assessments for English language learners (ELLs). This online publication describes the proceedings and outcomes of the summit.

Reading and Literacy

Glossary of Reading-related Terms (2004)
This glossary of terms related to reading and reading instruction allows people to quickly and easily check terms as they encounter them.

Reading Across the Region (1999)
This short paper is a summary of reading initiatives and legislation in place or under consideration in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Phive Phones of Reading (2002)
This publication discusses the differences between the"phon" terms (phonics, phonetic spelling, phoneme awareness, phonological awareness, and phonology).

Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Phonics Rules (1999)
This publication discusses the best approach for teaching children the system that is used for decoding English text.

Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Reading by Sight (1999)
This publication questions whether it is beneficial for children to memorize words as wholes when the goal of reading is to learn to break words down into parts.

Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Regular and Exception Words (1999)
This database, designed for teachers, contains exception words or irregular words -- words that are not spelled the way they sound.

Topics in Early Reading Coherence: What is Reading? Decoding and the Jabberwocky's Song (2000)
This publication examines what it means when we talk about "the ability to read" and the need to define our terms more clearly.

Topics in Early Reading Coherence: What Does a Balanced Literacy Approach Mean? (2001)
This publication asks the question, "What do children need to learn?" and focuses on whether Phonics instruction or Whole Language instruction should be used when teaching children to read.

Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Reading and the Three Cueing Systems (2001)
This publication focuses on the Three Cueing Systems model of word recognition.

Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Making Sense of Reading (2001)
This publication concentrates on teachers' conceptual understanding of reading and what parts of their reading instruction do or do not work.

Literacy Profile Folder (quantity 20) (2000)
This portfolio system helps teachers track individual student data in the areas outlined in Cognitive Foundations of Learning to Read: A Framework.

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Literacy Profile Folder: How to Use the Literacy Profile (2001)
This brief guide demonstrates how to use the Literacy Profile Folder effectively in the classroom.

Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Methods of Assessing Cognitive Aspects of Early Reading Development (2002)
This article helps teachers better understand what reading abilities need to be tested and how to go about testing the essential areas that are so important to reading development.

Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Ten Myths of Reading Instruction (2002)
This article examines 10 of the most popular and most potentially pernicious myths that influence reading education.

Reading and Literacy;

SEDLetter, Volume XI, Number 1: Unlocking the Future: Early Literacy (1999)
This issue of SEDLetter includes articles on reading instruction, early literacy, the Reading Success Network, and resources for improving children's ability to read, among other topics.

Topics in Early Reading Coherence: The Brain and Reading (2001)
This publication examines the workings of the brain during reading and it's implications for reading assessment and reading instruction.

Building Reading Proficiency at the Secondary Level: A Guide to Resources (2000)
This publication reviews the scholarly literature to determine (a) current theoretical perspectives and research findings on building reading proficiency at the secondary level and (b) the implications of these findings for classroom instruction.


		Price: $15

SEDL Letter, Volume XIV, Number 3 (Dec. 2002): Putting Reading First (2002)
This issue of SEDL Letter focuses on early reading instruction and assessment, including topics such as reading and migrant students, the importance of phonemic awareness, and questions that can improve student thinking and learning.

Reading First Notebook: The Newsletter for the Reading First Program (2005)
The Reading First Notebook was published on a quarterly basis from 2004 to 2006, and is now available online for download in pdf format. The newsletter provided thematic issues covering topics such as assessment, professional development, and instruction for special population students.

SEDL Letter, Volume XVII, Number 1
: Reaching Our Reading Goals (2005)
This issue of SEDL Letter is devoted to topics related to reading instruction, including the role of literacy coaches, how to motivate readers, and instruction to improve comprehension.

SEDL Letter, Volume XIX, Number 2 (Oct. 2007): Reading: Practices to Help Improve Instruction (2007)
This issue of SEDL Letter examines classroom organization for effective reading instruction; how to strengthen literacy through father-child interactions; and systemic approaches, including Response to Intervention (RtI), to reading and school improvement.

Cognitive Foundations of Learning to Read: A Framework (2000)
This book provides a concise summary of the research findings related to how children learn to read. A graphical representation of the framework is provided to familiarize teachers with the cognitive elements that research has shown to be essential in learning to read.


		Price: $15

Topics in Early Reading Coherence Series (2000)
This series of briefing papers covers topics related to K–2 reading instruction, including “The Phive Phones of Reading,” “Reading by Sight,” “Regular and Exception Words,” and “Reading and the Three Cueing Systems.”

Rapid Response: Alignment of University Curricula for Preservice Teachers With Scientifically Based Reading Research (2008)
This resource was produced in response to a request: "What are state departments of education (SDE) doing to ensure that their universities are aligning their curricula with scientifically based reading research (SBRR) resources and practices with regard to teaching preservice teachers reading courses? This includes content, instruction, and books."

Rapid Response: Multisensory Structured Language Programs for Students With Characteristics of Dyslexia (2008)
This resource was produced in response to a request: "Are multisensory structured language (MSL) programs more effective than other intervention models for addressing the needs of students identified with characteristics of dyslexia? Does current scientifically based reading research (SBRR) support this or should new guidance to the districts be considered?"