When it comes to learning, reading is a fundamental principle that students must understand. If a student cannot read, that will not only set them back in literacy but in all other subject areas as well. Reading can essentially make or break a student’s academic career.
Reading is a skill that students need to develop at a young age in order to be successful in all areas of life. This being said, reading development should not only be contained to the classroom. Reading should occur at home as well, to further develop reading skills. If a skill is not practiced, you cannot improve.
The 9 Reading Habits That Will Ensure Success For Your Child. https://www.inc.com/kevin-daum/the-9-reading-habits-that-will-ensure-success-for-your-child.html. Accessed Oct. 28, 2019.
There are so many resources that can help engage students in reading. One of the most important things to remember when it comes to student reading is that if they are not interested in the content, they will have a more difficult time with reading.
PINTEREST
One resource that I find to be extremely helpful is Pinterest. This site is excellent because it gives you ideas for your classroom based on what others may have done. It also gives you access to many ideas, and most of them are DIY, which are quite fun to make.
When it comes to reading, something to understand is that it goes hand in hand with reading comprehension. If you are able to read, that is great, but you cannot do anything with that information unless you understand what you are reading. Reading comprehension should be introduced at a young age so children understand that there is more to reading than the words.
Accessed Oct. 27, 2019 https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/842102830305825753/
I think that this particular resource is great. It is a step by step checklist to help student understanding. The checklist aspect is great because it allows students to see what needs to be done, step by step, and be accountable for accomplishing those tasks. This can be a prompt for verbal conversation after reading, or a prompt for a written response.
READING ROCKETS
This next resource focuses on struggling readers. As a future teacher, I know that I will have students in my classroom that will struggle with reading. I am already seeing this in my placement with a few of my students. Reading Rockets is a source to not only help teachers, but to help parents at home with their struggling reader. This resource discusses reading, reasons for struggling, early intervention, getting your child evaluated for a potential reading disability, such as dyslexia. This is a resource that better helps parents and teachers to understand reading and how to spot the signs of a struggling reader. This video talks about a struggling reader and the steps that have been taken in order to help her to become a successful reader.
Reading Rockets is a great resource because it allows parents to better understand their child and what their needs are. This is important so that children are getting the assistance that they need to be successful, both inside and outside of the classroom.
HOMER READING
The last resource is something geared more towards students. Apps. Children love technology, so what is better than combining their learning with technology? This is something that will both keep students engaged and they will learn in the process. If you present learning through a game, children are more likely to want to engage in learning. This app, HOMER Reading: Learn to Read, is an app designed to help students with their reading. This app is great because it asks questions about the student beforehand so that it can customize reading content for the individual. The content is customized based on the interests of the child (sports, cars, nature etc) and their reading level. It asks if the student understands vowels, consonants, rhyming words, and other reading skills to determine the appropriate texts for them to read. This source is great because it is personalized to the individual.
https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/homer-reading-learn-to-read
These resources are great for use in the classroom. They can help students that are struggling to read and help parents and teachers to catch reading struggles early on so that it does not set the child behind.
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