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For handouts from Dr. Evelyn Russo, November 16, 2006 presentation
Never too Late: Approaches to Reading Instruction for Secondary Students with Disabilities, click here!
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Florida Center for Reading Research — Summary of reports for many reading programs: http://www.fcrr.org/FCRRreports/table.asp
International Reading Association: http://www.reading.org
For their list of book choices, check http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices.html. These are book lists compiled annually by various groups. It includes Children’s Choices, Teachers’ Choices, and Young Adult Choices. These are great resources for parents trying to find appealing books for their children.
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) — Research: Keys to Successful Learning: http://www.ncld.org/content/view/526/506/
National Institute for Literacy — http://www.nifl.gov/ . Check out
Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first1.html
National Reading Panel: http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org
Reading First — from the US Dept of Education: http://www.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst/index.html
Reading Rockets: http://www.readingrockets.org
Starfall — The Starfall learn-to-read website is offered free as a public service: http://www.starfall.com
Testimonies of Reid Lyon, the former Chief of the Child Development and Behavior Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development (NICHD) at the National Institutes of Health.
1) Measuring Success: Using Assessments and Accountability to Raise Student Achievementhttp://www.house.gov/ed_workforce/hearings/107th/edr/account3801/lyon.htm
2) Learning Disabilities and Early Intervention Strategies: How to Reform the Special Education Referral and Identification Process
http://edworkforce.house.gov/hearings/107th/edr/idea6602/lyon.htm
Wrights Law – extensive info on reading: http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/read.index.htm
Fluency! http://www.fcrr.org/publications/publicationspdffiles/hudson_lane_pullen_readingfluency_2005.pdf
Whole Language High Jinks – How to Tell When “Scientifically-Based Reading” Isn’t. http://www.edexcellence.net/doc/Moats2007.pdf
Thanks to Tara Clancy and Sheryl Knapp for compiling this list!