RESOURCES FOR READING

SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TO SCKSEC STAFF

1. My Reading Coach
   • My Reading Coach is consistent with the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading.  It is a structured, flexible, mastery-based, multi-sensory program that provides a virtual reading specialist and speech pathologist to every student.  Embedded Teacher Intelligence™ individualizes instruction to help each student reach grade level in the skill areas of Phonemic Awareness, Phonics Sounds and Rules, Vocabulary, Word Structure, Syntactic Processing and Reading Comprehension.
   • SCKSEC will take care of the setup at your school, we will also provide training for anyone that wants to use this product.  contact Ryan for help!
   • My Reading Coach website link:
     • My Reading Coach Homepage
2. Lexia

   • Students on Individual Education Plans require intensive levels of instruction provided through a carefully developed and monitored educational plan. Lexia Reading programs supplement the instructional needs of these students and support professional teaching staff in their efforts to meet the unique educational challenges of special education students. Lexia’s emphasis on explicit, systematic and structured skills development is ideally suited for students with diagnosed learning disabilities. Lexia’s reporting features provide real-time data on student performance and identify immediately to educators where students are struggling.

     Lexia programs complement the intense individualized instruction provided to Special Education students with an independent, computer-based experience that supports and extends instructional resources. Resource room teachers often integrate Lexia programs into their small group instructional models to provide students with a learning center activity that can be used without supervision, supplementing individual learning needs and identifying students’ instructional needs.

   • Lexia Website Links: 
     • Lexia Strategies for Older Students
     • Lexia Primary Reading
     • Lexia Early Reading
     • Lexia Lessons & Skill Builders
     • Case Studies
     • Research
3. Reading Plus
   • Reading Plus® is a browser-based reading intervention system that uses innovative technology to provide individualized scaffolded silent reading practice for students in second grade and higher.
     
     Reading Plus® picks up where phonics and oral reading instruction leave off, providing rapid and sustainable comprehension and silent reading fluency gains. Reading Plus® develops sustained attention, word recognition automaticity, grade-appropriate reading rates, enhanced vocabulary, and improved reading comprehension.
     
     The Reading Plus® system, designed in alignment with current reading research, develops and improves reading proficiency in students who are not responding to core interventions, and provides effective practice for students who are established readers. The seven component programs of Reading Plus® provide extensive engagement in high-success, differentiated reading activities.
   • Reading Plus Website Links:
     • Virtual Tour
     • Research
4. • Aimsweb
     • AIMSweb is a progress monitoring system based on direct, frequent and continuous student assessment. The results are reported to students, parents, teachers and administrators via a web-based data management and reporting system to determine response to intervention.
     • AIMSWEB provides the resources necessary to make data driven decisions on interventions in the classroom.  The assessments do not take very long to perform but give the teachers a wealth of data to review.
       • Awards for validity in early reading and math

WEBSITE LINKS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE READING

1. Starfall
   • Starfall is a great resource for teachers looking for a fun, free phonics assistance program.  This website is designed as a standalone reading program aimed at first grade students.  In reality, it could help students of all ages that are still learning to read.  Strafall would function well as a supplemental to your phonics instruction.  CHECK OUT THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE BELOW:
     • Scope and Sequence
     • Printable Materials
2. I Know That
   • I Know that has tons of different activities and games designed for all ages of learners in all subjects.  Would be best used as a supplemental activity and possibly even as a reward activity that the kids would enjoy while also receiving educational benefit.  CHECK OUT THE LINK BELOW
     • www.iknowthat.com
     • Teacher's Guide