Launching Young Readers

Reading RocketsTeaching kids to read and helping those who

struggle

http://www.readingrockets.org/

Reading Rockets offers a wealth of

reading strategies, lessons, and

activities designed to help young

children learn how to read and

read better. Our reading resources

assist parents, teachers, and other

educators in helping struggling

readers build

fluency, vocabulary, and

comprehension skills.

Why?

Emphasis on reading and literacy

Difficult to teach young kids to read

Free, easy to use resources

Links to other sites

Why it’s great!

Homepage

Parents, teachers, principals,

librarians, psychologists, counselors,

pathologists, child care professionals

Widgets, podcasts

Bilingual site

Writing Contest

Q&A

Personal Favorite

ABCs of Teaching Reading

Reading 101

Who’s at risk

What else matters

Glossary

Elementary and Secondary

Education Act

http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching

Personal Favorite

Articles

How to do an effective interactive read-aloud

Techniques

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/16287

Personal Favorite

Advice for first year teachers

Online study courses

Strategies, tools

Advice from more experienced

teachers

http://www.readingrockets

.org/teachers/firstyear

Personal Favorite

Children’s Books and Authors

Video interviews

Books by Theme

Award Winners

The Big Summer Read

Holiday Buying Guides

About Kids’ Books

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/booksbytheme

Conclusion

Has a lot of resources

Useful to many different people

I love children’s books

You could spend hours looking

through this site and almost

everything you come across

would be useful to you in some way