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Reading Research and Reading Instruction

Looking for a copy of the Connecticut State Department of Educations's Connecticut's Blueprint for Reading Achievement? Download it or order it from SERC. (To order a single copy of it free from SERC, you will need to send a Request for Information)

The Greenwood Institute of the Greenwood School in Vermont hosts a resource site for dyslexia, learning disabilities and literacy. Featured among these resources is an annotated bibiography of research on reading acquisition and reading disability compiled by Dr. Susan Brady of University of Rhode Island, Haskins Laboratories and the Early Reading Success Initiative. This is an excellent introduction to scientific research on reading.

The Reading Coherence Initiative at the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory has developed and implemented a professional development initiative focusing on research-based assessment and instruction. There is an excellent graphic depiction of their Cognitive Foundations of Learning to Read Framework, along with accompanying research evidence. A searchable Assessment Database catalogs a wealth of tools, and visit the searchable Teaching Resources Database to find classroom activities to support student learning. Browse RCI's topics.

The Center for Early Reading Achievement has a newly remodeled site with commentary on a broad range of literacy topics. CIERA's Technical Report Series is just one of the many resources available from their on-line library. Browse their Links page and connect to a vast network of resources. Plus much more!

Allow ample time to visit the International Reading Association site. The IRA promotes high levesl of literacy and high-quality reading instruction by holding conferences, publishing journals (including The Reading Teacher and Reading Research Quarterly) and other publications, and supporting research. The IRA site has an extensive collection of Internet literacy links, with resources for parents and teachers, information on adult and family literacy, and English language learners. Purchase books and other publications through the IRA bookstore.

Additional sites supported by the IRA include Readingonline.Org, an online journal of K-12 practice and research with free printable excerpts and selections, and Lectura y Vida, a Spanish Language journal.

The American Federation of Teachers recognizes the importance of reading and the role of professional knowledge in supporting the teaching of reading. The AFT site has a section dedicated to reading with a link to downloadable resources. Moats' Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science, one of the articles distributed at the ERS Summer Institute 2000, is one of the excellent resources available from AFT.

Readingrockets.org is the on-line branch of a multimedia effort to disseminate research-based information on promoting reading at home, teaching reading and helping young, struggling readers.

Many literacy resources are available from the US Department of Education. FREE (Federal Resources for Education Excellence) has a list of language arts resources that have been created with federal support. Order online from EDPubs.

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