Kamleen Sam

IRA Newsletter Project: Effective Literacy #4

 Reading Rocket (https://www.readingrockets.org/audience/teachers) is a good site for teachers and students. They have extensive collection of resources about reading including topical research briefs and reports, descriptions and nonprofit, state and federal literacy organizations. They have classroom strategies; articles, books, videos, research brief and more for educators, parents, and other people working for young readers. Reading rocket has facebook, twitter, youtube and printerest. News tips sheets, children books, writing contests, literacy events and much more are available on this site. It is a well set up site to help a learner.

                Reading rocket has a goal to bring the reading research to life. Since 1965, the federal government has invested more than $100 million to find out why so many children have problems for reading. Members of reading rocket know how to identify children at risk and how to help them before they fall. So reading rocket creates and disseminates free –based information about reading through their 3 services; PBS television program, online services, and professional development opportunities.

Reading Rocket is also helping struggling readers as well. They have guidance for parents and teachers to follow when teaching. Their guidance explained and gives out reasons why reading is so hard. Reading Rocket believes that kids should start reading at homes before entering schools to start learning the curriculum. Parents helping students at home will help out teachers in schools with their lessons prepared right away in classrooms. It is the best way to collaborate together to help students increase their reading skills from level to levels. This is a good site to visit with a student to make them enjoy reading at all times.