Reading Rockets: Effective Literacy Website #3

Reading Rockets: Effective Literacy Website #3

Reading Rockets is geared towards launching young readers to learn how to read better by utilizing different classroom strategies, building reading foundations, taking part in online professional development courses, and observing other children’s writing samples. It is most useful in helping struggling readers, understanding the reasons why kids struggle in reading, pinpointing the problem a struggling is having, finding ways to help like tutoring or special education services, and building children’s self-esteem when reading or writing. There are a multitude of reading topics such as assistive technology, autism, comprehension, dyslexia, early literacy development, English language learners, fluency, oral language, parent engagement, phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and decoding, reading aloud, spelling and word study, STEM literacy, summer reading, vocabulary, writing, and so much more. Navigation through the website is ridiculously easy, because information is accessible and visible through the tabs and hyperlinks to explore effective literacy skills.

Reading Rockets also provides recommendations for children’s books and authors. There are author interviews, so you can meet your favorite authors and illustrators through the online video interviews provided. You can create booklists from Reading Rockets’ library of 5,000 books, which are broken down into thematic units suitable for children ages 0-12 years old. Reading Rockets has gathered together an extensive collection of resources about reading, including topical research briefs and reports, descriptions of nonprofit, state and federal literacy organizations, and free reading guides for parents and educators. Reading Rockets produces award-winning PBS television programs about reading and early education. You can watch the shows when they are broadcast by your public television station, or watch online anytime. In the blog section, you can meet professionals who write about the best practices in reading instruction, the Common Core classroom, digital learning, and using books e­ffectively both inside and outside of the classroom.

With Reading Rockets, you can celebrate the joy of reading and writing with our daily children's literature quiz, reading adventure packs, colorful bilingual door hangers and other fun printable worksheets, quotable quotes, and web widgets. You'll also fi­nd links to archived writing contests that kids anywhere can compete in. There are an abundance of resources for parents, teachers, librarians, and other professionals to assist in their areas of expertise. Reading Rockets is your one-stop resource to get a variety of information and resources to better equip your children with effective literacy skills.