Consultants provide professional development; assist with curriculum development and instructional materials; model teaching practices; offer consultation support in reading, writing, speaking and listening; and access research and resources of current educational developments and strategies relevant to K-12 language arts and reading

Why Reading is Hard This website was created to help you see the challenges beginning readers face.

Using Structural Analysis Click here for examples of K-1 and 4th grade teachers using structural analysis for vocabulary instruction.

Second Chance Reading Wiki This wikispace was created to provide you with resources to support the students in your Second Chance Reading classroom.

2007-2008 Reading Institute Page (Click here for documents from the Insittue)
Literacy Bibliography	Accelerating Adolescent Literacy: Executive Summary Notes from March 31 (download in Word) SAVE THESE FILES TO YOUR DESKTOP BEFORE OPENING THEM.	Reading Consultants	Reading Leadership Institute Forms SAVE THESE FILES TO YOUR DESKTOP BEFORE OPENING THEM.
Explicit Instruction Implementation Log DOC Fluency Planning Guide.PDF Fluency Planning Guide.DOC Fluency Implementation Log.DOC	Second Chance Reading Resources and Blog Reader's Theater Resources		Vocabulary Instruction Planning Guide Vocabulary Assessment Form (DOC) Reading/Concept Definition Map Unit Plan Planning Guide for Concept Def. Vocabulary Instruction Diagram PDF Vocabulary Instruction Diagram HTML
Reading Terminology	Reading Resources	English Language Learner Support
Writing	Early Childhood	Secondary Reading
Gifted Learners
Reading Across the Curriculum Reading Strategies for All Content Areas Reading in the Content Areas: Strategies for Success Reading Strategies for ALL Classrooms Reading Across Curriculum Building Reading Comprehension Through Think-Alouds Using Electronic Graphic Organizers to Build Reading Skills

No Child Left Behind	Put Reading First
Iowa Department of Education	National Reading Panel
Center for Improvement of Early Reading Achievement	Every Child Reads and Adolescent Literacy


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