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The Toolbox for Effective Reading Instruction

Suggestions for Useful Tools for Teaching Reading

Essential Items:

Your imagination, creativity, teaching skills and ability to work with children
An understanding of the how proficient reading works. The article Understanding How Proficient Reading Works has links and information on the process of proficient reading. Essential research findings can be found at Summary of Key Research Findings. The evidence based research and neurobiological science provide the information or ‘map’ to help us lead our children to reading success.
An effective direct systematic phonics program! See the article Direct Systematic Phonics Proven Effective (pre-planned, well organized, direct instruction, systematic presentation, print to sound, complete code, decodable text, includes sufficient practice with reading decodable text, coordinated with spelling... ) You can create your own program but it is quicker, more efficient to use an existing well organized program as an outline. If you are searching for an effective, easy-to-use, affordable direct systematic reading instruction or reading remediation program Preview the Right Track Reading Lessons programs . These programs are guaranteed effective.

Quick List of Commonly Available Materials Useful for Reading Instruction:

pencils
paper
index cards or cardstock for practicing the phonemic code/sounds. Use the index cards for older students and make fun homemade ‘sound’ games for younger children See Fun Activities to Teach the Phonemic Code and Effective Multisensory Activities for Teaching the Complete Phonemic Code
poster board ( make larger sized ‘sound cards’ for classroom presentation and practice)
pre-printed pages of tracer letters (to help younger students with correct letter formation) See the tracer letter pages for Right Track Reading Lessons.
chalkboard, class whiteboard or overhead for classroom presentation
individual whiteboards (for writing sound and words)
sound tiles (phonemic code written on set of 2” tiles or cardstock ) See the Frequent Question - What are sound tiles?
PVC pipe phonics phones. See Phonics Phones explained (includes directions for making phonics phones)
toothpicks - Toothpicks are effective pointers for developing proper tracking and also for keeping students carefully focused on the details of the word. See the article Key Points and Effective Activities for Establishing Proper Directional Tracking and Key Points for Attention to Detail.
plastic baggies or rubber bands (for storing or grouping the child’s set of sound cards)
larger ziplock type plastic bags (for storing phonics phones)

Remember the key to success is effective (not expensive) instruction!

To learn more about Right Track Reading’s highly effective direct systematic phonics programs see the Preview Programs page. Discover how Right Track Reading Lessons and Back on the Right Track Reading Lessons can provide you with the tools to help your child or student achieve reading success. These programs are guaranteed. We can improve reading proficiency, one child at a time!

Additional free information and resources on teaching children to read can be found on the Free Reading Information and Teaching Resources for Parents and Teachers pages of Right Track Reading’s web site.

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This article was written by Miscese Gagen a mother with a passion for teaching children to read proficiently by using effective methods. She is also a successful reading tutor and author of the reading instructional programs Right Track Reading Lessons and Back on the Right Track Reading Lessons. The purpose of this article is to empower parents and teachers with information on teaching children how to read. We CAN improve reading proficiency, one student at a time! More information is located at www.righttrackreading.com ~ Copyright 2010 Miscese R. Gagen

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