Adolescents: Web-based Resources

21st Century Skills
www.p21.org

Alliance for Excellent Education
www.all4ed.org

Alliance for Excellence in Education
www.all4ed.org/adolescent_literacy/

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

www.gatesfoundation.org

Center on Instruction

www.centeroninstruction.org

Classroom Modeling with Anita Archer

www.scoe.org/pub/htdocs/archer-videos.html

Dylan Wiliam and Formative Assessment

www.dylanwiliam.net

The Education Alliance at Brown University

http://knowledgeloom.org/adlit/index.jsp

The Education Trust

www2.edtrust.org

Marzano’s Instructional Strategies

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/marzanos-9-instructional-strategies-graphic/

International Reading Association

www.reading.org

International Reading Association’s Position Statement on Adolescent Literacy

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/where-we-stand/supporting-young-adolescents-position-statement.pdf?sfvrsn=f84ea18e_6

 

 

Learning First Alliance

www.learningfirst.org

Literacy Matters

www.literacymatters.com

National Center on RTI

www.rti4success.org

National Staff Development Center

www.nsdc.org

NCTE Adolescent Literacy

www.ncte.org\

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

www.nichd.nih.gov

PA Standards Aligned System

www.pdesas.org

Reading Next

www.all4ed.org/publications/

RTI Action Network

www.rtinetwork.org/

Scholastic Adolescent Literacy Resource Center

https://shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/featured-shops/adolescent-literacy.html

SEDL: Building Reading Proficiency at the Secondary Level

http://www.sedl.org/pubs/catalog/items/txcc12.html

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory

www.sedl.org/reading/framework/assessment.html

 

Resources for ADHD

Resources for Reading, Literacy and Dyslexia

Literacy instruction should adhere to the guidelines provided by the National Institute for Literacy. These guidelines can be found in a pamphlet called Put Reading First, which can be downloaded free – click here to download pdf. These guidelines emphasize five crucial aspects of reading instruction, including phonemic analysis, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and text comprehension.

Spelling and Writing Programs:

  • Neuhaus Scientific Spelling
  • Spellography
  • Step up to Writing

Voice Recognition Software.  Dragon Naturally Speaking

Websites:

The Rocky Mountain branch of the International Dyslexia Association – provides a forum for parents, educators, individuals with dyslexia and researchers to share their knowledge about the disorder. This branch offers workshops and resources to increase and improve public awareness about dyslexia.

Learning Ally – free membership to individuals; access to digitally recorded books as well as other resources.

The Florida Center for Reading Research – information about research-backed reading resources.

The National Association for Gifted Children (202-785-4268)

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Reviews.com, a website dedicated to conducting data driven and unbiased research about topics that can help make an impact in people’s lives.

AffordableColleges.com

Scholarships and Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities

Books:

Overcoming Dyslexia, by Sally Shaywitz.  Further information about specific evidence-based reading programs;  also provides a good deal of other information about understanding dyslexia and its treatment.

They Say My Kid’s Gifted: Now What? , by F. Richard Olenchak