Big+Five

=**Big Five Reading Resources**=

Phonemic Awareness
__Phonemic Awareness Resources__
 * **Kansas Parent Information Resource** - ([|Part 1] and [|Part 2])Two packets of activities that can be utilized to build students phonological awareness skills. These packets were designed for teachers and parents.
 * **Florida Center for Reading Research -** These K-5 center ideas were created by the Florida Center for Reading Research committee ([|www.fcrr.org]) to help teachers prepare meaningful and purposeful literacy activities while they work with small groups of children.
 * [|Starfall]
 * [|Songs for Teaching]
 * [|Manatee K-12]
 * [|Chipper Chat]
 * [|Earobics]

Phonics
[|6 Types of Syllable Patterns] - This handout was created by the University of Texas at Austin. [|Five "Breaking" Rules for Syllabication] - A handout with LMB rules adapted by Nicole Trujillo. __**Student Interactive**__ __**Teacher Resources**__ __**Phonics Interventions:**__
 * [|Syllable Patterns]-This handout outlines the syllable patterns students will encounter as they decode words.**
 * [|BBC Words and Pictures] - This site works on cvc, consonant clusters,long vowels, high frequency words, and early writing skills.
 * [|Gamegoo] - A website to practice a variety of early literacy skills in grades K-2.
 * [|Starfall]- An interactive site for grades K-1.
 * [|Adrain Bruce] - An interactive site working on all areas of phonics including structural analysis. Appropriate for grades K-3.
 * [|Sadlier-Oxford] - A website focusing on phonics and word study for grades prek-6.
 * [|School Bell]
 * [|Scholastic Phonics]- The Phonics Skills Chart is a grade-level guide from preschool through sixth grade that outlines the progression of phonics competencies for the classroom.
 * http://www.jmeacham.com/ - Here is a GREAT website for K-1 teachers.
 * [|Flyleaf] - Decodable text to practice phonetic skills.
 * [|Reading A to Z] - Downloadable decodable books. (Membership Fee)
 * [|Carl's Corner]- Great website with a variety of downloadable activities and manipulatives to use for reading and writing.
 * [|6 syllable game]-This website explains this game.
 * ABC arc-Neihaus
 * Elkonin BoxesFluency

Fluency
__**Fluency Resources:**__ __**Fluency Websites:**__ __**Reader's Theatre Scripts**__ __**Poetry**__ __**Assessment**__
 * **Kansas Parent Information Resource** - Two [|packets] of activities that can be utilized to build students fluency skills. These packets were designed for teachers and parents.
 * **Florida Center for Reading Research -** These center ideas were created by the Florida Center for Reading Research ([|www.fcrr.org]) to help teachers prepare meaningful and purposeful literacy activities while they work with small groups of children.
 * **Basic Readers' Theater Rubric -** This [|rubric] is written in kid friendly language and can be used with primary and intermediate students.
 * [|Fluency Phrases] - Practice phrasing by using numbers to practice reading punctuation.
 * [|Reading A to Z] - leveled fluency passages and reader's theatre scripts to download. (Membership Fee)
 * [|Teaching Heart] - Free Reader's Theatre scripts and resources.
 * [|Aaron Shepard]- Free Reader's Theatre scripts and resources.
 * [|Poetry4Kids] - Poetry resources
 * [|Poetry Archives] - Poetry archives
 * [|Poetry Teachers] - Poetry resources
 * [|Scholastic Fluency] - Online fluency calculator.Vocabulary

Vocabulary

 * Word Structure Strategy Cards** - [|Word structure strategy cards].
 * **[|Apposition]** - Sometimes the meaning or definition of the word is right in the sentence between two commas or in a sentence close by. A strategy card.
 * **Context Clues** - [|Context clues strategy card] from Open Court.
 * **Kansas Parent Information Resource** - Two packets of activities that can be utilized to build students vocabulary skills. These packets were designed for teachers and parents. These resources are appropriate for grades K-5
 * **Florida Center for Reading Research -** These center ideas were created by the Florida Center for Reading Research ([|www.fcrr.org]) to help teachers prepare meaningful and purposeful literacy activities while they work with small groups of children. These resources are appropriate for grades K-5.
 * **[|What Words Do I Teach?] -** This one-page resource provides guidance to content-area teachers as to which words to focus on for explicit vocabulary lessons. - Heather Eubank
 * [|Tech Teachers] - A list of interactive sites for learning vocabulary.
 * [|JC Schools]- Academic Vocabulary Words for K-8.
 * [|DLTK]- Cutomize your own bingo cards.
 * http://www.tampareads.com/trial/vocabulary/index-vocab.htm - National List of Vocabulary Words K-5.

__**Assessments**__
 * [|San Diego Quick Test] - San Diego Quick Test: A quick test to determine reading level based on a list of vocabulary words.

__**Word Wall and Dolch Words**__
 * [|Mrs. Perkins] - List of preprimer-third grade dolch words, sight word stories, and other forms and assessment materials.
 * [|School Bell]- First Grade Teacher's Site with great word wall and dolch activities.
 * http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/word_wall_grade_level_lists.htm
 * [|Mrs. Perkins Dolch Downloads]