Reading in English includes Phonemic Awareness, Decoding, Word Recognition (Sight words), and Comprehension. These skills are developed concurrently and are interdependent. ELLs without first language literacy skills and/or literacies that differ greatly from English, must have program planning and assessment that introduces and reinforces every facet of English literacy in order to be successful.Assessing Reading Skills:DecodingThis simple test from Schonell offers a quick way to determine the ability of students to pronounce words relative to grade level from 1-10 or age. students too low to use this test should be checked for alphabet and sight word recognition.
Reading Competency TestThis test from the American National Right to Read Foundation provides an easy to use test similar to a Running Record that allows you gage a student's reading level.
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Click HERE for some of my suggestions for Websites and Apps for early Reading and Writing
TOEFL and other ELL Placement ExamsThis site offers practise tests for Reading and other critical English skills. students can sample for a variety of College and University language placement tests.
Reading Comprehension TestBy Longman, this site offers practice for ELLs using sample standardized reading tests for grades 1 to 8. The reading tests provided here are a combination of multiple choice, short-answer, and long-answer questions. The short-answer and long-answer questions are designed to have students process the information in the passage, analyze it, and organize it for the answer. In this way, these practice questions test students’ analytical abilities, not just comprehension.
SAT Reading Comprehension TestsFor more advanced students and those wondering how proficient their reading skills are in preparation for university or college, this site offers practice Critical Reading questions that test ELLs' ability to understand a passage and answer question on the basis of what is stated and implied in the passage.
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Reading Levels Chart
NEW! WWW.SIGHTWORDS.COM resources for teaching Dolch/Fry words. I like this site because it not only provides the free word lists, game ideas, and cards, but also provides the pedagogical rationale for teaching sight words, videos that demonstrate a variety of strategies for teaching, and current research. Smart teaching!
Dolch Reading Books -
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Literacy and ELLs
FREE ONLINE LITERACY SITES FOR EARLY SKILL BUILDING: finding free sites for home or school practice is getting a lot harder, but there are still a few really good places to learn about letters, sounds and word making!
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Websites worth subscribing to:ENCHANTED LEARNING: this website offers many free resources, but for a small cost you can access all the resouces as easy to download pdf files so you may want to subscribe if you find yourself using it a lot. The resources here are great for Primary/Junior stage 1 and 2 students. You can get Printables for many topics including bilingual resources.
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STARFALL: this website offers free resources you can order as well as wonderful online reading and writing activities. Many Primary teachers I know use this site regularly with their classes. Good for Primary and Junior stage 1 and 2. |
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READING A TO Z: this website has a tour that helps you to see its potential. If you arelooking for affordable printable books at the early levels, this is a great place to start building a collection.
Raz Kids: kids can listen and read online. Books can be assigned at their level and students can be assigned tests. https://www.raz-kids.com
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www.education.com/ EDUCATION.COM; this has workbooks and worksheets as well as online games and activities for both math and reading. If you pay for a subscription you have total access to all workbooks etc and if you go for the Pro account then you can set up 35 students on their own programs for both reading and writing with the ability to monitor and support their learning remotely.
READWRITETHINK: this site is completely free, but I would pay for it! If you want research on best practices, innovative ideas and practical resources this is a wonderful place to go.
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Resource Link - colorin colorado offers insights into theory and practic in the U.S. that can be helpful for Canadians. this link takes you to a reading fluency testing strategy you may find useful.
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