Reading First

Professional Reading Periodicals, Publications and Online Resources

Please browse this collection of periodicals and publications for the latest trends, research and resources in the area of reading. If you know of other sites that would be helpful, contact the webmaster.

Periodicals and Publications

• Questia: Reading Instruction Resources

• Questia: Reading Comprehension Resources

• Questia: The Psychology of Reading

• University of Georgia Research Magazine: Read and Love it More

• Reading Online: A Journal of K-12 Practice and Research, published by the International Reading Association

• US department of Education: Reading First
• Put Reading First: The Research...Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read
• International Reading Association
• National Reading Panel
• Put Reading First: A Parent Guide
• Partnership for Reading: Research studies relating to phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, text comprehension, computer instruction, and teacher education (and more)
• Southwest Educational Development Laboratory: Newsletter Topic: Putting Reading First

Online Resources

• Open Court Resources.com

• Open Court: Web Resources

• Wireless Generation: TPRI information

• Federal Guidance for Reading First

• No Child Left Behind

• What Works Clearinghouse: A central  source of scientific evidence of what works in education established by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences

• Check readability level

An Overview of the 5 Components of Early Reading Instruction (as presented by the University of Oregon)

• Phonemic Awareness

• Alphabetic Principal

• Fluency

• Vocabulary

• Comprehension