 |  Teaching Reading: A Balanced Approach for Today's Classrooms Pamela Farris,
Northern Illinois University
Carol Fuhler,
Iowa State University
Maria Walther
A Balanced Approach to Phonics and Word Study
Web LinksPhonics: An IRA Position Paper
(http://www.ira.org/positions/phonics.html)
This site offers a summary of a position statement of the International Reading Association: The Role of Phonics in Reading Instruction (April 1997). |
| | | Whole Language vs. Phonics
(http://www.halcyon.org/wholelan.html)
Halcyon House is a division of Educational Research Associates, a nonprofit research organization formed more than 30 years ago to help provide some of that information. They publish books, videotapes, audio tapes, and other related materials about issues such as Outcome-Based Education (OBE), reading (phonics vs. whole language/look-say), curriculum decisions, school management, and how problems in our schools reflect broader national cultural issues. |
| | | Questions for Assessing Phonics Instruction
(http://www.nrrf.org/questions_for_assessing.htm)
This site from the National Right to Read Foundation, a non-profit organization, offers a survey and helpful hints to assess phonics instruction. |
| | | Word Study in the Biliteracy Classroom
(http://coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/moramodules/bilitwordstudy.htm)
This site created by Dr. Jill Kerper Mora of San Diego State University examines issues such as Spanish orthography, structural analysis, English phonics, and word study activities. |
| | | Phonics Information
(http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/phonics.shtml)
This site from the Child Development Institute offers a wealth of information and links pertaining to research on phonics instruction. |
| | | Think Quest: 123 Reading Road
(http://library.thinkquest.org/50027/TeacherParents/PhonicsInstruction.html)
This site is a preparation for reading instruction, using the computer. The team devised activities specifically for computers and kids. Alphabet Soup, Sight Words, and Phonics Phun are the site sections to explore. The site goal is to provided tools for today's teachers wishing to increase reading proficiency for younger students. Recommended learning levels: GradesK-3, also for remedial help. |
Software for teaching Phonics and Word Study
| Merriam-Webster Online: The Language Center
(http://www.m-w.com)
At this site students and teachers can access the full text of the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (10th Ed.) and Collegiate Thesaurus. This site also has links to word games, a "Word of the Day," and National Public Radio's popular daily program "Word for the Wise." | | | | Word Central
(http://www.wordcentral.com)
This site designed just for kids won the 2000 Webby award for the best educational site. Features include "Daily Buzz Word," "Spelling Bee Quizzes," "Student Dictionaries," and "Create Your Own Dictionary." | | | | Can Teach
(http://www.canteach/.ca/elementary/songspoems.html)
An abundant resource of poems about a wide range of topics including alphabet, vowels, books, reading, and writing. |
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