Category Archives: reading

Free DI reading program downloads!

From JohnL over on Teach Effectively!. As noted in a post a couple of weeks ago (“Free Funnix returns!”), the folks at Royal Limited Partnership are giving away free copies of Funnix, a beginning reading program. Funnix is a sequence … Continue reading

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Free Funnix returns!

From JohnL over on Teach Effectively!. Loyal readers of TE will recall that the folks at Royal Limited Partnership gave away copies of the Funnix Beginning Reading program in 2011. Welp, it’s going to happen again! Yes indeedy! Quoting from … Continue reading

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Free gift from Education Consumers Foundation!

From JohnL over on Teach Effectively!. Isn’t it unusual to get something for free that is actually worth a lot? The good folks over at Education Consumers Foundation (ECF) are giving away a small book that is quite valuable, and … Continue reading

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Click to Read – Aimee Solutions #spedchat #spedtech

From Patrick Black over on Teaching All Students. I have written before about Aimee Solutions and love all the products they have offered.  While they continue to offer their Take and Teach Language kits, they are adding more to their catalog. … Continue reading

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Assessing Reading Skills of Students with Special Needs @kmkenny89 #sped #spedchat

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. This is a guest post by Kaylyn Kenny (@kmkenny89). Kaylyn is a student at Illinois State University who is majoring in special education. I recently “met” Kaylyn on Twitter during this week’s #spedchat, which … Continue reading

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Something odd going on?

From JohnL over on Teach Effectively!. As a parent of a child with reading problems, what would you think if a nearby college or university offered a special summer reading program that sounded especially promising? What if you went to … Continue reading

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Teaching spelling promotes general literacy

From JohnL over on Teach Effectively!. In “Using Encoding Instruction to Improve the Reading and SpellingPerformances of Elementary Students At Risk for Literacy Difficulties: A Best-Evidence Synthesis,” professsors Beverly Weiser and Patricia Mathes of Southern Methodist University reviewed of studies … Continue reading

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University of Iowa, Associate or Full Professor, Reading Education

From jhosp over on SpedPro. The University of Iowa Department of Teaching and Learning Associate Professor or Professor, Reading Education  Academic year appointment to begin August 2011 Position            The Department of Teaching and Learning at The University of Iowa seeks … Continue reading

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Smories – Stories for Kids, Read by Kids

Smories is a new site that features kids reading stories to other kids!  It’s a simple concept and the folks at Smories have done a great job.  The site is easily navigated by clicking on any of the pictures on the front page or you can searc… Continue reading

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Funnix is free for a few more days

From JohnL over on Teach Effectively!. Until 31 January 2011, one can download a copy of Funnix a tutorial program for teaching beginning reading skills just for the asking. Yes, you have to submit a name and an e-mail address, … Continue reading

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