http://www.professorgarfield.org/parents_teachers/links/phonemic_links.html

This resource will be helpful because it spans all ages. It gives good ideas for lesson plans and activities for teachers.

http://www.earlychildhoodteacher.org/blog/5-quick-easy-and-fun-phonemic-awareness-activities/

This gives some good strategies, songs, and information about how to get the kids practicing phonemic awareness. I like the Old Macdonald idea, which would be great for early childhood to sing and have fun.

http://www.brighthubeducation.com/pre-k-and-k-lesson-plans/114330-incorporating-phonemic-awareness-into-lessons/

This gives examples on how to practice students syllable knowledge through songs and activities. It also breaks it down by grade which is very helpful for a teacher.

https://www.pinterest.com/suehills/phonemic-awareness/

This pinterest board has loads of activities and examples for phonemic awareness. It also gives good examples of things to have around the classroom for students to use if they're struggling.

http://www.literacyresourcesinc.com/resources/assessments/

This site gives assessment strategies for early childhood. I appreciate that they have assessments for ELL students as well as English speakers.

http://web.b.ebscohost.com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=5&sid=2f6fef7e-180f-45c1-ad3e-f93aa4196174%40sessionmgr198&hid=116&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=37294832

Gives a lot of good examples and cool stuff to use in classroom. Also discusses scaffolding in younger grades.

http://iusd.org/parent_resources/phonemicawareness456.htm

I liked this resource because it hits on consonant, vowels, and common endings of words. I feel these can sometimes get overlooked in teaching and it is important to get the fundamentals down. It also provides more activities.

http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/professionals/dyslexia-school/phonological-awareness/teaching-phonological-awareness/phonemic-awareness-activities

This one hits on activities and strategies to help students with dyslexia. It also hits on what it is like to read with dyslexia, which is something a lot of people do not know about.

http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/reading101/phonics

I liked that this link gave a clear definition and goal for helping students with phonics. It also provided a video with many strategies to increase students phonics understanding and activities to use in the classroom.

http://www.familylearning.org.uk/phonics_games.html

This site provides games to increase students' phonics capabilities. It also encourages family learning which can help students tremendously if their family is supporting them.

http://www.education.com/games/reading/phonics/

Again this site includes phonics learning games that would be good in a classroom. It has many different types of games that can cater to what each student is interested in (princesses, animals, aliens, etc.)

http://www.readingfirst.virginia.edu/prof_dev/phonics/assessment.html

This website gives ideas and assessments for students' knowledge on phonics. It breaks it down by grades and strategies, seems very helpful.

http://www.education.com/activity/phonics/

The website above has many in activities that teachers can do with students to promote work on phonics. The activities listed are very creative ones that are to be done in class.

https://www.pinterest.com/laurenaopi/kindergarten-phonics-literacy/

This pinterest link contains tons of worksheets and posters that can help around the classroom. It also provides good activities for early childhood learners.

http://www.kizclub.com/phonicsactivities.htm

The website above provides teachers with many different activities they can do with students who are working on phonics. Some specific skills that they have practice for are working with homophones, compound words, hard or soft pronunciation of letters, and much more.

http://www.time4learning.com/phonics-curriculum.shtml

This website holds a lot of information and activities for phonics improvement. It also allows for year round use, whether the student is home schooled, in school, or on a break. This can be helpful if the student misses a lot of school so they don't fall behind by doing activities on here.

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/developing-fluent-readers

This article gives multiple strategies to help children become more fluent readers. It explains that it is important for teachers and parents to demonstrate fluent reading, which sets a precedence for the child. Moving forward in the classroom children can use three main strategies for fluent reading: choral reading, cloze reading, and peer reading. These strategies are helpful because they can be used with any reading level, small or big groups, and with fiction or non fiction books.

https://www.readinga-z.com/fluency/fluency-practice-passages/

This site can be used for children at school or at home. It breaks down difficulty levels to help students practice with their fluency. It holds about 200 passages for students to find the right level for them to practice.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fluency-Workstation-Voice-Jar-with-18-Emotions-711233

This is a very cool idea by giving students opportunities to read in different voices. It can allow the student to be a little goofy and take on a role while still practicing their fluency.

http://www.blvs.org/gen/blvs/Reading__3Minute_Reading_Assessments_p278.html

This website has a 3 minute reading test to assess a student's fluency for reading. It has passages for each grade and gives examples and tells you what to look for while student is being assessed.

http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/literacy/fluency.html

The above is a website/blog that gives an introduction to what fluency is, the specific components of fluency, and why it is important. It also gives a number of links to different other fluency resources, which is very helpful.

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reconsidering-silent-reading

I thought this was interestng because it shows the problems with silent reading and not interacting with it. While reading alone is good, it can be better, and this website provides strategies to show how to get the most out of your reading.

http://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fluency-tutor-for-google/ejajakfhhhhkifioabcekjjlhpoiijfa?hl=en-US

I like that this one allows for the student to work on their fluency independently. It can give the student a feeling of being more independent in their learning, but can always ask for help if they need to.

http://www.rtinetwork.org/essential/tieredinstruction/tier1/effectiveteaching

This one focuses on having the students master the fundamentals of reading before moving on in difficulty. This includes becoming a fluent reader. Once he or she becomes a fluent reader, they can move on in difficulty levels.

http://www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/vocabulary

This link provided a video of strategies teachers can use for improving students' vocabulary. I enjoyed the section of the video that went through the book they were reading and found key words for the student to focus on. It also holds related links for parents to get involved.

http://www.proteacher.org/c/694_vocabulary_lesson_ideas.html

This site has many ideas used in classrooms. I appreciate it because actual teachers can comment about things that went well and what didn't and can give tips for how to make the activities better for your own classroom.

http://www.reggie.net/teaching/vocab.htm

This one helps with phonics, comprehension, and vocabulary. Lots of different games that allows for the student to connect words to their sounds and understand what the word actually means.

http://www.learningunlimitedllc.com/2013/02/20-digital-tools-for-vocabulary/

This blog has 21 examples of how to use technology and different activities online to progress students' vocabulary. In a time where more and more is being done with technology, it is good to have sources online for vocabulary.

https://www.pinterest.com/textproject/core-vocabulary/

This site hits on core vocabulry and how to utilize it in the classroom. It also gives good strategies on how to implement vocabulary in every day activities.

http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/LD-ADHD/1153-special-considerations-for-evaluating-ell-students-for-ld.gs

This article is related to English language learners. It talks about how to determine if a student's learning difficulties are solely a result of trying to learn a second language, or if it is due to an additional learning disability.

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/multidimensional-approach-vocabulary-instruction-supporting-english-language-learners

This article discusses strategies for teachers to help children with their vocabulary, particularly English Language Learners in an inclusive classroom. At the end of the article their is a video of an interview with Dr. Rebecca Silverman about what you can do to help children build their vocabulary skills.

http://mrswarnerarlington.weebly.com/vocabulary.html

This is a website for vocabulary games that can be played both at home or in the classroom. This can be helpful in that if students don't finish their work at school it can be accessed online for completion or studying

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-aloud-build-comprehension

This source goes through what the child, parent, and teacher see and what they can do to help the student. They go through strategies such as writing down key terms to help coprehend more words. This will help me to improve strategies as a teacher when I see a student struggle with comprehending a story or vocabulary.

https://www.pinterest.com/jillkuzma/comprehension-activities/

Again, pinterest has loads of ideas and activities to help students better learn comprehension. There are also free worksheets that you can print out and use for a lesson.

http://www.carlisleschools.org/webpages/pluta/teacher.cfm?subpage=1265199

This is another website that has huge amount of interactive games that help with reading comprehension skills. They are again broken down into different categories and each game helps improve upon the skill area that they state in the title. Each game is different and fun and kids can play them directly off the website.

https://www.reading-tutors.com/tips/TH_Tips_CompStrat.pdf

This website gives teachers a list of things to have students think about when reading. It also provides questions to ask students when reading to enhance their comprehnsion of the passage.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Comprehension-Dice-Game-1033106

This site introduces a comprehension game. Students read a book in pairs, and then they roll the dice, and answer the question that corresponds with the number rolled.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/287597126180797506/

Here is a poster that I found on Pinterest that would be great to hang in every classroom! It lays out various comprehension strategies that students should use while reading a text.

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/reading-elementary.php

this site is a great tool for ESL students because it deals with comprehension of all aspects including grammar, listening, reading and pronunciation.

http://education.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/casei/3-01-04-handout%20TextStructureResources%201.pdf

This website is great and loaded with strategies for prereading, reading, and post reading. It also gives many examples of visual aids and activities to use in the class to help comprehension.

http://www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/motivation

This source stressed letitng have the students choose. If they are reading what interests them, they will be more motivated to read. It also gives strategies to motivate them in other ways.

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/miller/miller004.shtml

This website gives good strategies to support the struggling student and give them purpose to read. It's important to show the student support and expectations because if you don't, he or she won't have any purpose to read.

http://www.achievementfirst.org/resources/login/

This website explains different ways to help teachers motivate their students. It also has a lot of great downloadable content to use in the classroom.

http://www.readinghorizons.com/blog/post/2013/01/23/Four-Keys-to-Motivating-Struggling-Readers.aspx

This website hits on key points that can help teachers motivate their students. It stresses to teach for learning, not for just passing tests and then forgetting info. The more a student is motivated to read, the more their thoughts will expand on each other and the more he or she will be interested in.

http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/107034/chapters/Student-Motivation,-Engagement,-and-Achievement.aspx

The link above leads to a chapter from a book specifically about student motivation, engagement, and achievement. It explains why these concepts are important in the classroom and gives specific strategies that teachers can use in the classroom to implement these concepts.

http://www.imaginelearning.com/blog/2010/07/five-strategies-for-motivating-your-struggling-reader/

I like how this website uses less normal strategies for motivation. Even if it is not as effective as other strategies, it is a different persepective on every day things we can do to moticvate our struggling readers.

http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Motivating_Beginning_Reader/

this article talks about how to beat frustrations emergent readers are facing. When you give them other types of opportunities to read words, with math, movement, or games, they are more likely to stay motivated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9yOOwGYYfU

This video provides different strategies that can be used in the classroom to motivate students to learn and read.