Sociocultural+Resources

**Welcome!**
To help support the inextricable relationship that our youngest readers face when connecting language and literacy in our classrooms I would like to offer the following resources to share with everyone.

**General Reading Skills:**
While Shared Reading is a continued strategy used in all of our classrooms, remember that students learning another language succeed when they hear many examples of the same text. Use the supplied listening center cd's work wonderfully don't forget to use paired/partner reading for the students to hear their own peers read to them also. Having student aides during your reading time can also support a relaxing time for a struggling reader to hear the fluency of text being read to them. One of our favorite sites to check out is [] *Remember to check any online reading sites ([|www.youtube.com], etc.) before you trust a child to view this on their own.

Rebus pictures are a great resource to any story being read to a student who may not be familiar with all the content information. You can easily find pictures by doing a clipart search or use [|www.google.com]

**Vocabulary:**
Always use with the Theme/story from Houghton Mifflin and update the Reading Word Wall (pocket chart as necessary) [] (also examples below) Adding more Vocabulary practice for students can include sites on Hougton Mifflin's site: [] I use the "eword game" listed under each individual story to help with vocabulary definitions. = **Phonics:** To a Promethean Flip chart add some games and show how to use the resources so that the children can access some of the websites at home. = (an word family) [] (chunking example) []

(teacher ideas from Brainpop) - we use Brainpopjr.com at our school []

There are also a number of pre-made Phonics charts already incorporating many of the word families we already use at [|www.prometheanplanet.com]

In regards to learning and comprehension remember that researchers have found that while conversational skills may develop first (in about two years) a students ability to develop true academic proficiency can take much longer and require daily practice and strategy building.

Please let me know of any additional resources that you use to support your students in this implementation.