Reading and Math Resources
2024
Reading Resources for Home
Metacognition
The key to comprehension is metacognition. Without it, the information goes in one ear and out the other. It doesn’t matter if you are listening or reading; if you do not interact with the information in some capacity, it will not stick. This happens when you meet someone, but do not remember their name 3 minutes later. You did not think about it or attach meaning to it. It happens when you read a page to the end and realize that although you read the words, you have no idea what it was about. No metacognition took place; therefore, you did not comprehend.
Comprehension tips for reading at home
Scarborough's Reading Rope
Our staff is completing LETRS training, and we are focusing on providing reading support for each student in each area of the reading rope pictured below. I will share more resources for each part of the reading rope throughout the year.
Phonics and Decoding Explained
Decoding, phonological awareness, and sight recognition is where reading begins. The article and website below has more information on these strands of the reading rope.
Vocabulary Explained
The article below explains the next strand of the reading rope, vocabulary.
Background Knowledge Explained
The article below talks about background knowledge and the best ways to build this for students.
The uppermost strand of Language Comprehension represents background knowledge. When a reader knows a lot about a topic, that background knowledge strengthens their comprehension of the text.
Students bring prior knowledge to school, including their cultural experiences and practices, exposure to related content, and previous instruction. As students learn, their prior knowledge grows. It is important to note that students’ prior knowledge may be incomplete or include misconceptions.
Students bring a diversity of prior knowledge to school. English language arts curricula should strategically select, sequence, and repeat key topics and ideas to help students build specific background knowledge for reading. Building background knowledge ensures all students can access new content, regardless of the depth or accuracy of prior knowledge.
Today’s background knowledge is tomorrow’s prior knowledge—once students develop their thinking and commit their knowledge to long-term memory.
Language Structures Explained
In Scarborough’s Reading Rope, the Language Structures strand refers to semantics—how word choice develops meaning—and syntax, the grammatical rules of a language.
The language structures used in writing often differ from how we speak, so building a strong knowledge of semantics and syntax helps readers comprehend challenging texts.
Literacy Knowledge Explained
Verbal Reasoning Explained
Background Knowledge Explained
Reading Buddies
Reading Buddies is an excellent series on YouTube to help with pre-reading skills and spelling! Check it out with your child at home.
Early Literacy Comprehension
Take a look at the article below for tips to help your child with reading comprehension at home! These are easy strategies you can use to ask your child questions after reading at home.
Math Resources For Home
Fact Monster for Flashcards and Fact Fluency
Xtra Math
This resource is free, and many teachers use this at school to practice math facts.