The Reading Book 

Weblinks for chapters

Chapter 1

Recommendations for high interest, low reading age texts

rainbowreading.org.nz/series/selections-series/

https://www.rainbowreading.org.nz/series/marathon-books/

cengage.com.au/primary/browse-series/fast-forward

instructionalseries.tki.org.nz/Instructional-Series/School-Journal-Story-Library

 

English language learners

esolonline.tki.org.nz/ 

https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/  Unite for Literacy provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages.

 

Getting ready for learning to read – useful websites and resources

smartstarters.com.au/

movingsmart.co.nz/

getreadyforschool.co.nz/#home

tessarose.co.nz/

tereosingalong.co.nz

 

Expert literacy videos

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/Pages/expertvideos.aspx

 

Chapter 2

 

Name selector tools

classdojo.com/

classtools.net/random-name-picker/

itunes.apple.com/nz/app/team-shake/id390812953?mt=8  

 

Cooperative learning

kaganonline.com/about_us.php

 

Resources and links to support teaching reading comprehension

https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/comprehension/articles/seven-strategies-teach-students-text-comprehension

 

Information and research about critical literacy

wiobyrne.com/critical-literacy/ 

 

Information on structured word inquiry (using morphology and etymology to support decoding, spelling and word meaning)

wordworkskingston.com/WordWorks/Home.html

 

A spelling resource produced by the UK Department for Education

https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/4831/1/c4b989c553cc6dd6f2b6fab92f6cb310.pdf

 

Resources to support the teaching of phonological awareness, phonics and high frequency words

yolandasoryl.com/

rainbow-nursery.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/playintro.pdf

 

Letters and Sounds: Principles and Practice of High Quality Phonics UK Department of Education https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/190599/Letters_and_Sounds_-_DFES-00281-2007.pdf

 

Vocabulary

wordplays.com

                    

Dictionaries and Thesauri resources

An online etymological dictionary

etymonline.com/  

Good general dictionary with simple explanations of words

dictionary.com

Simple dictionary with synonyms, pronunciation and example sentences

wordhippo.com 

Visual thesauri

visuwords.com

 

 

 

Book lists

https://clpe.org.uk/books/booklists 

clpe.org.uk/ Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (UK). This site requires registration but is free. There is extensive collections of texts at different levels.

goodreads.com/list/show/328.Best_Read_Aloud_Chapter_Books

https://dsf.net.au/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=5e928e9f-418c-4f14-b437-c9f5c98c8268  Book recommendations for each year group by The Australian Reading Spine

 

NZ National Library

natlib.govt.nz/schools/reading-engagement/strategies-to-engage-students-as-readers/reading-aloud

 

Audio and video stories online

bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06r8ryw

storylineonline.net            

https://storytime.rnz.co.nz

storynory.com/

youtube.com/channel/UC12bW2PEn1Ot-arl_ZaPrFQ

www.kidsstoryroom.com

https://www.getepic.com/

 

Indigenous Australian children’s books

readings.com.au/collection/recommended-indigenous-australian-childrens-books

 

Books and videos in Te Reo Māori 

creativeclassrooms.co.nz/maori-resources/te-reo-books.html?p=3

mcleodsbooks.co.nz/c/children-s-maori-books__1

https://tereomaori.tki.org.nz/Reo-Maori-resources/Nga-Kete-Korero-Books

https://kauwhatareo.govt.nz/

 

Books with Pasifika and Māori focus 

https://readingwarrior.com/

 

 

Digital texts

instructionalseries.tki.org.nz/content/search?SearchText=&SubTreeArray[]=22579&CurriculumLevel=all&LearningArea=all&Type=allm

https://csi-literacy.nz/

 

Websites for shared reading

wonderopolis.com 

dogonews.com 

kidsnews.com.au/news

teara.govt.nz/en

https://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/

https://www.2starsandawish.com/ This site has links to songs and poems.

 

Picture books available as big books

Walker Books Australia (search 'Big Book' under category)

https://www.walkerbooks.com.au/books/?action=filter_posts&cpt=book&filtersearch=1&filter_editiontype%5B%5D=big-book

Modern Teaching Aides (NSW)

teaching.com.au/catalogue/mta/mta-big-books-fiction

Oz Publishing

ozpublishing.com.au/collections/big-books?page=4&grid_list=grid-view

Every Educaid (NZ)

https://everyeducaid.co.nz/search.php?search_query=big%20books

Big books by Julia Donaldson

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=julia+donaldson+big+books&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&crid=DFUPG1ESTQI9&sprefix=julia+donaldson+big+boo%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C299&ref=nb_sb_noss

 

Links for songs

esl-lounge.com/songstop.php

learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs

literacyshed.com/the-music-video-shed.html

https://vimeo.com/showcase/8726852 Kiwikids song collection

 

Information about shared reading

https://literacyonline.tki.org.nz/Literacy-Online/Planning-for-my-students-needs/Effective-Literacy-Practice-Years-1-4/Approaches-to-teaching-reading

education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/readingviewing/Pages/teachingpracshared.aspx

 

 

Information about Guided Reading

education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/readingviewing/Pages/teachingpracguided.aspx

https://literacyonline.tki.org.nz/Literacy-Online/Planning-for-my-students-needs/Effective-Literacy-Practice-Years-1-4/Approaches-to-teaching-reading

 

Running records

education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/readingviewing/Pages/examplerunning.aspx

scholastic.ca/education/movingupwithliteracyplace/pdfs/grade4/runningrecords.pdf

wordcalc.com/runningrecord/

 

Digital texts for guided reading

instructionalseries.tki.org.nz/content/search?SearchText=&SubTreeArray[]=22579&CurriculumLevel=all&LearningArea=all&Type=all

https://www.wonderopolis.org/

dogonews.com 

kidsnews.com.au/news

teara.govt.nz/en

kiwikidsnews.co.nz/

 

 

Suggested texts for guided reading

clpe.org.uk/ Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (UK). This site requires registration but is free. There are suggested lists of quality texts at different level. KS1 is the junior years and KS2 is the senior years.

 

Chapter 6

 

Professional reading about book clubs

Getting Started with Literature Circles, (1999). Katherine L. Schlick Noe & Nancy J. Johnson.  Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.

Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, (2002). Harvey Daniels, Stenhouse Publishers, Portland, ME.

Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles, Harvey Daniels and Nancy Steineke, (2004). Heinemann Publishers, Portsmouth, NH.

 

Information about book clubs

natlib.govt.nz/schools/reading-engagement/strategies-to-engage-students-as-   readers/book-clubs

www.litcircles.org


Book club book recommendations

commonsensemedia.org/lists/books-to-talk-about

 

Reciprocal reading information and links for videos

education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/readingviewing/Pages/teachingpracguidedrecip.aspx

esolonline.tki.org.nz/ESOL-Online/Planning-for-my-students-needs/Resources-for-planning/ESOL-teaching-strategies/Reading/Cooperative-reading-Reciprocal-teaching

 

Resources for Reader’s Theatre

readingrockets.org/strategies/readers_theater

https://natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/building-reading-confidence-and-fluency-with-readers-theatre

http://www.thebestclass.org/rtscripts.html

 

Apps and web-based tools

Book creator bookcreator.com/

Puppet pals apps.apple.com/au/app/puppet-pals-hd/id342076546

Padlet padlet.com/

Popplet popplet.com/

Seesaw web.seesaw.me/

 

Chapter 7

Professional reading

Igniting a Passion for Reading, Steven Layne, (2008). Stenhouse Publishers, USA.

The Book Whisperer, Donalyn Miller, (2009). San Francisco, CA, USA, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Publishers.

Game Changer! Book Access for All Kids, Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp, (2018). New York, NY: Scholastic Inc. 

 

Websites

readingrockets.org/article/reconsidering-silent-reading

 

Children’s choice 2018 reading list

literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/reading-lists/childrens-choices/childrens-choices-reading-list-2018.pdf

cool-reads.co.uk/default.asp

 

Author interviews

readingrockets.org/books/interviews

 

Writing by children

toitoi.nz/

 

Apps

Juxtaposer apps.apple.com/au/app/juxtaposer/id292628469

This app superimposes one image on top of another

 

Character trading cards

readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/trading-cards-30922.html

 

Books with Pasifika and Māori focus

https://readingwarrior.com/

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