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For Families
West Florida Public Library
Multi-sensory activities for families
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Make letters out of playdough and say the sounds as you do.
Write words in the air or sand as you say or spell them.
Play charades and "pictionary" with vocabulary words.
Clap out syllables.
Fluency for Families
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Fluency involves reading at good pace and with expression. Reading with expression shows that we are making sense out of what we are reading and we are phrasing it in such a way that others can listen and understand too. Fluency begins with reading out loud, but eventually transfers to silent reading. One study (Rasinski, et, al, 2016) showed that students with better fluency rates scored higher on the ACT, one test used for college entrance.
Reading Aloud to Build Fluency.pdf
Vocabulary Flash Card Games to Play at Home.pdf
2nd Grade Oral Reading Fluency Classroom Rubrics
3rd Grade Oral Reading Fluency Classroom Rubric
4th Grade Oral Reading Fluency Classroom Rubric
5th Grade Oral Reading Fluency Classroom Rubric
Resources of Kindergarten and First Grade Families
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Kindergarten 4th Nine Weeks Read at Home Plan
Helping Students to Develop a Pencil Grip
Blending and Segmenting Lessons from Reading Rockets
Teaching the sounds of the alphabet from the University of Florida Literacy Institute
Connecting Sounds with Letters how to help your child video from understood.org
H is for Home Supporting Foundational Reading Skills-article by Dr. Nell K. Duke
"Heart" Words Explained-University of Florida Literacy Institute Tutorial
Word Lists for Building Fluency
The Snowy Day Read Along questions.pdf
The Snowy Day resources-author website.
Story Online--for families to listen together: books read by actors and actresses.
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What Works Practice Guide: Tips for Supporting Reading Skills At Home (PDF)
Sample Titles by Grade in the B.E.S.T. Standards Document
DOE Spanish Read at Home Resources
Parent Guides for the B.E.S.T. Standards
Reading Scholarships for some students in grades K-5
Supporting Your Child's Reading at Home K-3 Activities and Videos from IES REL
Understanding FAST Reports for Families (PDF)
Link to Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Family Portal
RESOURCES FOR GRADES 2 AND 3
These links will take viewers outside of this site:
For Florida Students Tutorials, students log in with Escambia School District password
Topics and Details 2nd grade Tutorial Florida Students website
Supporting Specific Points in Text 2nd grade Tutorial Florida Students website
Central Idea explained
Exploring the Main Idea 3rd grade Tutorial Florida Students website
Character Traits Tutorial on Florida CPalms.org
Roots and Affixes for Building Vocabulary from the Florida Center for Reading Research
Rhyme Scheme tutorial
Types of Poetry for third graders to identify
Figurative Language definitions
Author's Claim and Evidence explained
RESOURCES FOR GRADES 4 AND 5
These links will take viewers outside of this site:
For Florida Students Tutorials, log in with Escambia School District password
Digging Deeper: Inferences Tutorial from the Florida Students.org website
Answering Research Questions Tutorial from the Florida Students.org website
Integrating Information Tutorial from the Florida Students.org website
See more Tutorials from the Florida Students.org website
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Read at Home Plan Resources 12.15.23(PDF)
Read-at-Home Plan-Spanish(PDF)
Parent Guides for English Language Arts
Support Your Child's Reading at Home
Overview of Assessment Types (PDF)
Florida Standards Alternate Assessment
Exceptional Student Education Supports for Parent Involvement
Evaluations for Special Education Services Information for Parents (PDF)What is ESE for Children with Disabilities? (PDF)
Specific Learning Disabilities
Baby Navigator-What Every Parent Needs to Know Florida State University First Words Project Click here.
FLORIDA STUDENTS - EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR LEARNINGClick on this link for the FloridaStudents.org website, your source for Florida Standards Student Tutorials and resources that will help student learning in language arts, mathematics, science, and civics.
Resources for Parents, supported by PBS.
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