Steps"Articles and Resource Links
These links to other related websites are provided as
a reference source for interested parents and educators.
The UURC cannot be responsible for the content or validity of information in these links.
Presentations (at or by the UURC)
2023
- Brown, K. (2023, May). Changes in Text for Beginning Readers: What Are Kids Asked to Do?. Presented at the University of Utah Reading Clinic. [PPT] [PDF]
The video recording of this presentation is available on mediaspace.utah/edu.
2021
- Brown, K. (2021, Aug.). Phonemic Awareness: A Case Study in Utah Kindergartens. Presented at the 2021 UURC Retreat, Murray, Utah.
2020
- Larson, K. (2020, Aug.). Basic and Advanced Settings on Zoom: No Need to be Tech Shy!. Presented at the 2020 UURC Retreat, Murray, Utah.
- Brown, K. (2017, Jul.). Dyslexia Basics: What Parents and Educators Need to Know. Presented at the 2017 Jordan Special Education Summer Conference, South Jordan, Utah. [PPT] [PDF]
- Brown, K. (2017, Jul.). Dyslexia Basics: What Parents and Educators Can Do. Presented at the 2017 Jordan Special Education Summer Conference, South Jordan, Utah. [PPT] [PDF]
- Dean, H., Steele, K., & Blake, M. (2017). Alphabet Knowledge. Presented at the 2017 Language and Literacy for Young Learners Seminar, Utah.
- Owen, B., Robbins, T., Jaussi, J., & Kashiwaeda, P. (2017). Print Concepts. Presented at the 2017 Language and Literacy for Young Learners Seminar, Utah.
- Reed, L., Paulsen, B., & Wittwer, W. (2017, Feb.). Phonological Awareness. Presented at the 2017 Language and Literacy for Young Learners Seminar, Utah. [PPT] [PDF]
- Hasbrouck, J. (2016, Oct.). Updates on Reading Fluency. Presented at the University of Utah Reading Clinic.
- Blake, M. (2016, Oct.). Keys to Success with the Wilson Reading System. Presented at the 2016 Wasatch Reading Summit, Sandy, Utah. [PPT] [PDF] [Handouts]
- Brown, K. (2016, Oct.). Dyslexia Basics for Parents and Educators. Presented at the 2016 Wasatch Reading Summit, Sandy, Utah. [PPT] [PDF]
- Dean, H. (2016, Oct.). How to Help Your Struggling Reader at Home. Presented at the 2016 Wasatch Reading Summit, Sandy, Utah. [PPT] [PDF]
- Brown, K. (2016, Aug.). Repeated Readings: What Can We Learn From Eye Movements?. Presented at the University of Utah Reading Clinic. [PPT] [PDF]
- Robbins, K. (2016, Aug.). Writing About Tier I Text. Presented at the University of Utah Reading Clinic. [PPT] [PDF]
- Crosson, A. (2016, Jan.). Accelerating Academic Vocabulary Learning for English Learners. Presented at the University of Utah Reading Clinic.
- McKeown, M. (2016, Jan.). Keys to effective vocabulary growth. Presented at the University of Utah Reading Clinic.
- Brown, K. (2015). Text Wars: An Unnecessary, Wasteful Polemic. Presented by the University of Utah Reading Clinic.
- Archer, A. (2014, Oct.). Explicit Instruction - Pathway to Achievement. Presented at the University of Utah Reading Clinic.
- Brown, K. (2014, Jan.). Tiers II and III: The Principal's Guide. Presented by the University of Utah Reading Clinic.
- Brown, K. (2014). From Syllables to Morphemes: Decoding/Spelling → Vocabulary!. Presented by the University of Utah Reading Clinic.
- Hennessy, N. (2012, May). Morphology Matters! Building Blocks of Language. Presented at the University of Utah Reading Clinic.
- Hennessy, N. (2012, May). Read Like a Detective: Inspector Clouseau, Watch Out!. Presented at the University of Utah Reading Clinic.
- American Educator
**Note: The American Educator Issues Index is not currently available- Subject index
- Learning to Read: Schooling's First Mission - Summer 1995 | Vol. 19, No. 2
- The Unique Power of Reading and How to Unleash It - Spring/Summer 1998 | Vol. 22, Nos. 1 & 2
- Preventing Early Reading Failure - and Its Devastating Downward Spiral - Fall 2004 | Vol. 28, No. 3
- The Fourth-Grade Plunge: The Cause. The Cure. - Spring 2003 | Vol. 27, No. 1
- Overcoming the Language Gap - Summer 2001 | Vol. 25, No. 2
- Unlocking the Research on English Learners - Summer 2013 | Vol. 37, No. 2
- Beck, I.L., McKeown, M.G., Hamilton, R.L., & Kucan, L. (1997). Questioning the Author: An approach for enhancing student engagement with text. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
- Beck, I.L., McKeown, M.G., Hamilton, R.L., & Kucan, L. (1999). Questioning the Author Accessibles: Easy-access resources for classroom challenges. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
- Beck, I.L., McKeown, M.G., & Kucan, L. Bringing words to life: Robust vocabulary instruction. New York: Guilford.
- Beck, I.L., McKeown, M.G., & Kucan, L. Bringing words to life: Robust vocabulary instruction. New York: Guilford.
- Brown, Kathleen J., (1999). What kind of text - For whom and when? Textual scaffolding for beginning readers. Reading Teacher 53(4), 292-307.
- Brown, Kathleen J., (2002). Placing and pacing beginning readers in texts: The match between texts and children's knowledge of words. In E. H. Hiebert & M. Sailors (Eds.), Solving problems in the teaching literacy. Finding the right texts: What works for beginning and struggling readers (pp. 177-202). New York, NY, US: Guilford Press..
- Brown, Kathleen J., (2003). What do I say when they get stuck on a word? Aligning teachers' prompts with students' development. Reading Teacher 56(8), 720-733.
- Henry, Marcia K. Strategies for enhancing decoding, spelling and vocabulary instruction.
- Moats, L. C. (2010). Speech to print: Language essentials for teachers, 2nd Edition. Toronto: Brookes Publishing.
- Moats, L. C. (2003). LETRS: Language essentials for teachers of reading and spelling. Longemont, CO: Sopris West.
- Morris, D. (2005). The Howard Street tutoring manual: Teaching at-risk readers in the primary grades. New York: Guilford Press.
- Morris, D., & Slavin, R.E. (2003). Every Child Reading. New York: Allyn &Bacon.
- NICHD (2000). The National Reading Panel Report. NIH.
- NICHD other National Institude of Child Health and Human Development reports
- Owens, Barbara, (2011). Early Childhood Literacy Intervention Curriculum Development. Masters Degree Project, Family & Consumer Studies Department, Spring 2011
- Tyner, B. (2003). Small-group reading instruction: A differentiated teaching model for beginning and struggling readers. Newark, DE: International Reading Assocation.
- Archer, A. (2016, February). Getting Them All Engaged: Inclusive Active Participation. Paper presented at the 2016 Plain Talk about Literacy and Learning Conference of the Center for Development & Learning, New Orleans.
- Archer, A. (2016, February). The Magic is in the Instruction: Instruction, Feedback, Scaffolding, Practice. Paper presented at the 2016 Plain Talk about Literacy and Learning Conference of the Center for Development & Learning, New Orleans.
- Archer, A. (2016, February). Making It Stick: Research-Validated Practice Procedures. Paper presented at the 2016 Plain Talk about Literacy and Learning Conference of the Center for Development & Learning, New Orleans.
- Fisher, D. (2016, February). Close Reading of Complex Texts for Elementary Students. Paper presented at the 2016 Plain Talk about Literacy and Learning Conference of the Center for Development & Learning, New Orleans.
- Explicit Instruction - Anita Archer's "big ideas" for a high-quality intervention (1:1, small group, whole class)
- Brown, K.J. (2002). 'One Bite at a Time'. School Adminstrator, 24-28.
- Moats, L. (2016, February). Still Wanted: Teachers with Knowledge of Language Paper presented at the 2016 Plain Talk about Literacy and Learning Conference of the Center for Development & Learning, New Orleans.
- Read, Write, Spell & Type
- Blachman, B.A., Ball, E.W., Black, R., & Tangel, D.M. (2000). Road to the code: A phonological awareness program for young children. New York: Brookes.
- Fundations
- Hall, S.L. & Moats, L.C. (1999). Straight Talk about Reading: How Parents Can Make a Difference During the Early Years. ISBN # 0-8092-2857-2.
- Waterford UPSTART: Kindergarten Readiness at Home
- UURC Home Word Charts (Grades 1-8)
- High Frequency Word Lists & Practice Options
- Reading Horizons Discovery
- Blachman, B.A. & Tangel, D. (2008). Road to Reading: A Program for Preventing and Remediating Reading Difficulties.
- Vachon, V., Gleason, M.M., & Archer, A.L. (2006). Rewards (Reading Excellence Word Attack and Rate Development Strategies for grades 4-12 intervention). Sopris West.
- Brown, K.J., Sinatra, G.M., & Wagstaff, J.M. (1996). Exploring the Potential of Analogy Instruction to Support Students' Spelling Development. Elementary School Journal 97(1), 81-99.
- On-line game for learning vowels and consonants
- Hasbrouck, J. (2016, February). Can We Get our Readers to Slow Down? Should We? Paper presented at the 2016 Plain Talk about Literacy and Learning Conference of the Center for Development & Learning, New Orleans.
- Hasbrouck, J. (2016, February). Raising Reading Achievement: What REALLY Makes a Difference? Paper presented at the 2016 Plain Talk about Literacy and Learning Conference of the Center for Development & Learning, New Orleans.
- Hasbrouck, J. (2016, February). Teaching Fluency NOT Speed Reading Paper presented at the 2016 Plain Talk about Literacy and Learning Conference of the Center for Development & Learning, New Orleans.
- Suggestions for "listening to a child read aloud."
- Reading For all Learners (decodable text)
- Reading A to Z (leveled text)
- MobyMax (leveled text)
- Repeated Reading Graphs
- Scientific Learning Reading Assistant (formerly Soliloquy Reading Assistant)
- Great Leaps
- Adams, G. & Brown, S. (2003). The Six-Minute Solution. Sopris West, ISBN# 1-57035-919-9.
- Comprehension bookmark/questions
- Beck, I.L. & McKeown, M.G. (2006). Questioning the Author. New York: Scholastic.
- Reading Rockets: Comprehension Instruction for Parents
- Brown, K. (2018, Aug.). Making Tier I Text Accessible for LD Students in the Elementary Grades: Improved Fluency & Comprehension.
- Brown, K. (2018, Aug.). Making Tier I Text Accessible for LD Students in Secondary Classrooms: Improved Fluency & Comprehension.
- Beck, I.L., McKeown, M.G., & Kucan, L. (2002). Bringing Words to Life. New York: Guilford.
- Ebbers, S.M. (2004). Vocabulary Through Morphemes (for intermediate grades). Sopris West.
- Reading Rockets: Vocabulary Instruction for Parents
- WordSift - a tool for finding key words in a passage
- The Visual Thesaurus - a tool that illustrates connections among word meanings
- 100 Words Every Middle School Graduate Should Know
- Vocabulogic - a blog focusing on vocabulary instruction
- WordSift - a tool for finding key words in a passage
- The Visual Thesaurus
- Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com
- Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) - University of Oregon DIBELS site
- AIMSWeb
- Cognitive Aptitude Assessment Software (CAAS) - Reading Success Lab
- Test of Word Reading Efficiency, Second Edition (TOWRE–2)
- USOE STAR program - featuring Early and Next StepsSM
- Fundations - a supplemental phonics, phonological awareness, spelling, and handwriting program
- Reading Horizon's Discover Intensive Phonics - teacher professional development in a supplemental phonics and spelling program
- Renaissance Learning Accelerated Reader - quizzes for leveled books
- Read Naturally - fluency intervention
- Scientific Learning Reading Assistant (formerly Soliloquy Reading Assistant)
- Project LISTEN (not yet commercially available)
- Dylexia Handbook - Utah State Board of Education
- Reading Rockets: Parents of a Struggling Reader
- Moats, L.C. & Dakin, K.E. (2008). Basic Facts About Dyslexia. Baltimore, MD: The International Dyslexia Association. ISBN 0-89214-064-X.
- Shaywitz, S. (2000). Overcoming Dyslexia. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-375-40012-5.
- Hall, S.L. & Moats, L.C. (1999). Straight Talk about Reading: How Parents Can Make a Difference During the Early Years. ISBN # 0-8092-2857-2.
- Porch, M. & Gilroy, M. (2003). Ten in Every Hundred: The What, Who, How, and Where of Dyslexia. International Dyslexia Association.
- Handler, S.M., Fierson, W.M, et al. (2011). Joint Technical Report: Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, and Vision. Pediatrics, 127 (3), e818-e856.
- Dyslecksia: The Movie (documentary).
- Embracing Dyslexia (documentary).
- Children of the Code (documentary).
- International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
- All Things Dyslexia
- Bright Solutions (curriculum, videos, info, & more)
- MindPlay (curriculum, training, & more)
- Dyslexia Training Institute (training, info, & more)
- Neuhaus Education Center (curriculum, training, info & more)
- Lindamood-Bell Learning Centers (curriculum, training, info & more)
- Slingerland Institute for Literacy (curriculum, training, info & more)
- Winsor Learning - Sonday System 1 (beginning reading curriculum)
- Winsor Learning - Sonday System 2 (intermediate reading curriculum)
- Decoding Dyslexia - UT (grassroots movement driven by people concerned with the limited access to educational interventions for dyslexia)
- A list of institutions that diagnose dyslexia, autism, and other reading difficulties. --- Parent Resource List [11/1/24]
- Utah State Library for the Blind & Disabled (source of books on tape.)
- Head Strong (books, smartpens, text-to-speech, speech-to-text)
- Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center (USIMAC) homepage
- USIMAC Forms
- Chaffee Eligibility Form (Chafee form must be signed by an MD for a student to have access to audio materials.)
- Utah Augmentative Alternative Communication and Technology Teams (assistive technology evaluations & resources.)
- texthelp.com (assistive learning software - including auditory text reading)
- Learning Ally (Recording for the Blind &Dyslexic)
- Recorded Books, LLC. (Thousands of books on tape, CD, and DVD)
- Utah State Library for the Blind & Disabled (source of books on tape.)
- Bookshare.org
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
- College Resources for Students with Disabilities guidebook
- Berninger, V.W., & Wolf, B.J. (2009). Helping Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Make Connections. Brookes Publishing. ISBN 1598570218.
- Griffin, K., & Williamson, D. (2009). Tactile-Kinesthetic Writing Program. Pro-Ed. (cursive handwriting program)
- Pro-Ed Right-Line Paper (paper with raised lines for handwriting guidance)
- Livescribe Smartpen
- Ginger Software (spellcheck software that gives feedback to reduce future errors)
- Huefner, D. (2006). Getting Comfortable with Special Education Law. ISBN: 1929024916
- Smith, T. (2007). Section 504 and Public Schools: A Practical Guide. Pro-Ed. ISBN: 1-4164-0253-5
- Educational Equity - Section 504 Parent Guide
- Utah State Office of Education: Special Education Services
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Utah Parent Center help parents help their children, youth and young adults with all disabilities to live included, productive lives as members of the community. They provide accurate information, empathetic peer support, valuable training and effective advocacy based on the concept of parents helping parents.
- Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled
- Thousands of books on tape, CD, and DVD
- Learning Ally (Recording for the Blind &Dyslexic)
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
- Reading A-Z
- Bookshare.org
- ReadWorks (Contains excellent fiction and nonfiction texts that can be downloaded free of charge.)
- MobyMax (leveled text)
- Florida Center for Reading Research
- American Reading Forum
- Center for Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
- International Reading Association
- Literacy Information and Communication System (archives from the National Institute for Literacy)
- International Reading Association Bookstore
- ERIC - Links to the library database for publications, lesson plans, and Special Interest Groups.
- Center on Instruction
- TextProject.org - Freddy Hiebert's website is a wealth of current, research-based information and resources on everything from the Common Core State Standards to high frequency words.
- Text Talk: Capturing the benefits of reading aloud for young children. Reading Teacher 55(1), 10-19.
- Tell me more!: Information about children's authors & illustrators and their books
- Children's Literature Web Guide
- The Newbery Medal
- Internet Public Library
- On-line books page
- BeginningReads
- Literacy Action Center - Professionals and volunteers teach reading, writing, and mathematics to functionally illiterate adults in Salt Lake and Davis counties.
