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- Read Naturally’s Signs for Sounds Teaches Phonics, High-Frequency Words Through Spelling: Read Naturally is pleased to announce that it has acquired Signs for Sounds™ from Bechthold Publications. Signs for Sounds is a program that effectively teaches phonics through spelling.
- Read Naturally Announces Resources for Blind, Visually Impaired Students: In late spring 2010, Read Naturally will begin offering resources that enable blind and visually impaired students to take advantage of the Read Naturally ME program.
- Reading Fluency and Vocabulary: This article by Dr. Jan Hasbrouck discusses the fundamental components of fluent reading and how fluency can affect vocabulary.
- Hard Work and Commitment Earn DC Student February's "Star of the Month" Award: Kenyon Scott of Washington, DC, advanced more than two Read Naturally levels in less than a year.
- Kentucky Teacher Shares Strategies for Teaching Comprehension Questions: Teacher Angela Walker Foster shares her strategies for teaching the comprehension questions:
- Guidelines for Counting Words Correct Per Minute: Read Naturally has guidelines for counting words correct per minute which may be different from other methods you’ve used.
- Correct Placement Is Important for Students' Success in Read Naturally: To correctly place a student in a Read Naturally program, you must test the student using a Read Naturally Placement Packet or placement program, not an assessment such as RFBA or DIBELS.
- Read Naturally Students in University Study Scored 39% Better Than Control Group: A new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota found that students using Read Naturally Software Edition (SE) had 39% greater gains in fluency than students in a control group.
- More Evidence of Read Naturally's Effectiveness: Read Naturally's CEO comments on recent studies that showed positive results for Read Naturally programs.
- New Take Aim Indigo Level Teaches Vocabulary at Fifth-Grade Level: A new level of Take Aim! at Vocabulary targeting readers at a fifth-grade reading level and above is now available.
- Multisyllabic Edition of Word Warm-ups Phonics Program Released: The Read Naturally recently released Word Warm-ups 3, a new edition of our phonics and decoding program focusing on multisyllabic words.
- Develop New Skills, Get New Ideas with Read Naturally Professional Development: Upcoming professional development opportunities include Read Naturally Seminars and Train the Trainer.
- Screen and Monitor Students with RFBA: Read Naturally’s Reading Fluency Benchmark Assessor (RFBA) is a reliable and efficient way for teachers to measure students’ reading fluency and screen students for reading problems.
- Invest in Your Students With Stimulus Funds: Many of Read Naturally’s reading assessments, reading intervention programs, and professional development options are good choices for federal stimulus funding.
- Stop the Summer Slide in Your Student's Reading Skills: Children who read during the summer gain reading skills, while those who do not often slide backward. Help students maintain or improve their reading skills by starting a summer reading program.
- Read Naturally Strategy Supports Comprehension: Because it's important for students to grasp the meaning of what they read, the Read Naturally strategy includes features that directly support comprehension.