This section of the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) website provides a collection of reading/language arts resources and information designed to support teachers, administrators, parents, and anyone else concerned with improving literacy in Sonoma County and beyond. Formerly known as the Reading Corner, these web pages are compiled by Dr. Kevin Feldman, SCOE’s Reading & Early Intervention Consultant.
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Materials from Anita Archer’s November 7-8, 2011 Workshops
Enhancing Core Reading-Language Arts Instruction, K-6
Presentation Slides (pdf)
Handout of Examples (pdf)
Building Adolescent Literacy in the Common Core
Presentation Slides (pdf)
Handout of Examples (pdf)
NCAC Curriculum Enhancement Report: Background Knowledge (pdf)
Materials from Anita Archer’s October 5-6, 2010 Workshops
Improving Instruction in Every Classroom, K-12
Explicit Instruction Presentation Slides (pdf)
Explicit Instruction Charts (pdf)
Observing Instruction Handout (pdf)
Writing in the Primary Grades
Model of Writing Instruction Presentation Slides (pdf)
Writing Foundations Presentation Slides (pdf)
Application to California Reading/Language Arts Frameworks (pdf)
Article: How Spelling Supports Reading, by Louisa Moats (pdf)
Article: Want to Improve Children's Writing, by Steve Graham (pdf)
Primary Writing, Written Product Examples (pdf)
Writing Foundation Examples (pdf)
DIBELS Next Order Forms
DIBELS Next (pdf) assessments for grades K-6 are given as a “universal screening” of every student in the school three times per year. DIBELS Next Progress Monitoring (pdf) assessments are used to provide feedback about how students are responding to the interventions being provided. Both types of assessments are available for order from SCOE.
Dr. Anita Archer’s Strategic Literacy Instruction Videos
Dr. Anita Archer is one of our nation’s most talented and beloved teachers of teachers. Her new series of online videos, produced with support from the Sonoma County Office of Education, is a gift to the education community. We are posting her videos, along with viewing guides, as production on each video in the series is completed. Take a look at this emerging resource! These files are free to download, podcast, or view online.
Literacy Listserve
Dr. Feldman runs a free “literacy listserve” to provide up-to-date information on research and activities related to literacy, from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. To sign up for the listserve, please visit this Web page, then follow the instructions to confirm your subscription.
Family Reading
Family Reading is a Sonoma County Office of Education publication originally developed in 1998 and reissued in 2004. It is a 20-page booklet designed to help parents support their children in learning to read. The publication is no longer in print, but is available for download.