SoR Books
The following books can be found in the UAlbany library.
A fresh look at phonics, grades K-2 : common causes of failure and 7 ingredients for success
Author: Wiley Blevins
Type: print - University Library Books ; LB1050.34 .B54 2017
This book allows teachers to put the content into practice right away. It includes detailed lessons, routines, word lists and ways to differentiate for different levels of learners. This books focuses on students in kindergarten through second grade. Although it does not include all components of the science of reading, it provides a fresh look at phonics which is a main component of the science of reading.
Shifting the balance : six ways to bring the science of reading into the balanced literacy classroom
Author: Jan Miller Burkins and Kari Yates
Type: ebook
This book focuses on bringing the science of reading into a balanced literacy classroom. So often it is seen as the science of reading versus balanced literacy, but these authors work on bringing them together with six shifts. This book is focused on Kindergarten through second grade. It offers sample lessons that educators can use right away and shows literacy instruction in action throughout the book. This book would be helpful to an educator who is working in a school that uses the balanced literacy approach, but wants to add components of SoR.
Brain Words : how the science of reading informs teaching
Author: Richard Gentry
Type: ebook
This book shares original, research-bases framework which has educators rethink reading instruction as building a dictionary in the brain. It shows how children's brains develop as they become readers and ways educators can support their students during this time. This books shows what works and what doesn't work when it comes to reading instruction and helps educators meet children where they are academically and go from there. This books has text features that include "Key Points" which puts the content of the chapter in context, "Terminology Tackler" which highlights and explains vocabulary related to the chapter, and "In the Classroom" which shows what it looks like in the classroom.
The science of reading : information, media, and mind in modern America
Author: Adrian Johns
Type: ebook
This book takes a deep dive into the history of the science of reading and reading in general. One aim of this books it to explain the origin, development and consequences of the science of reading. This book will not give you instructional practices based on the science of reading, but It will explain how we got here as a country. This book shares what we do when we read, from our eyes to our brain and our memory.
Author: Jocelyn Seamer
Type: print - University Library Books ; LB1528 .S36 2023
This book provides educators with a twelve week teach along on how to implement systematic reading instruction. This is a helpful resource for educators going into a school that does not provide a reading curriculum (yes, it happens). This book includes instruction in phonics, phonological and phonemic awareness, integrated reading and spelling opportunities. Teachers can use this book to begin teaching reading right away with all components of the science of reading included.
Structured literacy interventions : teaching students with reading difficulties, grades K-6
Author: Louise Spear-Swerling
Type: print - University Library Books ; LB1050.5 .S86 2022
This book shares interventions that educators can put into practice right away with their students. It focuses on interventions for students who have difficulty with phonemic awareness, word recognition, spelling, fluency, vocabulary, oral language comprehension and written expression. Although this book is not directly discussing the science of reading, it focuses on structured reading which includes the components of the science of reading.