Multi-sensory activities for families

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.

RESOURCES FOR KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE FAMILIES

Kindergarten 4th Nine Weeks Read at Home Plan

Helping Students to Develop a Pencil Grip

Alphabet Cards Just Take 20

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

Reading Aloud to Children.pdf

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.

FLUENCY FOR FAMILIES

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

Fluency record sheet.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

New Worlds Reading Initiative

Read at Home Letter 2023-2024 PDF

Spanish Read at Home Letter 2023-2024 PDF

Parent Guides for the B.E.S.T. Standards

Schoolnet Family Guide to Finding Test Results

Reading Scholarships for some students in grades K-5

Supporting Your Child's Reading at Home K-3 Activities and Videos from IES REL

Third Grade Guidance

Understanding FAST Reports for Families (PDF)

What Works Practice Guide: Tips for Supporting Reading Skills At Home (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

Exploring Sequencing in Text 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

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

New Worlds Reading Initiative

Overview of Assessment Types (PDF)

FAST Assessment Portal

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 LEARNING

Click 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.

This link takes you to a video that gives a brief introduction to the site.

Resources for Parents, supported by PBS.

Click here to go to the site where you can find tips, activities, and reading suggestions for families.

AFT Resources for Parents

Resources for Parents

Find tip sheets for K-8 in English and Spanish

SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS

These links provide accountability information about Florida’s PK-12 students and staff in a variety of formats including graphs, tables, maps and custom reports.

School Grade Report Cards

Escambia County Public Schools

English Language Arts

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For Families

Multi-sensory activities for families

Link to Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Family Portal

RESOURCES FOR GRADES 2 AND 3

AFT Resources for Parents