LearningAZResources

=Learning A-Z Resources=

** Reading A-Z • •RazKids • Vocabulary A-Z **

**All ICSD staff can have access to the online programs Reading A-Z and Raz-Kids for themselves and their students.**
**Make a teacher account yourself by going to:** If you need support, see your school's Technology Mentor or send an email to rsevilla@icsd.k12.ny.us
 * @http://star.icsd.k12.ny.us/razreading/ //This link is only for access from within ICSD//**

==About the Programs: ==

**Raz-Kids** [|Fall 2010 RAZ-Kids Teacher Handout.pdf] Students improve their reading skills by: Students choose books in the bookroom or log in to get books and quizzes assigned by their teachers. More info and a tour: @http://www.raz-kids.com/ ==**Here is a letter you can modify and send home to families to help them access the program.**==
 * Listening for modeled fluency
 * Reading for practice
 * Recording their reading
 * Checking comprehension with quizzes

**Reading A-Z** [|ReadingA-Z Getting Started Handout Guide(Spring2010).pdf]

Print 2,400 books and thousands of reading resources - anytime, anywhere. Reading A-Z offers thousands of printable teacher materials to teach guided reading, phonemic awareness, reading comprehension, reading fluency, alphabet, and vocabulary. The teaching resources include professionally developed downloadable leveled books, lesson plans, worksheets, and reading assessments. Reading A-Z children's books and lessons are appropriate for all sorts of reading programs, including K-6, ESL/ELL, special education, and remedial reading. The reading program's downloadable books and lesson plans are standards based and results oriented. More info: []

[|Create a Teacher Account and Class Roster.pdf]

=Vocabulary A-Z= Vocabulary A–Z Offers Hundreds of Pre-Made Vocabulary Lessons Vocabulary A–Z continues to offer a variety of ways to support vocabulary learning in the classroom. Our database contains thousands of vocabulary words, and we're adding new words daily. Additionally, users can access pre-made lessons for Reading A–Z leveled books and Science A–Z units. Vocabulary A–Z also offers pre-made lessons for units found in basal reading series, including Harcourt Trophies, Macmillan Treasures, Scott Foresman Reading Street, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys.

Vocabulary A–Z Makes Adding Your Own Words Easy If you can't find a word in our database, you can add a new word under My Words. You can create your own vocabulary list from scratch or add your new word(s) to the more than 11,000 words already available on the Vocabulary A-Z website!