Florida center for reading research

“Phonemic Awareness- or the sensitivity to, or explicit awareness of, sound structure in words- is a key component to predicting reading success! -Blachman, 1991 Do you ever wonder what your little ones are really capable of? I mean they can do so much and the progress they make is tremendous. However, for those little ones that just […]

Activities that boost fluency all year long…and that you only have to prep once!

FCRR has a lot of FREE resources available for teachers to use with students. They've been around for awhile. I've used many of their activ...

FCRR has a lot of FREE resources available for teachers to use with students. They've been around for awhile. I've used many of their activities over the years and decided to make some more things to do with my students. This link will take you to their Student Center Activity page, where you can check out all the resources for K-5. "During 2004-2007, a team of teachers at FCRR collected ideas and created Student Center Activities for use in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms…

not just for Title 1

Last year, I spent a chunk of my spare time doing extra readings on the topic of reading difficulties and literacy, and in the midst of all that, found out about the Florida Center for Reading Rese…

Hands on sight word activities with free printable sight word pages

The Florida Center for Reading Research is a partner of Share My Lesson and provides free lesson plans and resources on literacy.

A team of researchers and teachers at FCRR collected ideas and created Student Center Activities for use in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms. The activities are designed for students to practice, demonstrate, and extend their learning of what has already been taught, sometimes with teacher assistance and sometimes independently. Students can complete the activities in small groups, pairs, or individually.