For Teachers
Teachers who care about students and are knowledgeable about reading make all the difference in the world! Even though children come to school with varying language and literacy experiences, all of them benefit from the same thing – excellent reading instruction that's tailored to students' individual needs.
You are the key. Skilled teachers open the doors of opportunity for all students through reading.
The Reading Rockets web site was created for teachers like you! We gather great resources and make them easily available for free. We encourage you to print out and distribute whatever you need.
Information that's research-based on how to teach reading effectively
- See the Techniques for Teaching Effectively section
- Order instructional materials from our online store
- Dig into topics in the Articles from A-Z section
Good books that motivate kids with the pleasures of reading
- Pick engaging children's books from our recommended books by theme section
- Watch our video interviews with top children's book authors
Methods for helping kids who are falling behind
- See the Strategies to Help Struggling Readers section
- Pinpoint a child's reading difficulty with Target the Problem!
- Provide encouragement to discouraged kids with Put Downs & Comebacks
- Show a video of kids who overcame their reading difficulties called Reading Rocks!
- E-mail us your questions about teaching reading and receive a confidential, personal, e-mail reply from one of our reading experts
Ideas for keeping your skills and knowledge up-to-date
- Watch one of our professional development teleconferences or webcasts
- Sign up for our free monthly e-newsletter
Information for helping students with special needs
- Visit our sister site LD OnLine, the leading web site on learning disabilities
- Find out how to teach English language learners at our ColorinColorado.org web site
Information for new teachers
- See the First Year Teachers page
Information for preschool teachers
- See the Preschool Teachers page
Ideas for strengthening parent-teacher partnerships
- Learn how to build better parent-teacher relationships in this publication from the American Federation of Teachers
- Discover ways to reach out to your Hispanic students and their families at our sister website Colorin Colorado
- Download and use our weekly classroom newsletter template
- Download and print our Welcome to Back-to-School Night flyer
- Reading Rockets has packed a virtual Beach Bag of activities for teachers to help families get ready for summer and to launch students to fun, enriching summertime experiences.
- Bright ideas for back-to-school night and beyond
We believe that at the heart of effective reading instruction are dedicated and knowledgeable teachers. Thank you for having the heart to be a teacher!