RAZ-Kids+&+Reading+A-Z

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

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/
 * [|Raz-Kids]**
 * Listening for modeled fluency
 * Reading for practice
 * Recording their reading
 * Checking comprehension with quizzes

**Here is a letter you can modify and send home to families to help them access the program.**



 * [|Reading A-Z]**

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: http://www.readinga-z.com/

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

//This link is only for access from within ICSD; from outside you will need an account.//
 * Note: Inside ICSD you can login to Reading A-Z by going to http://www.readinga-z.com/DAL