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Reading Room

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Mrs. Rory Dower, Reading Specialist

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Reading Links

Open Source Phonics

 
MCPS has partnered with Open Source Phonics to provide access to resources for families.  Open Source Phonics provides 120 lessons on phonics patterns, spelling rules, and decodable stories that students can use to practice skills and increase fluency.  Families can visit Open Source Phonics for more information. The Open Source Phonics Resources for MCPS Families  provides more information on how families can use these resources to support their children's reading and spelling skills.  
 
Resources to Support Literacy at Home!

CKLA Resources for Students & Families:

Please visit these websites to learn more about the Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) literacy curriculum and ways you can support your child at home:

Additional resources for supporting students at home:

CKLA Student Hub

Students and families can also follow these directions in English or these directions in Spanish to sign into the CKLA Student Hub.  Students in grades K-2 can watch the Knowledge Builders videos, visit the Sounds library, or re-read the decodable texts they are reading in class.  Students in grades 3-5 can play vocabulary games and re-read the stories they are reading in class in English or Spanish.  

Boost Reading

Boost Reading is a literacy program based on the Science of Reading that uses adaptive technology to deliver personalized learning instruction for K–5 students.  Students are using Boost Reading during the school day to support their reading growth.  Students are also able to use Boost Reading at home by signing into their MCPS google account, visiting learning.amplify.com and clicking log-in with Google. If your child does not know their MCPS Google username or password and would like to use Boost Reading at home, please email your child's teacher.  

Parents can learn more about Boost Reading by visiting these websites:

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