Curriculum Connections → Reading
Reading Room
Mrs. Rory Dower, Reading Specialist
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Reading Links
Open Source Phonics
Resources to Support Literacy at Home!
- Getting Ready For Kindergarten (español | 中文 | français | português | 한국어 | tiếng Việt | አማርኛ)
- Starfall
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:
- DIBELS Home Connect Activities
- Supporting Independent Reading at Home for students in K-5- English and Spanish
- Discussion Questions and Application Activities for Literary and Informational Texts for students in grades 3-5- English and Spanish
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: