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The Reading Rockets project is comprised of PBS television programs, available on videotape and DVD; online services, including the web sites ReadingRockets.org and ColorinColorado.org; and professional development opportunities. Reading Rockets is an educational initiative of [|**WETA**], the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital, and is funded by a major grant from the [|**U.S. Department of Education**], Office of Special Education Programs Here is the link to resources to help struggling readers[|Reading Rockets] http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching Activities in the manual, found on the following site, are drawn from converging research evidence on the effectiveness of critical components to early reading success (Snow, Burns, & Griffin, ). ese instructional elements include: phonological awareness; fluent reading in a variety of texts; comprehension strategies and vocabulary development; decoding strategies; and word analysis. To improve their reading proficiency, students who struggle with reading need intensive, systematic, and explicit instruction in these components in addition to their regular classroom reading instruction. The activities in this manual are intended to supplement the regular classroom reading program and to provide the additional practice struggling readers need to develop basic reading strategies. The manual, developed by the University of Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts and the Texas Education Agency,is divided into four sections: Fluency, Phonological Awareness, Instructional Click on the following for the site. [|Reading with Comprehension, and Word Analysis and Spelling. Click on the link below for the Manual of strategies for the struggling reader]
 * Reading Rockets** is a national multimedia project offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.

This website provides educators access to quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction. Click on this link: [|www.readthinkwrite.org]