- About Reading First Ohio
- General Public
- Participants
- Administration
- Publications
- Articles
- Papers and Presentations
- White Papers
- Assessments
- Instructional Resources
- Educator's Desk Reference
- Five Essential Components
- Instructional Strategies
- Learning Modules Overview
- Read About Documents
- TEACHING ALPHABETICS: Instructor’s Guide - A Tool for Literacy Coaches
- TEACHING COMPREHENSION: Instructor’s Guide - A Tool for Literacy Coaches
- TEACHING FLUENCY: Instructor’s Guide - A Tool for Literacy Coaches
- TEACHING VOCABULARY: Instructor’s Guide - A Tool for Literacy Coaches
Why Reading First?
The Reading First - Ohio Center (RFOC) is a partnership between the Ohio Department of Education,Cleveland State University, John Carroll University and the University of Akron.
The primary goal of the center is to help K-3 teachers acquire the knowledge and skills they need to provide effective reading instruction. Our participants learn how to use data-based instructional decision-making, accurate diagnoses and powerful interventions to ensure children's progress.
The RFOC website provides a collection of resources which can be viewed from the following perspectives:
RFOC PARTICIPANTS
It's a diverse group of people who are making Reading First -Ohio Center a success. Our community of educators- we're teachers, principals, professors of education, curriculum directors, instructional technology specialists and others - spans the education profession. All our participants are making a difference in the lives of young readers throughout the State of Ohio.
FAMILIES
Families, caregivers, friends and teachers all want children to be successful readers. We at the Reading First - Ohio Center understand the importance of these relationships in a child's life, and know that families can directly impact a child's reading ability.
The resources in this section of our site are provided to help encourage, support, and understand the development of reading skills in young children.
With sustained help from the federal government and foundations, Ohio universities have developed considerable expertise in the areas of reading instruction and teacher preparation. If Ohio schools and districts are to have high-quality programs, they need to be able to draw on this expertise for professional development.
Reading First-Ohio is committed to forging stronger, more sustained partnerships between higher and K-12 education. Our goal is to strengthen and enhance teacher preparation in effective K-3 reading instruction, and to increase the number of pre-service teacher candidates that graduate from Ohio institutions of higher education who have a full understanding of Reading First-Ohio, scientifically based reading research, the state English language arts standards, and the Ohio assessment system.
RFOC ADMINISTRATION
This portal is where Reading First - Ohio Center staff members can find the information on our site that is most relevant to their needs.
The icon menus at the top of the page appear throughout our site and provide quick links to GENERAL INFORMATION,DISCUSSION GROUPS and RESTRICTED ACCESS applications.
Please feel free to send an email with any questions, comments or suggestions that you might have.