Overview
The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk (MCPER) is developing Computer-Assisted Collaborative Strategic Reading (CA-CSR) as an evidence-based and user-friendly website tool that will support educators in providing high-quality instruction. CSR, which has been implemented in instructional classrooms across the country for more than 2 decades, teaches students a set of reading comprehension strategies that can be applied cooperatively. The research team is currently working with third- through fifth-grade teachers in San Antonio who are interested in providing feedback in the development of our curriculum and product.
Helpful Tools
The following resources were developed by other MCPER projects and partner organizations.
For Parents and Families
- Helping Your Kid With . . . Comprehending Texts Independently video and handout
- Helping Your Kid With . . . Identifying the Main Idea video and handouts
- Helping Your Kid With . . . Motivation to Work at Home (video in English; guide in English and Spanish)
- How Can I Help to Improve My Child’s Reading Comprehension? Two Useful Strategies for Reading at Home (English and Spanish)
- How Do I Engage in Partner Reading With My Child? (English and Spanish)
- Is Your Child Benefiting From High-Quality Literacy Practices? 5 Things to Consider (English and Spanish)
- La Lectura Interactiva en el Hogar video and handout (Spanish)
- Read-Aloud Routine Bookmark for Parents (English and Spanish)
For Teachers
- 10 Key Policies and Practices for Teaching English Language Learners
- 10 Key Practices for Teaching Reading in English-Spanish Bilingual Programs
- English Language Learners With Learning Disabilities
- How to Provide Meaningful Feedback: Teacher’s Guide
- Integrating Language Development Throughout Content Learning
- Meeting the Needs of English Learners With and Without Disabilities: Grades 3–5 Practice Brief Series
- Partner Reading: An Evidence-Based Practice – Teacher’s Guide
- Targeting the 2 Percent research briefs
- Turn and Talk: An Evidence-Based Practice – Teacher’s Guide