Benskin Bergen: ILA Newsletter Project #2: Effective Literacy “Roy the Zebra”

 

Benskin Bergen

ED 638 Fall 2021

Dr. M. Rivera

ILA Newsletter Project #2: Effective Literacy “Roy the Zebra”

 

            Roy the Zebra (https://www.roythezebra.com/about- reading-with-roy.html) is a free resource for teachers and students. This website supports emerging reader with their literacy development and skills. It is great to use both as a resources for teachers at school and by parents at home. It’s free to join and upon signing up, you become of member of the club Roy receiving recent publications on the site.

            Roy the Zebra targets the beginning readers ages 5 to 7. This early involvement is a resourceful one as it focuses more on the readers who aren’t progressing as expected. Ages 5 to 7 are attending K5 up to 2nd grade obviously. In these early grades, learners are beginning to learn basics of literacy which will later on be developed as learners experience more on literacy skills. Roy the Zebra introduces interesting and different ways of presenting learning skills that help to build up reading and spelling confidence. Establishing an early love of reading helps young learners develop a reasonable sense to enjoy what they read. When there is enjoyment in the learning process, students are more likely to succeed and eventually progress to a level that is expected of their ages and grade levels.

            On the website Roy the Zebra, there are free and printable worksheet that are available for learners at the early grades. It provides great worksheets for beginning readers that focus on letters, punctuation marks, rhyming words, sentences, and many other great skills for learners in the early grades. There are also sample lesson plans with reading games available for members of the Club Roy to utilize both in the classroom and at home.

            The presentation of learning topics and skills are focused on launching a passionate sense towards reading following the nine mini chapters of Roy the Zebra. When there is an early development of interest in reading, literacy skills are more likely to be achieved with fruitful results in the school and home setting. Roy the Zebra assists teachers and fabricates a great bond between the school and parents as parents will be well aware of skills learning at school. Knowing such, parents can assist their own learners from home with skills currently taught and learned at school.

 


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