Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in working with struggling readers who require additional help in reading fundamentals and comprehension skills development.

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Funders

The major funder for the Reading Rockets project is the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.

Our project officer is Jane Hauser, a project administrator with the Division of Research to Practice in the Office of Special Education Programs in the U. S. Department of Education. Jane Hauser's work currently focuses on technology for students with disabilities, research-to-practice issues, and strengthening the delivery of technical assistance to support improved learning environments for children with disabilities.

"As a teacher/coach working with 31 teachers from high poverty schools, I just want to thank you for all of the excellent research-based articles/resources you provide."
~ Dee G.

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Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project that offers research-based and best-practice information on teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle. It is an educational service of public television station WETA in Washington, D.C.

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© Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Reading Rockets is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. Reading Rockets® is a registered trademark of WETA.

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