Townsend Press
Active Reading and Study
The difference between an active reader and a passive reader has to do with the ways they access the same material. Review study skills and note-taking techniques with a video about active reading, which includes tips for using...
Townsend Press
Critical Reading
Skilled readers know that any author's argument must be carefully analyzed and evaluated. Assist youngsters in their reading pursuits with a video about logical fallacies, including circular reasoning, straw man arguments, and false...
Townsend Press
Argument
Form well-crafted arguments with the help of an educational video. Fourth graders study various examples of persuasive arguments, including thesis statements and cartoons, and observe the ways that supporting details can enhance the...
Townsend Press
Purpose and Tone
A powerful image or well-placed comment always has intention behind it. Guide young readers through author's purpose and tone with a language arts video that explains why word choice is key in writing clearly and coherently.
Townsend Press
Supporting Details
Helpful for both reading and writing units, a video about identifying supporting details in reading passage shows young learners the importance of bulking up informative writing. The presentation uses cartoons and longer passages to...
Curriculum Associates
Comprehensive Assessment of Reading Strategies II
Assess your kids' reading skills with a straightforward reading comprehension exercise. Pupils read a story and answer 12 multiple choice questions about the story. Each question is labeled with one of 12 reading strategies, such as...
Other
International Literacy Association: Podcasts
A list of podcasts from the International Reading Association on various topics in Language Arts. Several discuss ideas in teaching reading and writing, others on vocabulary, reading fluency, and early literacy. Several are available in...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Targeted Re Reading
This lesson defines and explains how to do targeted re-reading and provides two literary examples. It offers this information in both text and audio formats.
PBS
Pbs: Super Why!
Empower students on a reading adventure with this collection of interactive literacy games. Superpower your literacy lessons with these videos, interactives, and activities.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Party Moose
The importance of paying attention to what you are reading, and employing reading strategies when something doesn't make sense, are demonstrated in the 11-minute animated story "Party Moose" from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Let's Learn: Let's Share a Story: "Miss Dorothy and Her Book Mobile"
Read "Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile" with Earnestine Sweeting. This story, written by Gloria Houston, tells the true story of the librarian Miss Dorothy. [14:33]
British Council
British Council: Learn English Kids: Dinosaur Dig
Use this story about a little girl and a dinosaur dig to practice reading skills such as story sequencing. Use the printable activity sheet to help you practice reading comprehension.
British Council
British Council: Learn English Kids: Eric the Engine and the Railway Rock
After listening to and reading along with this story, print off the activity sheet to practice sequencing. Good for checking comprehension for early intermediate English language learners or any beginning reader.
British Council
British Council: Learn English Kids: Record Breakers (Song and Jigsaw Puzzle)
This story gives a fun way to check listening and reading comprehension. Read and listen to the story before printing out an activity that tests what you've learned.
British Council
British Council: Learn English Kids: Twins' Week
Listen to and read along with this little story about what twins, a brother and a sister, do all week at the zoo. A printable worksheet offers an activity to check reading comprehension. Good for early intermediate English language...
Other
Kidoons: Brementown Musicians
The story is read aloud page by page. The illustrations are simple and colorful. The vocabulary is for advanced English language learners, or native speakers. Click on the French flag or Italian flag to hear and read the story in those...
Other
North pole.com: "Bud's Wild Ride"
Listen and read to Bud the Elf's bike-testing tale. A great way to develop elementary-aged reading and listening comprehension. Links to other "Christmas-time" games and stories.
British Council
Learn English Kids: The Lucky Envelope
After reading along and listening to this story, you can print off activities that check your comprehension. Practice story sequencing and other comprehension skills and write a message.
Read Works
Read Works: Chemistry: Atoms & Molecules
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining the difference between atoms an molecules. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
Voa Special English: Listen & Read About Louisa Alcott
The Special English broadcasts of Voice of American give non-native English speakers help in comprehending American English while they also learn about American life and culture. This listening comprehension segment tells the story of...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Check Your Understanding of a Text by Teaching Others
In this lesson, you will learn how to check for understanding by teaching what you've learned to others. Login gives access to an additional video. [2:51]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Using Prior Knowledge
This lesson explains how to apply prior knowledge to a reading. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast [4:57] with the lesson's content.
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Lesson Video for 'Keep Track of New Information by Retelling'
In this lesson, you will learn how to keep track of new information in an article by stopping at the end of a section and retelling the main ideas. [6:10]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Have a Conversation in Your Head as You Read
In this lesson, you will learn how to understand what you are reading by having conversations in your head. Login gives access to an additional video. [2:33]