Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing rereading as a good reader strategy, students complete an initial read of a novel text. With a partner, they complete a timed fluency drill...

Students work to improve reading fluency by practicing oral reading skills. They read and reread sentences, noticing the effect repeated reading have on speed and accuracy. In groups, they complete timed readings and work to improve...

Students practice various strategies for fluent, expressive reading. After reviewing chunking and book talks, students choose an appropriate leveled book to read. They are assessed on their reading fluency and reading expression after...

Young scholars practice various strategies for fluent, expressive reading. After reviewing sentence structure, students choose an appropriate leveled book to read with their partner. They are assessed on their reading fluency and reading...

Students work to improve their oral expression while reading aloud. They read and record an entire story with a partner and listen to the playback of the readings. They evaluate their expressive language using a given checklist.

In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about Emperor penguins. Students then answer 8 true/false questions.

In this ESL/ELL reading comprehension activity, students read or listen to an article entitled, "US Fat Cats Quizzed Over High Salaries." They discuss the article and participate in both pre and post-reading activities. They fill in the...

This short reading activity is a quick way to have younger students practice comprehension skills. Learners read a conversation between two friends and then answer 4 comprehension and vocabulary questions.

A quintessential resource for teaching an elementary unit on the first Thanksgiving addresses a variety of skills, including informational reading, critical thinking, comparing and contrasting facts, technology tools, and historical...

Here's a richly detailed unit, designed for second graders, that focuses on decoding figurative language, including similes, metaphors, personification and idioms.

Young readers explore a nonfiction text for its main idea. They will listen to the book Animal Sight by Kirsten Hall, and then observe as the teacher models a main idea think-aloud. Later, for independent practice, they listen to the...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a passage about how Popsicles were invented and patented. Students answer 6 multiple choice questions.

In this turtles farm worksheet, students read a passage about a turtles farm and then answer multiple choice questions, true or false questions, and fill in the blanks. Students complete 3 activities.

Students summarize a piece of fiction text. After reviewing the correct way to read in order to summarize, students independently read the story "Pig in a Bag." They write a summary paragraph using the process outlined by the instructor...

Pupils practice reading to become fluent readers. They read quickly, automatically and expressively. Students should also comprehend what they read. One way to increase fluency is through repeated readings. Reading a passage of text...

Students access how to decode words for meaning in text. They strive to read fluently with accuracy. Students read more fluently through utilizing one-minute reads of repeated readings, as the more a student rereads a passage, the more...

Students apply specific reading strategies to answer questions about the selection Freedom on the Menu. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read a selection called Freedom on the Menu and use specific reading strategies to...

In this phonics activity, students demonstrate their knowledge of the concept by responding to 4 multiple choice questions. Students read a short passage then circle the words from the readings.

Students practice visualizing what they read and hear in a text. They listen to selected passages from a text read by the instructor. Students discuss the visual pictures they see when listening to the text. After listening to a...

In this reading review for grade 2 (2.1) worksheet, 2nd graders answer 25 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about comprehension of 7 passages.

Students work to develop comprehension strategies. They focus on the five 'w' questions for summarizing: who, what, when, where, and why? Through modeling and guided practice, they apply these questions to summarize several passages.

In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a passage about Easter, then complete 4 related questions. Students click on links to access questions and answers.

Second graders read an informational text passage on animals, as well as a poem that incorporates rhyming words. Then, 2nd graders answer questions based on what they read. 

In this things people couldn't do worksheet, students read context clues about famous people to determine which words in a word blank complete sentences. Students choose four answers to fill in the blanks.