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Read Works: Grown Up

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem about growing up. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Jenny's Move

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Sarah who is upset when she finds out her best friend is moving away. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Eyewitness to History: Children of War

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares an interview of a World War II-era native German whose family fled Berlin. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: Congress Speaks Spanish

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the growing number of Spanish speakers in Congress. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Canine Courage

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about rescue dogs used to find people after the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: A Polar Bear Grows Up

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about polar bear cubs and how they grow. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Just What the Doctor Ordered

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about polio and the vaccine created to protect against it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Cold Faithful

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about ice geysers on Enceladus, one of the moons orbiting Saturn. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Machines Can Move!

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about simple machines used in daily life such as: a pulley, a screw, an inclined plane, a wheel and axle, a wedge, and a lever. A question sheet is available to help students build...
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Read Works: The King of Bling

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb and the efforts taken by curators to preserve the finders, while in addition, share the contents of the...
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Read Works: Eyewitness to History: Grandma Was a Protester

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares information about a young girl's grandmother who protested the Vietnam War. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Read Works: Wild Waves

For Students 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Cortes Bank, a site in California with some of the biggest waves in the world. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: A Healthy Smile

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how to take care of your teeth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Smoking Hurts People and the Environment!

For Students 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about smoking and how it hurts both people and the environment. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Germs Go to School

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about harmful germs found on surfaces in schools. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: All About Ants

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text different kinds of ants and different roles ants have within their colonies. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Cool Cats

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Free membership required. This informational text passage shares facts about cheetahs. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: Cool Cats

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about cheetahs and five cheetah cubs born at the National Zoo in 2005. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Ig Nobel Winners

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Ig Nobel Prizes and some people who have won them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Gender Gap

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article shares the arguments for and against single gender schools.This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
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Read Works: Famous African Americans Duke Ellington

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains biographical information about the famous jazz composter, Duke Ellington. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: Famous African Americans Marian Anderson

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains brief biographical information about the famous singer named Marian Anderson. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
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Read Works: When Music Is a Steal

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the topic of illegal downloading of music. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: Forms of Art Ansel Adams

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives a brief biography of the photographer Ansel Adams and his straight photography style. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...