Read Works
Read Works: A Kid in a Candy Store
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Tommy who needs to get a job in order to save money for a new skateboard. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Social Studies for Kids
Social Studies for Kids: The Election of the President Throughout u.s. History
Easy-to-read article explores every election, from George Washington to the present. Which political parties have come and gone? Who has been elected more times than anybody else?
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Your House: How to Make It Asthma Safe
Learn how to control the triggers in your house that make asthma worse by reading this article for kids.
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Kids Health: About Anemia
Tells the story of a kid diagnosed with anemia. Be sure to read the whole story and click on the "more articles" tab to get more information.
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Kids Health: What's Visual Impairment
What's it like for people who are visually impaired? How does it happen and what can be done? Be sure to read the whole article and click on the tabs to the right for more information.
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Kids Health: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Get the scoop on the causes, treatments, and symptoms of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). Be sure to read the whole article and to click on the side tabs to the right for additional information on this painful disease.
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Kids Health: Scoliosis
Understand what scoliosis is and how it affects the people who have it. How do doctors treat it? What are some places to get more information? Be sure to read the whole article and to click on the tabs to the right for more information.
Read Works
Read Works: The New Kid
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Dylan who was new at school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: A Constitution for Kids
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a translation of the Constitution into language children can understand more easily. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: School Bus Strike Hurt Kids With Disabilities Most
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the effects of a four-week school bus drivers' strike in New York City. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Is Big Tobacco Out to Hook Kids?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the addictive nature of tobacco and the dangers teens face due to tobacco marketing strategies. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: Cashing In
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating paying kids for doing well in school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Lunch Around the World
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about typical school lunches in other countries including: France, Spain, Lebanon, India, Singapore, South Africa, Brazil, and Japan. A question sheet is available to help students...
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Read Works: Burger Battles
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about fast food, health risks caused by eating fast food, and increased fast food marking to young people. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: The Scoop on Adhd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about ADHD with information about what it is and how to deal with it. Advice and insight from students with ADHD gives a unique perspective. A question sheet is available to help...
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Read Works: Steps to Inventing
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text listing the four steps kids can follow to become inventors. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source Online: Motivating Low Performing Adolescent Readers
An article on motivating adolescents at the high school level to become better readers. With suggestions on teaching materials and identifying reading problems. (Only available in Archive)
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Kids Health: Volunteering
Volunteering may seem like working without being compensated but that isn't necessarily true. Volunteers are compensated with a gratifying feeling of making a difference in the life of someone in need.Read this article to find out how to...
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Kids Health: Cerebral Palsy
Read this informative article from Kids Health to find out what cerebral palsy is, the different types, how it is treated, and learning to live with it.
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Kids Health: My Pet Died How Can I Feel Better
Pets can be thought of as very special friends and losing one can be a very sad time. Read this article from Kids Health to find out what to do if your pet dies.
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Kids Health: Five Steps for Fighting Stress
Sometimes you feel angry, scared, upset, or frustrated. Read this article from Kids Health to learn some useful tips on how to manage stress.
Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 3, Issue 10: Beavers and the Environment [Pdf]
Read this magazine article to learn how beavers both help and hurt the environment they live it.
Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 3, Issue 12: Stringing Along [Pdf]
Read this magazine article to learn about string instruments such as the violin including how it is made, how it is played, and how it works.
Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 5, Issue 8: Guitars:the Kings of Rock [Pdf]
Read this magazine article to learn about guitars including the history of guitars, kinds of guitars, and how they work.