Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Money

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Young readers test their comprehension skills with an interactive practice. Pupils read a brief informational text about money then answer five questions. A detailed page appears at the end to showcase participants' work.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Scaffolding Comprehension Strategies Using Graphic Organizers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
A three-part standards-based instructional activity in which students will use collaborative strategic reading to apply four reading strategies: preview, click and clunk, get the gist, and wrap-up. They will work in cooperative groups...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Questioning a Comprehension Strategy for Small Group Reading

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons about asking the right questions while reading. After the teacher explains the difference between factual and inferential questions, young scholars practice using them in small-group guided reading. In...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Qa Rs to Develop Comprehension & Reflective Reading Habits

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons that use the QAR strategy to develop reading comprehension and reflective reading within students. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...
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Other

Merit Software: Reading Comprehension Connection: Reading Lessons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In these practice exercises, students select a reading subject and skill level from drop-down menus and then complete the lesson activities. The lessons are on vocabulary, context, and comprehension. There are two skill levels:...
Professional Doc
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Reading Resources [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This site provides a collection of reading strategy teaching resources. Strategies are arranged according to the ELA Common Core Curriculum Standards and grade level bands.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Guided Comprehension: Making Connections

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Lesson introduces young scholars to the strategy of making connections. Students learn the three types of connections using a double-entry journal. A good resource for teachers.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Thieves to Preview Nonfiction Texts

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons that introduce a nonfiction prereading strategy with the acronym THIEVES, which stands for Title, Headings, Introduction, Every first sentence, Visuals and vocabulary, End Questions, and Summary. In...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring How Section Headings Support Understanding

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Teaching students to pay attention to headings and titles as they read? Here you'll find a practical application for using an expository text to apply the concept of using headings. Geared toward older elementary students, but...
Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: K W L [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students complete a KWL chart before during and after reading a text. Materials are included.
Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: Sum Summary! [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which learners read a narrative or informational text and complete graphic organizers to help them write good summaries of the texts. Materials are included.
Unit Plan
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: How to Listen Better

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students read a description of what it means to listen respectively. Then they write a brief action plan for becoming a better listener.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Intensive, Individualized Interventions for Struggling Readers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Because the cause of adolescents' difficulties in reading vary, interventions may focus on any of the critical elements of knowledge and skill required for the comprehension of complex texts, including fundamental skills such as phonemic...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Extended Discussion of Text Meaning and Interpretation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Teachers should provide opportunities for students to engage in high-quality discussions of the meaning and interpretation of texts in various content areas as one important way to improve their reading comprehension.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Increasing Comprehension Through Prediction Strategies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for a lesson about predicting the outcomes of stories based off their first lines. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as well as...
Handout
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University of Northern Iowa: Study Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of web sites that provide tips to help you study more effectively, manage your time, take better notes, and handle the stresses of school life.

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