Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Blue Whale

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
An interactive tests scholars' reading comprehension skills. After reading or listening to a brief informational text, learners answer five fill-in-the-blank questions. Results appear instantly.
Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

American Revolution

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Test scholar's reading comprehension skills with a practice that challenges pupils to read an informational text about the Amerian Revolution then answer 10 questions. 
Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Abigail Adams

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Ten multiple-choice questions follow a short informative reading about Abigail Adams. Feedback appears instantly and ends with a detailed report.
Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Alexander Graham Bell

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
An interactive practice challenges scholars to read an informational text then answer nine questions. The topic of the text is Alexander Graham Bell. Questions are a mix of multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank.
Activity
College Board

The Departure

For Teachers 8th Standards
Scholars learn about the Hero's Journey as they read Ray Bradbury's "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." They analyze the story's structure and narrative techniques. Finally, they write summaries of the text's central idea and use their...
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Explicit Comprehension Strategy Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use explicit strategy instruction to make visible the invisible comprehension strategies that good readers use to understand text. Support students until they can use the strategies independently. Recycle and re-teach strategies...
Article
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Improve Performance on Reading Comprehension Tests

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This article describes some of the thought processes that can help students perform well on standardized tests of reading comprehension. It includes two reading passages along with sample test questions that call on skills that eighth...
Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: "Seven Strategies to Teach Text Comprehension" by c.r. Adler

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this article, "comprehension strategies" are explained. Supported by research, these strategies are divided into seven different steps, including the following: monitoring comprehension, metacognition, graphic and semantic organizers,...
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Other

Reading Quest: Strategies for Reading Comprehension: Problem Solution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Working with students on identifying problem and solution in their reading? Here is a simple concept, with a printable chart, for teaching and reinforcing this concept. Applicable for any subject area, could be used (modified) at any level.
Unit Plan
Other

Thinkport.org: Monitor Comprehension

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A resourceful site explaining, chronicling, and detailing the idea of students' monitoring their own comprehension of a task or understanding. Includes a video link, quotes from experts, links, and more.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using the Prediction Strategy to Set Purposes for Reading

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains plans for three lessons that teach a reading comprehension technique called the prediction strategy, where young scholars predict what will happen in a story before reading. In addition to objectives and standards, this...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: Think Alouds

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Think Alouds help students learn to monitor their thinking as they read an assigned passage. Students are directed by a series of questions which they think about and answer aloud while reading. This process reveals how much they...
Professional Doc
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Teaching Reading: Expert Interviews

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn from nationally known researchers and experts in literacy and early education. Topics include phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, comprehension, writing, summer learning, early childhood education, dyslexia, and more.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: A Quilt of Many Colors

For Teachers 1st
This lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Valerie Flournoy's "The Patchwork Quilt". Students will participate in making making a class quilt to signify a sense of community.
Website
PBS

Pbs: Misunderstood Minds: Reading Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS presents this comprehensive site outlining common causes of reading difficulties. Strategies and suggestions for solving these issues are discussed here.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Passages: Natural Resources

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read and fill in the blanks of this passage explaining natural resources. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be displayed along with...
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Passages: The Earth's Energy Budget

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and fill in the blanks of this passage explaining the earth's engergy budget. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be displayed along...
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Passages: Magnets and Electromagnets

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Read and fill in the blanks of this passage explaining atomic history. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be displayed along with your...
Graphic
Other

Ncrel: Reading Strategies: Before, During, and After [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides a detailed chart to aid students' understanding of texts. It goes through the steps of pre-reading, during reading, and after reading, outlining what students should be thinking about as they interact with a text. This...
Website
Other

Reading Educator: Question Answer Relationships

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Based on the presumption that every teacher shares responsibility for teaching reading, this page offers a brief look at question-answer relationships, as well as suggestions for putting the strategy to use in the classroom.
Professional Doc
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Reading Strategies: Use Context Clues to Decipher Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This reading resource discusses the strategy of using context clues to decipher new words. A list of guiding questions is provided to help students as they use context clues to understand new words.
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Other

Reading Quest: Strategies for Reading Comprehension: Column Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An informational look at two and three-column note formats, complete with definitions, uses, and examples of each. A variation of the Cornell note-taking system.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "Little House on the Prairie"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using Little House In The Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder, this instructional activity focuses on the concept of time and place, phonics, and comprehension strategies. It is an interactive instructional activity with classroom dialogue...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Asking and Answering Questions About Our Story

For Teachers 1st Standards
Today's lesson is all about asking and answering questions so we can strengthen comprehension.

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