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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: My First Baseball Game [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"My First Baseball Game" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a child going to his first baseball game and learning what it means to be a Chicago Cubs fan. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Making a Difference [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"Making a Difference" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about students helping to get their families and others to register to vote. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: My Summer [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 4th
"My Summer" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a child who visited his grandmother in Phoenix for the summer. He was surprised at how hot it was there. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students...
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Read Works

Read Works: Mission to Mars

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a husband and wife who journey together to Mars. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Callie Learns to Listen

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares the story of a girl who wants to pack up her backpack but first needs to stop and listen for directions from her teacher. This passage reinforces essential reading...
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Read Works: Earth 2072

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text describing what school might be like in the future. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Casey Saves the Play

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short literary text passage shares the story of a character who is able to particiapate . This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension...
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Read Works: The Tree

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Emma who finds a fairy home while walking in the woods. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Jenny's Move

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Sarah who was very upset that her friend Jenny was moving away. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Can Teach

Can Teach: Dear Character

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this lesson plan students will demonstrate reading comprehension and writing skills by writing a letter to a character in a story. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above, but could be adapted for younger grades.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: 10 Free Reading Tests for Comprehension Practice

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A teaching resource with ten free downloadable reading tests/comprehension practice along with an answer key.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: 10 Free Reading Tests for Comprehension Practice

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A teaching resource with ten free downloadable reading tests/comprehension practice sheets along with an answer key.
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Other

Bab Books: On Line Stories and Resources for Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Collection of children's books online. Some of the books are "Talking books," and children can create their own story by using Adlib and even have the story read back to them.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Diary of a Teenage Refugee" by Amira

For Students 5th - 6th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Read Works

Read Works: Snowflake Bentley

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this ReadWorks read aloud lesson, students will describe Bentley's environment and his interactions with it. Students will evaluate the impact a person's environment can have on life. Then students...
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Read Works: Take Me Out to the Ballgame

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a five-page PDF fiction passage entitled "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" followed by a 10 comprehension questions. It also provides a StepRead passage, a shorter version of the story. Click on the...
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Read Works: Accidental Butterfly

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is six-page PDF fiction passage entitled "Accidental Butterfly" followed by 10 comprehension questions. A link to answers for the questions if also provided. Click on double arrows to download,...
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Read Works: The Columbia

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a seven-page PDF fiction passage "The Columbia" followed by 10 comprehension questions. A link to the answer key is provided. Click on double arrows on top right to download, print, or view...
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Read Works

Read Works: My Favorite Alley Cat

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Requires free membership. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It contains...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Comprehension and Vocabulary Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is correlated to Houghton Mifflin Reading, Grade 2 and is a guideline for comprehension and vocabulary for Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night by Cynthia Rylant. Interactive vocabulary...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Literary Terminology: Practice 5 (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will practice using terminology critical for comprehension, interpretation, and analysis of poetry, drama, and fiction.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Literary Terminology: Practice 5 (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Practice using terminology critical for comprehension, interpretation, and analysis of poetry, drama, and fiction.
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Read Works

Read Works: A Tricky Monkey

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little monkey who tells stories to get attention and then learns the importance of being honest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in understanding theme.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: My First Baseball Game With Q&a [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
"My First Baseball Game" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a boy and his sister going to their first baseball game and learning what it means to be Chicago Cubs fans. It is followed by constructed-response questions which...

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