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.

What are the foundations for reading? Come and explore this informative article to discover the answer to this question.

[Free Registration/Login Required] The information passage "Zebra Mussels and the Hudson River" focuses on the Hudson River ecosystem and how the introduction of Zebra Mussels would impact it. A Step Read, an easier version of the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read an informational text about a possible new form of transportation and answer questions on comprehension, text support, main idea, vocabulary, and more. Links to a paired text and paired...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read an informational text about the predictions of a futurist and answer questions on comprehension, text support, main idea, vocabulary, and more. Links to a paired text and paired text...

This website offers a free download of the Research-Based Content Area Reading Instruction booklet. The purpose of this booklet is to provide teachers with research-based and classroom-tested information about each of these aspects of...

Students will learn the difference between books that tell stories and books that give information. Multiple videos of different level reading groups engaged in this instructional activity, along with a printable activity sheet are...

Here's a good starting point for anyone undertaking an adolescent literacy initiative in his or her school. The 50 page report offers background on the importance of the issue, research findings, and practical information about school...

Detailed information given as to most effective way to read and use a dance manual. Includes video (requires Quicktime).

Before, during, and after-reading ideas for introducing students to informational texts in the early-elementary grades in order to boost reading achievement through the upper-elementary grades.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson uses Bats by Gail Gibbons to teach learners how to identify facts learned from labeled diagrams within an informational text. Ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and independent practice...

In this science-themed literacy lesson, middle school students read about an exotic bug and integrate qualitative and quantitative information through close reading and viewing of diagrams.

This resource provides information and techniques for teaching phonics and decoding, which assist with early literacy.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about working together to prepare for a natural disaster. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

A lesson plan in which students read a narrative or informational text and complete graphic organizers to help them write good summaries of the texts. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students read a text and highlight the most important details. Materials are included. [PDF]

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about people of various religions living peacefully in the same area. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about silkworms and how silk is made. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Summarizing is a key skill needed in reading comprehension. This page describes how to summarize main ideas in a text. Click on Model button for a model with explanation and then click on Practice (Bottom Right)

A lesson plan in which students read a text and complete a graphic organizer to identify the main idea and supporting details. Materials are included.

This module provides strategies to use with informational text. Teachers will explicitly teach students about graphic organizers to use before reading informtational texts.

In this comprehensive unit, students launch their learning about birds by using informational texts. As students read these texts, they build background knowledge and develop their skills as readers of informational texts. Included are...

A lesson through which students identify, understand and work with important vocabulary words found in an online article on biodiversity. Based on the "Ten Important Words Plus" strategy that teachers can employ as part of vocabulary and...

Students begin this lesson by discussing what makes a good, vivid story and creating a working checklist of the criteria for a good story. They explore background information about the Mercury Theatre production of the "War of the...