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Read Works

Read Works: Comprehension Units

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Reading comprehension units for grades kindergarten through fifth grade are available on this site. Units consist of read aloud questions and paired passages. Multiple Lexiles are shown, along with...
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Read Works: Grandma's House

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about twin sisters Hannah and Emily who end up having more fun with their grandma than they thought they would. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Education & Knowledge: What Is the Goal of Education?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What is the goal of education?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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Read Works: Goodbye to Lice

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction, informational text 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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Read Works: From City to Farm

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about s psychologist who decided to leave his life in the city and become a farmer. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: In the Night Passage & Question Set

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares a first person account of a cat and its night on the prowl. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are...
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Read Works: "Jose and the Blue Crayons" Passage & Question Set

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares the story of a boy who listened to his teacher during a lesson about "sharing" and then shared a crayon with his classmate. This passage reinforces essential reading...
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Read Works: Leader of the United Nations

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about the role of the United Nations and its leader, Ban Ki-moon. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Reading comprehension...
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Read Works: A Scared Tiger

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares the story of a scared cat who will not come down from a tree. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition...
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Read Works: The First Thanksgiving

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage describes the first Thanksgiving. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several...
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Read Works: Star Power

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the philanthopic acts of music group and movie stars. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also...
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Read Works: An Owl Is a Bird

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage provides facts about owls. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several questions and a...
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Read Works: The United States of America

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses what it means to be an American. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several...
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Read Works: Smoking Hurts the Lungs and Heart

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage includes six reasons why people should not smoke. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Questions are provided as supplements to the passage.
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Read Works: Get Well Lance

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage includes the story of a girl who is writing a get well note to a classmate. This passage is intended as a guided passage. It contains questions regarding explicit information and drawing...
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Read Works: The Great Gift

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage includes the story of a girl who is celebrating her birthday. This passage is intended as a guided passage. It contains questions regarding explicit information and drawing conclusions.
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Read Works: Famous Scientists Charles Darwin

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage discusses Charles Darwin and his theory of natural selection in evolution. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: An Upset

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This narrative passage tells the story of an "upset" in a sporting event. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: Slavery in the North

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the world problem of unsafe drinking water. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works: Fit for Life

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses how to stay healthy and physically fit through diet and exercise. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading...
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Read Works: Hispanic Population Soars

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the soaring Hispanic population in the United States. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works: Follow That Koala!

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses how and why koala bears are tracked by scientists. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works: The Story of the Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short literary text passage shares the fairy tale of the Three Little Pigs. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works: A Scared Tiger

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] "A Scared Tiger" shares the story of a scared cat that will not come down from a tree. This literary text passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...