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Vowels, Reading Fluency

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice identifying words with the short o vowel sound. They use the strategy will reading a page from The Hare and the Tortoise. They read the passage while focusing on increasing their reading fluency and practice...
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Learning About Phrases To Improve Fluency And Comprehension

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Investigate the concept of phrases and how they are a crucial element for successful reading comprehension. High schoolers identify key phrases in reading selections. Afterward, they engage in writing exercises regarding what they have...
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Hyperion Publishing

Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
The language of the Constitution can feel quite ominous to young learners, but there are a variety of strategies you can utilize to help your class grasp the important concepts and ideals in our nation's founding document. This lesson...
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K5 Learning

Treasure Hunt

For Students 4th Standards
After reading about a book that leads two friends on a treasure hunt, class members respond to four short answer reading comprehension questions. Skills include describing the characters, retelling the story in their own words, writing...
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K5 Learning

Ten Little Cookies

For Students 2nd Standards
First there were ten cookies and then there were none. Who ate all the cookies? After reading a short poem that counts down from 10 as cookies are eaten, class members respond to four comprehsnion questions.
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CTBS Reading Practice #3

For Students 8th - 9th
In this reading practice worksheet, students read poems and biographies and answer twenty six multiple choice questions related to the different passages.
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Interactive
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Reading #5

For Students 4th
In this reading fluency interactive worksheet, 4th graders read a passage, which is timed, and answer 15 multiple choice questions based on the fictional story.
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Expression Makes Reading Exciting!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine how reading with expression makes stories more interesting by listening to a reading in monotone and one with expression. Reading in pairs, they practice with passages of Judith Voirst's, Alexander and the Terrible,...
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Read Aloud/ Narrative Analysis

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read passages of Koya's Cousin Del before answering questions in a discussion setting. They listen to a variety of musical pieces before detailing how the music makes them feel in a short piece of writing. They share their...
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K5 Learning

Here Is A Nest

For Students 2nd Standards
Answer the what, the how, and the why in a reading passage about a hen and her chicks. Readers use the text as a basis for finding the exact answers within the passage.
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K5 Learning

The Bomb

For Students 2nd Standards
Second graders read a brief passage about King Charles XII of Sweden who lived over 200 years ago. Then, they respond to four short answer questions about what they read.
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Worksheet
K5 Learning

Here Comes the Band

For Students 1st Standards
Can you hear the men playing in the band? What are they playing and where are they going? These are the main ideas of a brief fictional passage.
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Afghanistan: Country Report with Questions

For Students 6th - 8th
Building fluency in reading informational text is part of the common core. Get learners reading information about past and current issues related to the country of Afghanistan. They read the seven paragraph passage, then answer four...
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Ready to Race

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners practice techniques to help them be able to read faster, smoother and with expression. They read and reread a text in order to become more familiar with the words in the passage. Each student is given a copy of "Caps for Sale,"...
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Self-Assessment: Habits of Effective Readers, Writers, Speakers, Listeners, and Viewers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study how to read fluently. In this reading lesson, 5th graders practice reading and recording any miscues. Students time each other and graph their progress each day.
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Picture This!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice the strategy of visualization to aid in their reading comprehension of text. They paint mental pictures from readings from their history books, "The World and Its People: the US and It's Neighbors," and short stories...
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Because of Winn-Dixie

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Take an in-depth look at a passage from Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie. Included here is the reading passage as well as a step-by-step procedure for reading the text, a set of text-dependent questions, and a final writing...
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McGraw Hill

Phonics Teachers Resource Book

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Looking to improve your classes literacy program? Then look no further. This comprehensive collection of resources includes worksheets and activities covering everything from r-controlled vowels and consonant digraphs, to the different...
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The Better to Hear You With

For Teachers 1st
First graders use portable media players to improve their reading fluency. In this reading fluency lesson, 1st graders use a media player to read and record passages throughout the year to improve their reading fluency.
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It's All about Expression

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice rereading selected passages to improve their reading fluency. Working in pairs, 1st graders read and reread decodable, leveled passages. They create a tape recording of their reading to assess their fluency and use...
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Racy Readers

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After discussing the importance of reading fluently, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed...
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The Big Green Monster

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice rereading selected passages to improve their reading fluency. Working in pairs, students read and reread decodable, leveled passages. They complete center activities in groups of four in order to aid in decoding and...
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Flying Through The World Of Books

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice various strategies for fluent, expressive reading. After reviewing chunking and book talks, students choose an appropriate leveled book to read. They are assessed on their reading fluency and reading expression after...
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Ready, Set, Go

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing rereading as a good reader strategy, students complete an initial read of a novel text. With a partner, they complete a timed fluency drill and...

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