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Scholastic

Scholastic: Teachers: Fluency Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Find a large collection of articles, teaching ideas, and assessment resources on fluency instruction and oral reading.
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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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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: How to Read a Poem

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource aims to give A-level students a strategy and example for reading a poem. We asked a Cambridge student to read a poem as though they were going to write an essay on it, and to write down their thoughts as they went through...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Read Aloud, Read Along, Read Appropriately to Foster Flexible Readers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The read aloud, read along, and read appropriately strategies involve three phases of reading instruction. As the teacher thinks aloud about what he or she is reading, students begin to understand the connections between the words on the...
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Able Media

Ctc: Reading Exercises on Gods and Gladiators

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Three readings in Latin along with comprehension quizzes from the Classics Technology Center. Quizzes could easily be used as worksheets as well. Appropriate for a level I or II Latin class.
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Read Works

Read Works:the American Civil War

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief history of the American Civil War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension. An additional answer sheet is included to...
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NWT Literacy Council

Nwt Literacy Council: April Raintree: A Multi Level Novel Study [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"April Raintree" was written by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier. This novel study is intended for adult learners at several stages in their acquisition of reading skills. The novel is about the experiences of a First Nations Metis child....
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: For Middle Schoolers: Activities to Build College Level Reading Skills

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
ACT has developed this list of activities to help middle-school students improve their reading ability. Parents and educators can use this information to help ensure that these students are on target for college and career readiness.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Summarizing Worksheets and Activities

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this instructional resource, students will learn more about summarizing texts. Worksheets and PowerPoint lessons are provided to reinforce understanding about ways to summarize nonfiction texts and to identify main ideas. This module...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Multiple Texts: Multiple Opportunities for Teaching and Learning

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Engaging all students in a themed study or unit is a challenge that teachers can resolve by using materials that match students' independent or instructional reading levels (Robb 1994, 2000). When students face textbooks that are above...
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Read Works

Read Works: Lincoln and the 13th Amendment to End Slavery

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief history of the official end to slavery in America, the 13th Amendment. A paired passage is part of this module, along with a lower level passage with related...
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Read Works

Read Works: John Brown's Antislavery Raid

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief history of John Brown, an American abolitionist. A paired passage, a lower level passage with related content, and a question sheet are available to help students...
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Read Works: The Code of Hammurabi

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief history of ancient Mesopotamia's Code of Hammurabi. A paired passage, a lower level passage with related content, and a questions sheet are available to help...
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Cholesterol Levels

For Students 9th - 10th
This effective site describes the different types of cholesterol, provides information on the optimal levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, and suggests lifestyle changes for improving cholesterol readings.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: How to Differentiate Instruction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site discusses differented instruction including the definition, when to implement, and how to implement using small groups. It offers information on how to form the differentiation groups for each grade level, K-3.
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Read Works

Read Works: Non Colonists in the American Revolution

For Teachers 4th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage gives information about the roles of some French, Native Americans, Hessians, and Polish citizens during the American Revolution. A question sheet is available to help students...
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Read Works

Read Works: Where Did King Tut Get His Eyebrows?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief history of how King Tut got his distinctive eyebrows. A questions sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension, and an additional...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Importance of Muhammad Ali [Abridged]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Abridged from the full text located at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, this passage provides biographical information about the famous boxer and Civil Rights advocate, Muhammad Ali....
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Read Works

Read Works: Excerpt From "The Fifties": The Affluent Society

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Abridged from the full text located at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, this passage provides information about economic wealth of Americans living during the 1950's. Paired texts are...
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Other

Reading Comprehension: Question Answer Relationships

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
If you need help working with your students on questioning a text or if you are working on higher-level questioning skills, this is a simple and helpful site. Printable resources available from site.
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Other

Hong Kong Education City: English Campus

For Students 9th - 10th
English Campus is an excellent site for Chinese speakers learning English. It includes seven channels - Watch, Read, Practice, Play, Create, Meet, and a Teachers' Corner. Learn by playing word and grammar games, watching movies and...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Ancient City of Petra: Controlling Trade Routes

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage from the American Museum of Natural Anthropology's website called OLogy provides a brief history of the city of Petra and its importance to ancient trade routes. A paired passage,...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: List of Action Books for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this website, find a list of books packed with action for kids middle school and elementary aged reading levels.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: List of Classic Books for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
A list of all time classic books for kids middle school and elementary aged reading levels is on this website.

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