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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Interventions for Reading Strategies: Qar Strategy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This Michigan State University site suggests three question-answer relationships strategies, rather than four, leaving out "author and you." Includes examples of each relationship, steps for teaching, and assessment.
Study Guide
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Teaching Strategies (Reading) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Printable, fifty-five page PDF file of a staff development manual containing strategies for teaching reading. Includes chapters on vocabulary, main ideas and supporting details, author's purpose, chronological order, plot and conflict...
Unit Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat Reading Grade 4: Teaching Strategies

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This is a great resource that concentrates strategies and student activities in one place in an easy to use format, and can be navigated easily. Find great examples of probable passage, selective underlining, and semantic feature...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Teaching Reading 3 5: Fostering Book Discussions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This video lesson is part of a year-long unit on immigration. It begins with an introduction to My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada; the students begin to discuss books they have read about immigrants and how that relates to their...
Website
Other

Reading Quest: Making Sense of Social Studies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Teaching students to read well in areas other than language arts requires teaching and reinforcing the kinds of reading strategies taught here. There are 27 strategies, ranging from brainstorming to word mapping. The site includes PDF...
Website
Other

Reading Educator: Question Answer Relationships

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Based on the presumption that every teacher shares responsibility for teaching reading, this page offers a brief look at question-answer relationships, as well as suggestions for putting the strategy to use in the classroom.
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Auburn University

Auburn University: Developing Reading Fluency

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
How can you develop reading fluency in your students? This site offers insight into the direct and indirect approaches to teaching reading fluency. Come and check it out.
Lesson Plan
Free Reading

Free Reading: Amplify Education, Inc.: Introduce Reading Connected Text

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
An exciting introduction to reading! The instructor writes a simple, one-line story on the board from literature, and the learners learn to sound out the words.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Visualizing Using the Sketch to Stretch Strategy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons to improve reading comprehension using a visualizing strategy called sketch-to-stretch. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Teaching Reading: Expert Interviews

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn from nationally known researchers and experts in literacy and early education. Topics include phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, comprehension, writing, summer learning, early childhood education, dyslexia, and more.
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Other

Noodle Tools: Online Reading Strategies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This slide presentation makes clear the reasons for specifically teaching online reading strategies, as well as giving examples of how to teach these skills. Many slides also provide links to websites which provide practice for the...
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Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Reading Resources [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This site provides a collection of reading strategy teaching resources. Strategies are arranged according to the ELA Common Core Curriculum Standards and grade level bands.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Teaching Reading 3 5: Session 3: Building Comprehension

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This is a workshop for teachers of grades 3-5 with a focus on building reading comprehension. It includes a video demonstrating some of the strategies used as well as activities, printouts, and even tips for new teachers. [28:25]
Lesson Plan
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Paraphrasing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Improve understanding of expository materials by getting the main ideas through paraphrasing. The paraphrasing strategy helps students recall the main ideas and specific facts of materials they read. There are three steps for teaching...
Article
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,...
Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Reading Topics a to Z

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A large collection of articles and resources on reading instruction, including for English language learners. The Teacher Education section includes a complete self-study course on teaching reading and writing.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: Paired Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The Paired Reading strategy encourages peer teaching and learning. Students are divided into pairs and read along together or take turns reading aloud to each other. Pairs can have the same reading ability or can include a more fluent...
Article
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Grouping Students Who Struggle With Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th
There are a variety of grouping formats that have been proven effective for teaching reading to students with learning disabilities: whole class, small group, pairs, and one-on-one. This article summarizes the research and implications...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Teach the Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
To improve students' reading comprehension, teachers should introduce the seven cognitive strategies of effective readers: activating, inferring, monitoring-clarifying, questioning, searching-selecting, summarizing, and...
Unit Plan
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Reading 101: A Guide to Teaching Reading and Writing

For Teachers K - 1st
Reading 101 is a self-paced professional development course for K-3 teachers. It presents some of the core information that teachers need to help young children learn to read and write well and to support the children who struggle. The...
Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: The Foundations for Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
What are the foundations for reading? Come and explore this informative article to discover the answer to this question.
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Other

Reading Quest: Strategies for Reading Comp.: History Frames: Story Maps

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This activity will help you teach students chronological order as well as identifying key people and events. Printable worksheets.
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Other

Reading Quest: Strategies for Reading Comprehension: Problem Solution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Working with students on identifying problem and solution in their reading? Here is a simple concept, with a printable chart, for teaching and reinforcing this concept. Applicable for any subject area, could be used (modified) at any level.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Read Write Think

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
ReadWriteThink offers hundreds of classroom resources for teaching and learning language arts and literacy. Resources range from lesson plans to student interactives, to after-school activities, and professional development.