An interactive tests scholars' reading comprehension skills. After reading or listening to a brief informational text, learners answer five fill-in-the-blank questions. Results appear instantly.

Scholars test their reading comprehension skills with an interactive practice. After reading about the Boston Tea Party, learners answer 10 multiple-choice questions. A progress report details their work.

Reading guide for "The Secret Life of Bees" provided by the book's publisher, Penguin. Sections include an introduction, a short biography of Sue Monk Kidd, a much longer transcript of an interview with her, and eleven discussion...

This site contains 47 one-page guided writing and reading guides and assessments.The reproducibles are copyrighted materials but may be copied and used for educational purposes.

Besides the usual critical introduction, biographical information and discussion question; this reading guide includes an interview with the author.

Reading guide for Victor Martinez's "Parrot in the Oven" provided by the book's publisher, HarperCollins. Sections include an introduction, short biography of the author (including a picture), and ten discussion questions.

Two short stories from Polish immigrant, Anzia Yerzierska, about the challenges of Americanization that immigrants faced in the early-twentieth century. Includes questions for discussion.

An excerpt from Abraham Cahan's novel, "Yekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto," and Charles Chesnutt's short story, "The Wife of His Youth," that describe challenges of assimilation into American culture for both European immigrants and...

Some questions in the Reading Comprehension section will ask you to make an inference about information in the passage. The answer may not be explicitly stated in the passage, but it will be supported by the content of the passage. In...

This study guide is a helpful tool for studying E.B. White's classic, Charlotte's Web. Background information about the story and play are provided, as well as lesson ideas.

This reading resource discusses the strategy of using context clues to decipher new words. A list of guiding questions is provided to help students as they use context clues to understand new words.

This reading resource discusses the strategy of identifying an author's viewpoint. A list of guiding questions is provided to help students as they analyze the author's viewpoint.

Discussion of providing students with a purpose for reading from a college class site entitled "Advanced Study of the Teaching of Secondary School Reading." Along with discussion and background on the topic, some specific strategies are...

This lesson plan guide provides literacy activities for learning about climate change. The reading level is more accessible to struggling readers who may be studying this topic in the higher grades.

This student-friendly tour of the UC Berkeley Art Museum features fun online activities and a tutorial on how to read a museum label.

The author talks about the main character, Vera, in this interview exceprt. The reading guide also includes a critical introduction and discussion questions.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage focuses on the American federal voting process including its history and how the process works. It is followed by a comprehension question set.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage focuses on the election process in the United States of America including the federal offices, the laws on voting, and the registration to vote. It is followed by a comprehension question set.

This is a guide to poetic literary terms such as meter and an explanation of several types of meter, types of stanzas, types of rhyme, etc.

Liesel Meminger is only nine years old when she is taken to live with a foster family, the Hubermanns, on Himmel Street in Molching, Germany, in the late 1930s. She arrives with few possessions, but among them is The Grave Digger's...

In the midst of his mother's struggle with cancer, fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold has the opportunity to take the trip of a lifetime. Accompanying his fearless grandmother, a magazine reporter for International Geographic, Alexander...

Primary purpose questions ask us to identify why the author may have written the passage. As you read through the passage the first time, it's a good idea to always be asking yourself: "So what?" "What's the point?"

The U.S. Department of Education developed this brief guide for reading tutors. It lists ways that tutoring helps both the learner and the tutor, and provides practical tips that can help tutors be more effective in their work.

Once you know the basics to knitting here is a guide to helping you understand patterns.