International Reading Association
Reading Online Articles: Comprehension Instruction
An article on improving reading comprehension through time-tested strategies as well as a summary of new hypotheses about effective comprehension instruction.
Other
Concepts and Practices for Writing Courses: Interpreting Literature
This tutorial surveys the way readers should interpret literature or text in symbols, syntax, meaning, and the like. The article features a Literary Toolkit for Analyzing Literature.
IQ Site
Iq Study Activities: Grade 4 Reading 2008 Vdoe Released Items
This 35 question reading skills test asks student to read the supplied text and answer the comprehension questions about them.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: My Job [Pdf]
"My Job" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about the job as department of streets and sanitation worker including the work involved. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require learners to provide evidence from...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: The Gulls of Salt Lake [Pdf]
"The Gulls of Salt Lake" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a group of early settlers who had endured the hardships of traveling west and planted crops in the fertile soid, only to be invaded by swarms of crickets. Just when...
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Nsw Dept. Of Ed.: "One World" [Pdf]
Reading unit plan about endangered animals from the New South Wales, Australia, Department of Education and Training entitled "One World" (Forty-four page PDF file). It contains ten days worth of teaching suggestions that use a variety...
Hopelink
Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Real Life Reading Materials
The purpose of this reading instructional activity is to offer a reading and comprehension instructional activity based on real-life reading materials. This gives students the opportunity to gain reading comprehension skills from...
TES Global
Blendspace: Literary Terms Resources
This Blendspace provides assorted references for literary terms and brief literary terms assessments. This blendspace is designed to support all secondary students, including those who will be taking AP literature courses.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Simple Things Principals Can Do to Help All Children Read Well
Explore a list of simple things that principals can do to help all children learn to read. Come and learn more about the collaboration process with school administrators, teachers and staff.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Family Reading Activities
This site features family reading activities that will guide parents with their children's reading development.
US Department of Education
U.s. Dept. Of Education: Teaching Approaches: Text Comprehension Instruction
What is text comprehension? How does comprehension improve our reading ability? Check out this site to learn more about reading comprehension instruction. There are some wonderful suggestions for teachers to implement in their classrooms.
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Critical Reading
In-depth instructions on critical reading with lots of links to more reading guides and activities. A good site to help improve reading skills to become a better writer.
Read Works
Read Works: Solving New York City's Hurricane Problem With Representations
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about working together to prepare for a natural disaster. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: The First Thanksgiving
[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...
Read Works
Read Works: The Disappearing Room
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares a short mystery. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
Read Works
Read Works: The Wishing Tree
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little boy named Noah who finds a wishing tree. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Centuries of Peace
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about people of various religions living peacefully in the same area. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Spit for Silk
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about silkworms and how silk is made. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Bat News
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the job of a chiroptologist, a bat scientist. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also...
Read Works
Read Works: My Travel Journal in China: Day 5
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives a first person account of a person's visit to the Forbidden City in China. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...
Read Works
Read Works: Dog Cage (Goulong)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks module contains a pair of informational texts from the Philadelphia Museum of Art that describe the dog cage of Emperor Qianlong and the reception hall from China's Palace of Duke Zhao...
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Read Works: Reception Hall From the Palace of Duke Zhao (Zhaogongfu)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks module contains a pair of informational texts from the Philadelphia Museum of Art that describe the reception hall from China's Palace of Duke Zhao (Zhaogonfu) and the dog cage of Emperor...
Read Works
Read Works: In the Night
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a cat who likes to go hunting at night. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Reading Response Activities for Geronimo Stilton Book Series
Practice reading and comprehensions skills using the Geronimo Stilton book series. Choose activities from areas such as character studies, analysis of words and pictures, plot and making predictions. Reproducibles are included.