Other
How the Language Really Works: Novels and Stories
This brief article explains perspective, types of narrators, and the elements of fiction.
Other
Critical Reading: How the Language Really Works: Interpretation
In this brief article, the author considers the ways that readers interpret text. An interesting comparison between reading and viewing a painting is worth a look.
Other
Sebastian Swan: Read a Book!
Looking for a new way to get young students reading? This interactive reading site provides online stories and accompanying questions for students to explore.
Other
Ccss Literacy E Handbook: Informational Text: Compare Perspectives
A short explanation of the difference between a firsthand account and a secondhand account.
Other
Gallaudet University: Reading and Mapping
Learn strategies for reading and mapping. This link offers important tips on improving test taking skills. Includes a PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
Application Magazine
Aplicaciones: Ortografia Del Quijote
There are thirty exercises with texts from Don Quixote. You can test your spelling and reading comprehension knowledge.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Unit: Reading Comprehension and Structure
This unit focuses on reading comprehension and structure. It includes lessons on the main idea and supporting details, theme, sequence, fact and opinion, literary devices, character, text features, inferences, organization of nonfiction,...
TES Global
Blendspace: Reading Strategies for Complex Texts
A nine-part learning module on reading strategies including links to videos, images, websites, and activities.
TES Global
Blendspace: The Roaring 20's
A learning module with thirteen links to texts, images, and videos, with information about life during the 1920's. RI.9-10.7 different mediums
TES Global
Blendspace: Text Connections Pompeii in Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction
A fourteen-part learning module with links to texts, videos, and websites that demonstrate text connections through various texts about Pompeii.
TES Global
Blendspace: Nonfiction 2014 2015
A learning module with twenty-one links to images, websites, texts, slideshows, and videos about nonfiction and informational text reading skills.
Other
Worksheet Plus: Give and Get
Read a short literary text called "Give and Get," and then choose the correct answer for comprehension questions at the end of the selection.
Other
Jeopardy Labs: Text Structure
Practice answering text structure questions in this Jeopardy-style learning activity.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Nonfiction Comprehension: Making Personal and Textual Connections
This is a lesson plan to help elementary students connect to nonfiction text as they read.
Courseware Solutions
Worksheetsplus: 1st and 2nd Grade Sight Word Reading Comprehension: Hot Spell
Read a short literary text titled "Hot Spell," and answer the multiple choice reading comprehension questions that follow.
Courseware Solutions
Worksheetsplus: Earth Day Reading: Woodman, Spare That Tree
Read a poem titled "Woodman, Spare That Tree" by George Pope Morris, and answer the multiple choice reading comprehension questions that follow.
Mind Tools
Mind Tools: Reading Strategies
This site from Mind Tools reviews six different strategies to help you read more effectively. RI.11-12.10a Text Complexity
Other
How to Study: Strategy for Reading Textbooks
This site gives a method, called SQRW, that can help you with your reading. It is very similar to SQ3R.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: Reading Guides
Reading Guides help students navigate reading material, especially difficult textbook chapters or technical reading. Students respond to a teacher-created written guide of prompts as they read an assigned text. Reading Guides help...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Introduction to Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts
This introduction to reading and analyzing text features a list of learning objectives for analyzing prose and poetry, and an understanding of critical approaches to literary interpretation.
abcteach
Abcteach: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for Grades 2 4
[Free Registration/Login Required] With more than twenty pieces from which to choose, teachers can print out comprehension checks for their students. Each printable document includes an informational piece and questions to determine the...
Quizlet
Quizlet: Making Inferences (Nonfiction)
Match five words and definitions about making inferences in nonfiction texts by racing against the clock in this learning game.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 5th Grade: Reading Terms: Match
In this interactive game, students match 34 terms relating to reading with their definitions.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 5th Grade: Reading Terms: Flashcards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 34 terms relating to reading and their definitions.