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Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Critical Reading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Reading Informational Texts Using the 3 2 1 Strategy

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students can count on using the 3-2-1 strategy to help them successfully comprehend and write about an informational text.
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Lesson Plan
Hopelink

Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Qar a Reading Comprehension Strategy

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
Brush up on your reading comprehension skills when you check out this website. It looks at a particular strategy called QAR. QAR stands for "Question-Answer Relationships." This particular strategy helps students learn to answer reading...
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Activity
Virginia Tech

Pixel: Fiction and Nonfiction Reading and Organizing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Short summary of different skills involved in reading fiction vs. non-fiction. Includes study tips and an organizational guide to use when reading.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Written Assignment Sessions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, learners read a scientific article, answer a quiz about it, then write a summary.
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English Zone

English Zone: Elephants

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
After reading this informative article about elephants, students will hone their reading comprehension skills by answering a series of related questions.
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Activity
abcteach

Abcteach: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for K 2

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers can use this site to print from over twenty informational pieces with comprehension questions for their students. Subjects range from Earth Day to mothers to George Washington's birthday.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Teaching With Nonfiction: Teach Text Features

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
A brief lesson plan, this site offers an example of non-fiction text and a graphic organizer to help orient students to the features they need to use when reading for information.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Nonfiction Comprehension: Making Personal and Textual Connections

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
This is a lesson plan to help elementary students connect to nonfiction text as they read.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Worksheet: Analyzing Nonfiction [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use this graphic organizer to analyze the elements of nonfiction and how the ideas interact.
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Activity
abcteach

Abcteach: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for Grades 2 4

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[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...