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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: K W L [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students complete a KWL chart before during and after reading a text. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Narr. Text Structure: Picture the Character

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which young scholars read a narrative text and complete a graphic organizer to illustrate and write characteristics of one of the characters. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: Read and Ask [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a text aloud and then roll a question cube and answer the questions together with a partner. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Classic Classifying

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a text and write main ideas and supporting details in boxes on a graphic organizer. Materials are included. [PDF]
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: The Impact of Family Involvement

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article reflects on how parental involvement is essential for students.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Simple Ways to Encourage Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site offers several simple ways to encourage learning in your child.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: The Role of Teachers and Schools in Communication

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What is the role of teachers and schools in regards to communication with parents? Come and explore this informative article revealing how important open communication is for students.
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Other

Center for Media Literacy: What Is "Critical" Viewing?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Understand the term "critical viewing" as it relates to visual literacy. Learn how to assess the media around you in order to become more knowledgeable and not easily manipulated by what you see.
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Other

Center for Media Literacy: What Is "Critical" Viewing?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Understand the term "critical viewing" as it relates to visual literacy. Learn how to assess the media around you in order to become more knowledgeable and not easily manipulated by what you see.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Text Structure: Just the Facts

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a text and complete a graphic organizer to identify the topic and supporting details or facts. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Compare a Character [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete graphic organizers to compare and contrast two characters from the story. Materials are included.[PDF]
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Questions to Guide Instruction

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This site offers questions to guide all facets of reading instruction broken down by grade level, grades K-3.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Character Characteristics

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete graphic organizers to analyze a character. Materials are included. [PDF]
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Unit Plan
Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Get the Idea

For Students K - 1st Standards
In this reading comprehension exercise, young readers will learn to identify main ideas in paragraphs. Includes multiple choice options with hints.
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Other

Seattle University: Literature Circles Resource Center

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
How can you get started with literature circles in your classroom? This site provides information on every aspect of developing your own literature circle instruction.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Fiction and Nonfiction Sort [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students look at different books, write their titles, and sort them according to whether they are fiction or nonfiction. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Text Analysis: Compare and Contrast [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which learners use graphic organizers to compare and contrast topics within a text. Materials are included.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Top Tips for Engaging Dads

For Teachers K - 1st
The U.K.'s National Literacy Trust offers ideas that schools and nonprofit organizations can implement to get fathers involved in their children's reading.
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Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Segmenting [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Classroom teachers will learn how to use segmenting phonemes as an instructional strategy. Teachers will learn direct instructional techniques for segmenting phonemes; games and activities are also provided to reinforcement student...
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Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Phoneme Substitution [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Classroom teachers will learn how to use phoneme substitution as an instructional strategy. Teachers will learn direct instructional techniques for phoneme substitution. Word picture cards are included to be used with phoneme...
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Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Blending [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Classroom teachers will learn how to blend words as a classroom modeling strategy. Teachers will learn direct instructional techniques for blending; games and activities are also provided to reinforcement the concept of blending.
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Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Phoneme Isolation [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Classroom teachers will learn how to use phoneme isolation as an instructional strategy. Teachers will learn direct instructional techniques for phoneme isolation. Word picture cards are included to be used with phoneme isolation tasks...
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Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Structural Analysis [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Classroom teachers will learn about structural analysis of words, an important instructional strategy. Teachers will learn how to implement structural analysis, understand how to measure progress with structural analysis, find research...
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Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Story Writing Frames [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Teachers will learn how to use story writing frames with their students. Teachers will learn how to implement story frames; measure progress with story frames; and find research to support using story frames. A reproducible story frame...