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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading Skills: Chunking

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Prepare advanced English learners and low-level readers for the reading demands of post-secondary education with skill of chunking. Readers learn to make meaning from phrases rather than individual words, helping them to read more...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Climb to Faster Reading

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students participate in repeated reading activities to improve their fluency after listening to the teacher model fluent and non-fluent reading. They work with a partner to complete repeated reading of sentences and books while being...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Racing Readers

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils listen as the teacher models both non-fluent and fluent reading and decide which sounds better. They read a book silently to themselves before completing repeated, timed readings. Working with a partner, they complete timed...
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Activity
University of Victoria (Canada)

Study Zone: Scanning Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your scanning skills by racing the clock with this exercise.
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Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Activities for Struggling Readers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
How can you help the struggling readers in your classroom? This site offers some insight into activities to help develop your students reading skills.
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Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Strategies for Every Child to Read

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
What are some strategies for achieving the goal of every child reading? This site features several activities to achieve this goal with your readers.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Phrases: Phrase Speed Practice [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
A lesson plan in which young scholars read a list of wards from a passage three times and then take turns reading the passage while focusing on speed and accuracy.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Word Parts: Affix Wiz [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
A lesson plan in which students practice reading a list of affixes and then time each other to see how many affixes they can read in one minute. Students repeat to work towards increased speed and accuracy. Materials are included.
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Unit Plan
Other

Braindance: Reading More Selectively

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Gives specific advice on the most effective way to gain information through reading, especially necessary because the glut of information has created "an increasing need for the ability to scan." There are suggestions on how to decide...