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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Spelling Supports Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Many readers are puzzled by the rules and exceptions of spelling. Research has shown, however, that learning to spell and learning to read rely on much of the same underlying knowledge. Read this article to learn more about the...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: So That's the Reason! [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Simple, one-page printable worksheet to introduce your students to cause and effect. Gives one set example, and has space at the bottom to apply to any story you read.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Getting Started With Guided Reading

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
How do you get started with guided reading? At this site one can find the answer to this question. The online lesson plans will help get students started with guided reading.
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Article
PBS

Pbs: Multiple Methods of Reading Instruction

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This article surveys three strategies to incorporate into classroom repertoire. They include guided reading, choral reading, and readers' theater.
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Vocabulary.com

The New Sat: Language of the Test List #1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a list of 25 words from the directions and the questions on the New SAT. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words.
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Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Qt a [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers will learn about the close reading strategy, QtA, Questioning the Author. Teachers will learn how to implement QtA; measure progress with QtA; and find research to support the use of QtA. A QtA graphic organizer is provided.
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Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Teaching Reading Strategies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 8 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 8. Focus of the...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Nonfiction Reading Strategy Assessment [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This inventory provides questions to determine the habits that students use when reading nonfiction pieces. This inventory may be used at the beginning of the year or prior to beginning a unit that involves the reading of nonfiction texts.
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Other

Keywords: A Memorization Strategy [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a teachers' guide to teaching students how to use keywords and visualization as tools to help them remember important facts. This PDF file provides a list of materials necessary for the lesson, as well as a script and tips for...
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Other

Georgia Perimeter College: Concept Mapping

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed instruction on how to create concept maps, appropriate for older students who have never been introduced to concept mapping. It provides clear steps and an example of a partial concept map.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Developing a Living Definition of Reading in the Elementary

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Using the guiding question, "What is reading?" students interact with a variety of texts as they uncover the skills necessary to interact with texts and develop a definition of reading.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring Reading Strategies

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson plan explores reading strategies by creating a musical soundtrack to accompany the specific reading. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Increasing Comprehension Through Prediction Strategies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for a lesson about predicting the outcomes of stories based off their first lines. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as well as...
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Other

How to Study: A Word Identification Strategy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn eight steps to help you identify unfamiliar words.
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Reading an Informational Text

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Glenn Foss, an instructor at Palomar College, discusses some possible reasons why students have problems reading and recalling textbook material. Provides an outline for seven steps of effectively reading assigned material.
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Questioning the Author [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Improve reading comprehension by using the reading strategy of Questioning the Author. Explains the strategy with scripted examples of the strategy in action, ideas for implementation, research behind the strategy, and more.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Common Content Area Roots and Affixes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This table offers 50 or so common roots, prefixes, and suffixes, their definitions, and sample words in the content areas. L.9-10.4b Patterns/word changes
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Paraphrasing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Improve understanding of expository materials by getting the main ideas through paraphrasing. The paraphrasing strategy helps students recall the main ideas and specific facts of materials they read. There are three steps for teaching...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Talking About Books to Improve Comprehension

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This lesson is a conversation-starter! In this lesson, students learn about striking up deep-thought conversations and staying on topic in the form of a book talk.
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Other

Merit Software: Reading Comprehension Connection: Reading Lessons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In these practice exercises, students select a reading subject and skill level from drop-down menus and then complete the lesson activities. The lessons are on vocabulary, context, and comprehension. There are two skill levels:...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Picture This: Visualization

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
Students will practice the reading comprehension skill of visualizing. Teachers will model the skill with All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan. Then students will listen to Robert Service's poem "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and...
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Other

How to Study: Using Acronyms to Remember Information

For Students 9th - 10th
These authors recommend this system for remembering important facts.
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ReadWriteThink

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

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Young scholars can count on using the 3-2-1 strategy to help them successfully comprehend and write about an informational text.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Comprehension Strategies With Elie Wiesel's Night

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Working in small groups, students read and discuss Elie Wiesel's memoir Night and then take turns assuming the "teacher" role, as the class works with four different comprehension strategies.RI.11-12.4 Word meaning, RI.11-12.10b Text...