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Lesson Plan
Free Reading

Free Reading: Amplify Education, Inc.: Introduce Reading Connected Text

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
An exciting introduction to reading! The instructor writes a simple, one-line story on the board from literature, and the students learn to sound out the words.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Box It Up

For Teachers 5th
This lesson engages students in reading comprehension and measurement activities related to Rod Clements's book, Counting on Frank. Students will write a summary about what the character found to measure. Students will then find objects...
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Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/during/after Reading

For Students K - 1st Standards
The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Read Aloud Lesson: Whoever You Are

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this read-aloud activity, students will identify similarities among people around the world in order to determine the theme of the story. Included is a detailed lesson plan, graphic organizer for guided practice, and an independent...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students about grammar in six mini-lessons: Introduction, Read Aloud, Subject-Verb Agreement, More Subject-Verb Agreement, Troublesome...
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Read Aloud, Read Along, Read Appropriately to Foster Flexible Readers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The read aloud, read along, and read appropriately strategies involve three phases of reading instruction. As the teacher thinks aloud about what he or she is reading, students begin to understand the connections between the words on the...
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Professional Doc
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Choral Reading [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Classroom teachers will learn about choral reading, an engaging instructional strategy. Teachers will learn how to implement choral reading, understand how to measure progress with choral reading, find research that supports choral...
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Article
Other

Trelease on Reading: "The Read Aloud Handbook," Ch.6

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Author Jim Trelease presents ideas about how to make books and reading more appealing to children, which helps to raise reading rates and levels. Read these excerpts from his book on this topic.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Read and Discuss: Ten on the Sled

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discussion and integrations ideas for the read aloud book, Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs American Masters: Willie Nelson: All Together Now!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This lesson plan is based on Willie Nelson lyrics, and the PBS feature on him. It focuses on brainstorming and choral reading skills. In addition to the lesson plan, there is information on how to do guided reading and choral reading.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: In the Night

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short literary text passage offers students the opportunity to conclude what type of animal is prowling in the night. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Slavery in the North

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the world problem of unsafe drinking water. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Fit for Life

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses how to stay healthy and physically fit through diet and exercise. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Text Talk (Read Aloud)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This online lesson supports the language development and reading comprehension of kindergarten through second graders. Through the use of an innovative "Text talk," strategy, students will explain, develop, and expand upon story ideas....
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: The Goodness Gorillas

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "The Goodness Gorillas", written by Lisa McCourt and Pat Porter. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Eric Carle: The Tiny Seed

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "The Tiny Seed", written by Eric Carle. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: 101 Dalmatians Puppy Roundup

For Students Pre-K - K
A video of the book "101 Dalmatians Puppy Roundup", written by Margo Lundell and Josie Yee. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Walt Disney: Mary Poppins

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Mary Poppins", written by Walt Disney. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud:alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day", written by Judith Viorist. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Rosemary Wells: Max Cleans Up

For Students Pre-K - K
A video of the book "Max Cleans Up", written by Rosemary Wells. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Walt Disney: Noah's Ark

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Noah's Ark", written by Walt Disney. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Ken Kimura: 999 Tadpoles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "999 Tadpoles", written by Ken Kimura, and illustrated by Yasunari Murakami. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Karin Cates: A Far Fetched Story

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "A Far Fetched Story", written by Karin Cates, and illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Mary Hoberman: A House Is a House for Me

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "A House Is A House For Me", written by Mary Hoberman. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.