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Read Works

Read Works: 1st Grade Unit: Supporting Predictions

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson utilizing the book No Roses for Harry! by Gene Zionin in which students make a prediction and then support it with details from the text. Ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and...
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Teaching Approaches: Phonics Instruction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Explore the world of phonics instruction. Students and teachers can benefit from this informative site, which outlines a phonics instruction plan.
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Article
Austin Independent School District

The Reading Teacher: Oral Reading Fluency [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
A research-based article about oral reading fluency and its correlation with reading comprehension. Includes information about different fluency development materials, how to use screening tests to show areas of concern or to track...
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Graphic
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Anticipation Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Anticipating is an effective reading strategy for readers of all ages. Utilize this template and graphic organizer to help your students become better readers.
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Article
Other

Effective Decoding Instruction for Diverse Learners: Alphabetic Principle

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
What is the definition of alphabetic principle? This site focuses on the stages of effective decoding for all types of students and learning strategies.
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Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Kitten Hop

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Jump your cat to the yarn ball that has the correct word.
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Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Extraordinary Elephants

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Determine which word is the synonym of the given word then choose it to feed the elephant.
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Other

St Online / Japan Times Ell Newspaper

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion site for Weekly ST, which the Japan Times publishes to help young audiences learn English. You can read articles, some in English, some in Japanese, and listen to the audio version. The English article comes with online...
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Website
English Zone

English zone.com: Reading Zone

For Students 9th - 10th
Find reading selections by skill level (easy to advanced) or type (poems). Some free content on the site but hard to pick it out. Subscription-based access mostly.
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Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Main Idea Worksheets

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this learning module, students will learn how to identify the main ideas in individual pararaphs. Worksheets, PowerPoint lessons, and activities are provided to reinforce the concept of main idea. This module is designed to support...
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Lesson Plan
San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Feathered Dinosaurs: Dinosaur Root Words [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Go to page 7 of this teacher's guide to find dinosaur root words. These can be used to make flashcards. Many of these roots are found in English words. Choose some of these root words and identify at least one corresponding English word.
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Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

Guided Reading: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson plan helps students to make predictions using the pictures and text of "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie."
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University of Victoria (Canada)

Uvcs: Critical Reading Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students read quotations from different "interest groups" or "lobbies" in this exercise and then perform a multiple-choice test to evaluate the credibility of each lobby group.
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Unit Plan
International Reading Association

Lesson Plan: Making and Writing Words

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A detailed and thorough lesson/unit plan designed to lead students into a greater understanding of word building through intense study and activities. Students learn spelling structure, word recognition, and phonics. Great resource!
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Other

Tutorial World: Primary 4 English

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site is for teachers looking for worksheets for fourth-grade language arts students. Includes vocabulary, grammar, sentence construction, comprehension and revision.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: The Big Green Monster Teaches Phonics in Reading and Writing

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A big green monster helps students build their reading fluency and word recognition skills through choral reading, literacy center activities, and writing stories.
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Article
Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 4, Issue 5: Sammy Lee: Olympic Diver [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 4th
This article focuses on Sammy Lee, the first Korean American to win a gold metal.
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Handout
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Letter Explorer

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Use this letter explorer reading comprehension activity to improve your literacy skills.
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Professional Doc
SEDL

Cognitive Framework: Instructional Resources Database: Instructional Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This professional resource includes a database to find the answer relative to the best instructional practices related to alphabetic literacy. This site offers activities in English and Spanish to help teach literacy topics.
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Website
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Engagement: Reading Rockets: Topics a to Z

For Students K - 1st
This site provides a link to the website Reading Rockets: Topics A to Z which offers reading engagement resources.
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Professional Doc
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Teaching Adolescents Who Struggle With Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
There are five components of reading instruction for struggling adolescent readers: Word identification/decoding, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Fluency, and Engagement/motivation. These components are discussed and a video of middle school...
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Other

Ncrel: Reading Strategies: Before, During, and After [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides a detailed chart to aid students' understanding of texts. It goes through the steps of pre-reading, during reading, and after reading, outlining what students should be thinking about as they interact with a text. This...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: What Is a Prefix?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
BBC Skillswise offers a factsheet about prefixes for teachers and students.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: W.4.9a: Apply Grade 4 Reading Standards to Literature

For Students 4th Standards
Links to 8 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.4.9a: Apply grade 4 reading standards to literature (e.g., Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the...