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Read Works: Famous Inventors Zip It Up

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares a brief history of the zipper. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
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Read Works: Free Transfer

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage discusses different types of energy transfer. This text is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
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Read Works: Lights Out

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining what to do when the power goes out. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Stargazing

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about stars in the night sky. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Way Out World

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage describes the solar system's dwarf planet named Haumea. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: How to Ride a Skateboard

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining how to ride a skateboard. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Crash Test

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a scientist who studies collisions. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Alien Planets

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction piece discusses the discovery of previously unknown planets in the solar system. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
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Read Works: Soft Cell

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about solar cells being made of plastic. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: A New World!

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage describes the exoplanet named Gliese 581c in the solar system. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: Solar Absorbers and the Future of Electricity

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about solar panels being used to create electricity. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: News Debate Cash Courses

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether students should or should not get paid to attend class. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: News Debate Firefight

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether teens should or should not be allowed to play violent video games. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: News Debate Password Protected

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether or not schools have the right to monitor what students post online. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: News Debate Cell Phone Scramble

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether students should or should not be allowed to use cell phones in class. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Sibling Face Off

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An essay about the complicated relationship between siblings. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Jon Follows School Rules

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little boy named Jon who followed all the rules at school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Should Adoption Records Be Open?

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether adoption recorders should remain opened or closed. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Snooze Alarm

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating the best time for school to start. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Should School Be Year Round?

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating year-round school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Should Students Pay to Play?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It contains questions and teacher guides and...
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Read Works: World Wide Web of Hurt

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about cyberbullying. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Fun on the Playground

For Teachers K Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about playing outside during recess. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Protect Your Privacy Online

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about never giving out personal information online. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.