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Speedy Reading

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies to improve their reading speed. They observe the teacher model a book talk for the book "Just My Luck," and observe the teacher modeling how not to read. In pairs they time each...
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Ready, Set, Read!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students observe a sentence as it is written on the board and listen as it is read to them twice. They choose which reading of the sentence they prefer; the first time it is read slowly with some words sounded out and the second time...
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Come with Me to Read Expressively

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a sample paragraph read the first time in a steady monotone voice and the second time with expression, varying in loudness and softness. They compare and discuss which version they liked better and their reasons...
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Please Read Quietly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils become fluent readers by readling silently. They gain a better comprehension and discover that silent reading is a tool for understanding books. As an assessment, the class reads a decodable book. Each student then writes a...
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Racing to Read Fast

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify and interpret how to speed up the pace of their reading. Then they read slow and monotonous to avoid making mistakes. Students also read to comprehend the text that they need to identify to vary the rates of speed at...
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I Can Read With Expression

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars practice reading fluently and expressively through the use of various strategies. After reviewing chunking, decoding, and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. They create a deck of expression cards...
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Reading with Expression

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice reading with expression. After discussing how reading with feeling and expression can enhance the text, students listen as their partner reads a story with expression. Individual students read selected passages with...
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See It When You Read It!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students exercise the skill and strategy of visualization to master the skills necessary for reading quickly, automatically, and expressively. They read, analyze and visualize the book Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.
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Happy Reading Rats

For Teachers K
Students practice sounding out and writing the letter a. They listen for the /a/ sound when reciting a tongue twister. They also listen to the teacher read Zac the Rat and raise an "apple" when they hear a word with an /a/ sound. They...
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Get on the Reading Fast Track!!!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice decoding letters to pronounce words more efficiently and rapidly. They listen as the teacher reads a book to them with little or no expression and then rereads the book again to them with full expression and emotion....
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Texas Center for Learning Disabilities

Second-Grade Explicit Intervention

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Unfortunately, not all students learn to read at the same pace, but with the help of this resource, you can ensure that they all receive the support they need to reach this important goal. Comprised of short literacy activities, these...
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National Geographic

Animal Habitats

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Explore animal habitats and reinforce speaking, listening, reading comprehension, and writing skills with a unit that focuses on the Arctic, desert, ocean, prairie, and rainforest. Enthusiastic scientists read informational text to...
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Curriculum Corner

Sports of All Sorts

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Do your students love sports? Do they love math and reading? If the first answer is yes and the second is no, a resource with sports-themed math and literacy games may change their minds! Learners move through stations to practice...
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Run Away With Fluency

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the difference between a fluent and a non-fluent reader reads like and that the more often they read, they recognize words automatically. They pair up, read the story one at a time, and use a stop watch to time one...
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Irregular Word Fluency, Tic Tac Toe

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students play a tic-tac-toe game to practice reading irregular words.  In this tic-tac-toe lesson, students read words to a partner.  If they are correctly read, students mark the tic-tac-toe board.
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Contractions Fluency

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read index cards with contractions on them. In this contractions lesson plan, 2nd graders try to beat the clock and each other by reading the contractions fluently in the shortest amount of time.
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Picture it!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice the skill of visualization to process the benefits of reading text without pictures. They must master visualizing in their minds what the words are stating on the pages of a text. Each student receives a copy of "The...
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Sentence Completion

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this sentence completion worksheet, learners read a story called "A Terrible Day". Each sentence has a word missing. Students choose words from a word bank to complete each sentence.
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Sentence Completion: "My Family"

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
For this sentence completion worksheet, students read a two paragraph story with one word missing in each sentence. Students choose a word from a word bank to correctly complete each sentence. There are ten sentences.
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Sentence Completion: "A Holiday to Singapore"

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students read a three paragraph story that has nine missing words. They choose words from a word bank to correctly complete each sentence.
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Picture This!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students become fluent readers by assessing the strategy of visualization to visualize each event in a story. They use imagery to visualize all types of literature. Each student receives a copy of "Sideways Stories from Wayside School,"...
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D.E.W. (Drop Everything and Write!)

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Learners gather, determine validity and reliability of, analyze and organize information. They employ the most effective format for purpose and audience. Students write fully developed paragraphs that have details and information...
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Canada Day!

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension Canadian history worksheet, students read a multi paragraph passage about the holiday in Canada. Students answer 12 questions.
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Beginning to Read

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore various books read by their classmates outside of school. After reading books of their choice, the class creates a bulletin board summarizing their main ideas of the book and their opinion of the book using Flat Stanley.

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