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Comprehension Strategy Instruction: Questioning

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Providing learners with a solid armory of reading strategies is a good way to help them build better reading comprehension. The teacher will model how to use a questioning checklist to better understand what she is reading. Pupils will...
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Word Wonders

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners read passages and use phonics and context clues to self correct themselves while reading. In this reading lesson, students complete a worksheet which is embedded in the plan which has them choose the correct word to complete...
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Making Connections

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate visual imagery to aid reading comprehension. In this reading strategies lesson, 4th graders discover how visual imagery helps in comprehending a story. Students use a reader's notebook to record connections.
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Sentence Clues

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this context clues worksheet, learners read the sentences and use the red highlighted phrase as a clue to select the correct answer. Students complete 8 sentences.
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Using Context--Antonyms

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this antonyms worksheet, students read two short passages and determine which word in each paragraph is an antonym of complete, before, same, against and loser.
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Signal Words

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
What is a signal word, and why is it important? Since signal words are so important in a text, provide your learners with the list provided here. There are also three sample exercises provided here; they focus on the signal words but,...
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Vocabulary Development

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
What is a root word? What is a prefix? Suffix? Use these questions to spark a discussion amongst your language art learners. Then, start by writing the word irresistible on the board and have teams of learners attempt to create new words...
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Vocabulary Square

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Examine the use of vocabulary squares to aid in reading comprehension. Assessment and graphic organizer included.
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Geometric Shape Names

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Combine math and language arts in the same lesson with a reading passage about number prefixes in geometric shapes. After reading several short paragraphs about the different prefixes used in shape names, kids answer five comprehension...
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Word Meanings From Context--Synonyms

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this synonyms learning exercise, students look at each of the five words printed in italics before each selection and use context clues to identify and underline the synonym of each word.
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Word Meanings From Context

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word meanings from context worksheet, students read 4 short paragraphs and analyze the unfamiliar word that is underlined. Using context clues, students choose the correct meaning from 4 choices.
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The Power of Words in Charlotte's Web

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
"How can a few good words save a pig's life?" Posed with this question, your ELD students explore E.B. White's Charlotte's Web in a meaningful, valuable way. By analyzing specific word choice from the book, especially the excerpts...
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Riddles Rule

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine words with multiple meanings. In this homonym instructional activity, 4th graders identify words that sound the same and define their meanings. Students create riddles using the homonyms they have learned.
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Applying Decoding, Vocabulary, and During Reading Strategies

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Apply reading strategies to boost phonemic awareness. While reading a provided informational text, learners use decoding, vocabulary, and a graphic organizer to strengthen their overall reading ability. Handouts and the reading passage...
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Reading and Responding: Lesson 3

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Reinforce comprehension of informational text. This is a one-on-one lesson intended to build an internal dialogue the reader can use to boost overall comprehension. They work independently with a tutor or teacher to read a nonfiction...
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Which Story Matches the Given Theme?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Model for young learners how to determine the theme of a story. Read aloud Aesop’s The Fox and the Stork. Chart the plot and the main idea of the fable, showing class members how these elements support the theme. Fable titles for guided...
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The Learning Network: Alligators Everywhere Fill-In

For Students 4th - 10th
Meant to be used with the article, "In Florida, the Natives Are Restless" (included here), this is a great source of high-interest, nonfiction reading. A fill in the blank vocabulary activity and an activity focusing on reading...
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Reading Comprehension: "Just One Touch"

For Students 4th - 5th
Are you preparing for state testing or hoping to develop literacy skills in your classroom? Give your class this short reading assignment and the questions that follow. The reading passage is about a page in length, and there are 15...
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Mother's Day

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Mother's Day worksheet, students read for information and assess comprehension and vocabulary skills. In this multiple choice worksheet, students answer ten questions.
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Synonyms

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary review worksheet, students determine the meaning of words in sentences. Students answer eight multiple choice sentences.
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Reading: The Trans-Siberian Railway

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Trans-Siberian Railway worksheet, students read for comprehension and assessment. Students choose eight multiple choice answers.
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Vocabulary Review

For Students 4th - 6th
In this vocabulary review worksheet, students read for comprehension and complete conversations. Students choose words and phrases to complete eight sentences.
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Vocabulary Practice

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary practice instructional activity, students choose words from a word bank to logically complete sentences. Students complete eight sentences.
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Homograph Exercises

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this recognizing meanings and usages of homophones/ homographs worksheet, learners read sentences containing both homophones and a definition and underline the word in the sentence that matches the definition. Students identify 10...

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