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Irregular Words Fluency, Speed Battle

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Let's play a game! Explore language arts by participating in a flash card reading game. Kids utilize flash cards that have a number of irregular words written on them. They collaborate in pairs and compete as they attempt to pronounce...
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How Do I know That a Book Is Just Right for Me to Read?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners choose a book for reading. In this language arts activity, students take steps to evaluate a book for free reading. Learners make a list of words found in the book that they are unfamiliar with.
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Reading Like Wild Animals!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read orally a number of times to increase oral reading speed and fluency. The teacher models fluent oral reading, and the students practice on sample sentences. They then read with a partner working to increase their oral...
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Introducing Phonemic Awareness Using Oral and Written Instruction

For Teachers 1st
First graders demonstrate their ability to read with fluency, accuracy, and comprehension through phonemic awareness. They use a color-coding system to master the long and short vowel sounds and develop their skills in listening and...
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Read Like Sonic the Hedgehog

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the benefits of rereading books to increase reading fluency and comprehension in this lesson. They practice saying site words orally as quickly as they can. They then work with a partner reading a story multiple...
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Speedy Reading!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students work to improve reading fluency by practicing oral reading skills. They read and reread sentences, noticing the effect repeated reading has on their speed and accuracy. In groups, they complete timed readings and work to...
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Ready and Action! Reading Time!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students work to improve their reading fluency and oral expression while reading aloud. With a partner, they read sentence strips and reread them to make the sentence more fluent and meaningful. They 'perform' their sentences for the...
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Give Me Some Expression!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Work to improve oral expression while reading aloud. Young scholars read sentence strips, changing their volume, speed, and tone to match what is written, making the sentence more meaningful. They read an entire story with a partner who...
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What's that Mammal?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learning by example is always effective if it's paired with independent practice opportunities! Model good reading practices for your class. Learners listen to the teacher model examples of reading with voice, expression, and tone...
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Yay for Expression!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Review the concept of expressive reading. Through modeling, the teacher shows them that more expression makes reading more interesting and enjoyable to listen to. They review ending punctuation marks and the types of expression and...
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Teaching Reading Comprehension through Social Studies Readings

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Examine how immigrants have changed the environment of the United States. Individually, middle schoolers will take a pre- and post-test to assess their reading comprehension. In groups, they compare and contrast the religions of...
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High in the Sky with Fluency

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice reading orally to increase speed and fluency in this lesson. The teacher models fluent reading by reading orally the book "Arthur's Reading Race." The students then work with a partner taking turns reading and...
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Phonics Teachers Resource Book

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Looking to improve your classes literacy program? Then look no further. This comprehensive collection of resources includes worksheets and activities covering everything from r-controlled vowels and consonant digraphs, to the different...
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Starting Stone Soup

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete activities using the story Stone Soup. In this reading fluency lesson, 2nd graders read a fluency page that reviews the vocabulary in the book. Students then participate in readers theater to promote reading...
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As Smooth as Silk

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students practice strategies dealing with reading fluency and how to read smoothly. They study the book Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae, while incorporating cross checking. This activity includes a small drum, a piece of silk and a...
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Ready, Set, Go!!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students work to improve reading fluency by practicing oral reading skills. They read and reread sentences, noticing the effect repeated reading have on speed and accuracy. In groups, they complete timed readings and work to improve...
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Falling Apples

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice identifying individual sounds in words by interacting with the phoneme /a/. They recite the tongue twister, "Abby had an apple in the bag," and play the game beware of the falling apples. Each student also reads the...
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What's All the Buzz about .... Reading!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars use fluency checklists in this lesson plan to improve oral reading ability. The teacher models fluent and timed reading while reading the story "Fuzz and the Buzz." The students work with a partner to time each others...
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Fluency in Foreign Language Using iMovie

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students communicate more competently in the language they are studying during oral presentation. They translate movies from their language of study to English. They evaluate correct and incorrect pronunciations and conversations.
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Reading Race

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe how the first sentence of a story is read very slowly and can be read faster and with more expression. They then read the same book three times to become more familiar with the words in the book and then read it...
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The Secret School

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read THe Secret School. In this language arts lesson, 4th graders make predictions prior to reading and discussing the story. Students write a summary of the chapter.
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Rhyme Time

For Teachers K
Students discover rhyming words. In this rhyming lesson, students read A Giraffe and a Half. Students examine rhyming words from the story. Working in small groups, students create rhymes in response to a prompt from the teacher.
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Not Just Words

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students work to improve their oral expression while reading aloud. They read and record an entire story with a partner and listen to the playback of the readings. They evaluate their expressive language using a given checklist.
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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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