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Yukon College: Reading & Writing Academic Articles [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This detailed guide provides background information about the purpose and structure of journal articles, then walks the reader step-by-step through the reading process. Additional resources are included.
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Website
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Reading an Informational Text

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Glenn Foss, an instructor at Palomar College, discusses some possible reasons why students have problems reading and recalling textbook material. Provides an outline for seven steps of effectively reading assigned material.
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
The national literacy initiative, Reading Rockets, provides information and resources on how students learn to read, why so many struggle, and how educators can help.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: K W L [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students complete a KWL chart before during and after reading a text. Materials are included.
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

Guided Reading: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

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

Scholastic: So That's the Reason! [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Simple, one-page printable worksheet to introduce your students to cause and effect. Gives one set example, and has space at the bottom to apply to any story you read.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: A Not So Glorious Victory

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
After reading "A Not-So-Glorious," Victory, which is included on this page, have your students practice identifying cause and effect using the printable worksheet.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Questioning Text

For Teachers 1st Standards
Creating a product and illustrations make this lesson great for teaching about questioning. Students will ask and answer questions about a text via the assistance of a graphic organizer.
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Vocabulary.com

The New Sat: Language of the Test List #1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a list of 25 words from the directions and the questions on the New SAT. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Connection Web

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This graphic organizer helps students link supporting details to connections such as text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world. It can be used as a reading strategy or a prewriting strategy.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Compare and Contrast Map

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use this graphic organizer to compare or contrast ideas, things, or texts. This is a great cross-curricular tool to use for both reading strategies and prewriting.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: 8th Grade Evidence/inference Test

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Reading strategy terms are included on this vocabulary test. This test assesses the following words: analysis, evidence, explicit, imply, and inferences. Five multiple choice questions are provided on this assessment.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Martin Luther King, Jr. Comprehension Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is geared for a comprehension activity for the book, "My Brother, Martin" by Christine King Farris (MLK Jr.'s sister). It is intended to be a comprehension lesson based around the reading...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Runners Active Reading Process

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
A nine-part learning module on using the acronym RUNNERS to learn active reading strategies through text, videos, a PowerPoint, a web link and a quiz.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Explicit, Implicit, Imply, Infer, Inferences Flashcards

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Reading strategy terms are included in this review exercise. Interactive vocabulary flashcards are provided for the following words: explicit, implicit, imply, infer, and inferences.
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Other

Gallaudet University: Reading and Mapping

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn strategies for reading and mapping. This link offers important tips on improving test taking skills. Includes a PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Other

Critical Reading: Three Ways to Read and Discuss Texts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Designed to help students think about their reading and writing skills, this page offers three different ways to interpret and discuss texts.
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Article
Other

How the Language Really Works: Restatement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Choosing when to read for simple comprehension is the focus of this brief article.
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Auburn University

Auburn University: Developing Reading Fluency

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Auburn University provides great, simple tips for young readers working to improve their ability to read and speak fluently. There are two methods outlined for improving oral fluency: "The direct approach," and "The indirect approach,"...
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Papa Jan: Five Essential Components of Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Can you name the five essential components of reading? Check out this informative site from Papa Jan.com to learn more about phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary development and reading comprehension.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Reading With Your Purpose in Mind

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson explains how to read with purpose in mind. This tutorial shares a short audio lesson [1:48] and supplemental notes with the lesson's content.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Connection Stems

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Use this graphic organizer to help students make a connection when they are reading and learning to what they know about themselves and the world.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Read Like This a Strategy for Close Reading of Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn and practice close reading strategies to help increase your understanding of how to approach challenging and complex texts.
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Professional Doc
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Reading Resources [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This site provides a collection of reading strategy teaching resources. Strategies are arranged according to the ELA Common Core Curriculum Standards and grade level bands.

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