Students practice developing skills to read independently and fluently. They focus on fluency in order to read faster, smoother and with more expression. The practice of reading and rereading decodable words in connected text is stressed...

Learners increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed assessment of...

Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding strategies, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with the instructor, they complete a timed assessment of their...

Young scholars practice passages to increase their fluency. They work in pairs and time their peers for how long it takes to read sentences. They repeat the process three times and move to short text to continue practicing becoming a...

Students increase their reading fluence through one-minute drills. They create a mini-book that will be used for a fluency drill. Working in pairs, students read a grade level appropriate mini-book in one-minute intervals. After reading...

Student improve their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and cover up strategies, students work complete a timed assessment of their words read per minute with the instructor. They record...

Students practice connecting words into phrases. They use the Declaration of Independence to help them connect phrases.

Help your class improve their spelling skills. Learners take a test, are given a particular spelling rule to practice, and play a Bingo game. This employs various methods for practicing spelling skills.

Review sight words with readers. They will look over their sight words and come up with sentences for each of them. They also review the alphabet and identify unfamiliar words.

Dive your class into the novel The Pinballs by Betsy Byars with the support of this reading guide. Including short answer questions, a multiple choice comprehension quiz, and extension activities, a variety of materials are...

Student increase their reading fluency using various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies , students, working with a partner, complete an initial read of a novel text. With the instructor, they read complete a timed...

Students review the cover-up and crosscheck method of reading words before practicing rereading to become more fluent readers. They listen as the teacher reads both with and without fluency to determine which is easier to understand....

Students improve their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading strategies, students work with the instructor to complete a timed assessment of their words read per minute.

Students practice one-minute oral readings to increase their speed and fluency. They review several reading strategies, and then they read orally with a partner. The partner times their reading with a stopwatch and tracks their time on...

Students increase their reading fluency and reading expression through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text without expression. Working with a partner,...

First graders read fluently. For this phonics lesson students practice reading strategies for fluency. They write a response in their journal about the book read in class.

Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner and with the instructor, they complete a...

Students increase their reading fluency through various techniques. After reviewing decoding and rereading as good reader strategies, students complete an initial read of a teacher selected text. They complete a timed reading drill and...

Elementary schoolers observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading with expression. They listen to the teacher read A Fine, Fine School with and without expression and discuss the differences. Then in pairs, read the...

Readers analyze an excerpt from Kate DiCamillo's novel Because of Winn-Dixie. They read silently, and then hear it read aloud. Definitions for underlined vocabulary words are in the margin, and other potentially difficult words...

Look no further—here's a resource packed with focused intervention materials for special education teachers. A unique unit plan provides 10 days of structured text-based intervention strategies for fifth-grade learners. Each 30-minute...

It is so important for your adult English language learners to know how to maintain their household and find the appropriate service providers when needed. Instead of using a phone book (which is rare these days), reference the internet...

In this literacy instructional activity, students practice reading the story from the flip book while paying close attention to pronunciation and fluency.

Here is a fun way to study vocabulary from The Scarlet Letter. Learners review 35 vocabulary words from the novel by matching and the correct term to definition. Tip: Have the class engage in vocabulary practice prior to...