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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Mastering the Common Core Accessing Complex Texts With M. Russo

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This professional development video is instructed by the National Reading Consultant, Marisa Russo. She provides explanations about what makes a complex text, why text complexity is important, and techniques to help student access...
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: How to Teach Close Reading With Complex Texts

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This instructional video demonstrates ways to incorporate "close reading" with complex text. [56:53]
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: For Middle Schoolers: Activities to Build College Level Reading Skills

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
ACT has developed this list of activities to help middle-school students improve their reading ability. Parents and educators can use this information to help ensure that these students are on target for college and career readiness.
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Other

How to Study: Strategy for Reading Textbooks

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site gives a method, called SQRW, that can help you with your reading. It is very similar to SQ3R.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Student Motivation and Engagement in Literacy Learning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers can help students build confidence in their ability to comprehend content-area texts, by providing a supportive environment and offering information on how reading strategies can be modified to fit various tasks. Teachers should...