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Read Works

Read works.org: Read Aloud Lesson: Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson plan with materials to use with the book Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/during/after Reading

For Students K - 1st Standards
The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Reading Comprehension and Classroom Discussions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on active reading comprehension strategies including reading aloud, taking notes, summarizing, and writing in the margins of books to improve retention and class discussion. It includes two Flickr videos on active...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Teaching Fluency Using Reader's Theater

For Teachers 3rd
This lesson engages students in fluency stories related to Dr. Seuss' stories. Students will engage in reading these texts with meaningful phrases, intonation, and expression. The Sneetches, Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, What Was I...
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How to Read Poetry Aloud

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Step-by-step directions are provided about how to read poetry aloud.
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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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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Learning to Read" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Learning to Read" by Francis Ellen Watkins Harper, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Family Education

Family Education: Fifteen Minute Reading Activities

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
What can you do with your child in fifteen minutes to improve their reading skills? This site has a list of reading activities.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Celebrating 100

For Teachers Pre-K - K
This instructional activity engages students in the read aloud book of Elinor J. Pinczes, One Hundred Hungry Ants, and in daily reinforcement of counting activities. Students will engage in a number of activities connected to the 100th...
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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient China: Travel Journal Part 3

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains a journal that recounts travel observations of ancient Chinese warrior terracotta statues in Xi'an, China. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...
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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient China: Travel Journal Part 4

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational passage contains a brief history of the Great Wall of China. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Dancing Towards Dreams

For Students 3rd - 5th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Baseball's Girl Umpire

For Students 3rd - 4th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: A Princess Who Can Tune an Engine

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Cobra Kite

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Don't Hate on the Trait" by Bird Brain Science

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Little Red Riding Hood

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Chicken Big

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Gollywhopper Game

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Sleeping Beauty

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Where Once There Was a Wood

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Mem Fox

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read all about favorite author Mem Fox in this very comprehensive website. Features her biography, her books and some stories even read aloud.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Un Explores Native American Rights in u.s.

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Michel Martin's interview "UN Explores Native American Rights in U.S." accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...

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