Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Civil War

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Test scholars' reading comprehension skills with a practice that focuses on the Civil War. Participants read an informational text then answer 10 questions.
Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

American Revolution

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Test scholar's reading comprehension skills with a practice that challenges pupils to read an informational text about the Amerian Revolution then answer 10 questions. 
Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Money

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Young readers test their comprehension skills with an interactive practice. Pupils read a brief informational text about money then answer five questions. A detailed page appears at the end to showcase participants' work.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Reading: Academic Reading Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on reading strategies including understanding your purpose, and before, during, and after reading strategies.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Reading: Strategies for Active Reading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on strategies for active reading such as annotating your texts, reading multiple times, and using your prior knowledge.
PPT
Other

Noodle Tools: Online Reading Strategies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This slide presentation makes clear the reasons for specifically teaching online reading strategies, as well as giving examples of how to teach these skills. Many slides also provide links to websites which provide practice for the...
Unit Plan
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.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Visualizing Using the Sketch to Stretch Strategy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons to improve reading comprehension using a visualizing strategy called sketch-to-stretch. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Gingerbread Phonics

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Through a shared reading of the familiar text, "The Gingerbread Man," students can learn to sound out familiar words. You will find step-by-step instructions as well as supplemental materials.
Article
Mind Tools

Mind Tools: Reading Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Mind Tools reviews six different strategies to help you read more effectively. RI.11-12.10a Text Complexity
Lesson Plan
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Story Grammar Training

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This intervention emphasizes the importance of metacognitive or active reading strategies to improve comprehension. It directs students' attention on story structure by teaching them to ask five "wh" questions about the settings and...
Professional Doc
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Using Collaborative Strategic Reading

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this article, the Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) technique is explained, along with research to support the use. The technique teaches students to use comprehension strategies, while working cooperatively, as they engage in the...
Article
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Ascd: Building Literacy in Social Studies: Ch 1: Reading Social Studies Texts

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Article provides excellent tips and strategies for building comprehension and critical thinking skills in Social Studies. It describes some of the challenges students have with reading and understanding their textbooks.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Read Aloud, Read Along, Read Appropriately to Foster Flexible Readers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The read aloud, read along, and read appropriately strategies involve three phases of reading instruction. As the teacher thinks aloud about what he or she is reading, students begin to understand the connections between the words on the...
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Snowball Note Making and Summarizing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, students will engage in this post-reading strategy for a nonfiction or a fiction piece. Each student will take notes on a four-square square graphic organizer about something they already knew, something...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Critical Reading: Introduction to Critical Reading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a video lesson "Reading is fundamental" featuring Shaquille O'Neal. It discusses why critical reading skills are important. A list of learning objectives is provided.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Comprehension strategies are conscious plans - sets of steps that good readers use to make sense of text. Comprehension strategy instruction helps students become purposeful, active readers who are in control of their own reading...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: "Sticky Note Reading" the Art of Questioning While Reading

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders will learn the importance questioning has on comprehension of a text. Students will use sticky notes and an interactive reading notebook while working with an informational text.
Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Making Predictions Worksheets and Lessons

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this learning module, students will learn more about making predictions in reading. Worksheets and a leson are provided to support Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III students.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Effective Reading Interventions for Kids With Learning Disabilities

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Research-based information and advice for sizing up reading programs and finding the right one for your child with a learning disability.
Website
Other

Uni Learning: Strategies for Reading Journal Articles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Clear explanation of how journal articles tend to be structured, as well as tips for extracting information from each part. Includes sample, color-coded exercises.
Professional Doc
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Looking at Writing: First Grade

For Teachers 1st Standards
First graders write many times a day to express their interests - they are writing with a purpose through stories, letters, and lists. In this section, you'll find writing assessment resources, writing strategies, and additional tip...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: K Act. 05: Shared Reading: Greedy Cat's Breakfast

For Teachers K
This lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Joy Cowley's book, Greedy Cat's Breakfast. Students will participate in making food glyphs of their favorite breakfast foods. Students will use the glyphs to...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Character Education Read Alouds

For Teachers K Standards
This lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Patty Lovell's book, Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon. Students will participate in listening to other stories with the same message and then will determine the "big...

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