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To Be Or Not To Be: Reading With Expression

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading with expression. They listen to the teacher read "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carrol with and without expression, and discuss the differences. In small groups they...
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Arthur's Reading Race: comprehension skills

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension skills worksheet, students read the book Arthur's Reading Race and complete comprehension activities. Students complete 5 activities including story elements, making inferences, predicting, and drawing...
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Independent Reading Responses

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students participate in independent reading activities by reading a book at their independent reading level and selecting activities to complete after reading. Activities are broken up into C Level, B Level, and A Level activities.
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Writing Strategies: A Writer's Notebook

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this writing instructional activity, learners read 12 strategies for keeping a writer's notebook. Worksheet is designed to be signed by student and parent when completed.
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Read with Speed and Be in the Lead!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students observe and demonstrate various strategies for improving their reading fluency. They observe the teacher demonstrating how to read words they are having trouble with, then in pairs take turns timing each other reading the book...
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Aiming For Fluency

For Teachers 3rd
Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies, 3rd graders complete an initial read of a novel text. After recording a baseline words per minute, students complete...
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Reading and Poetry Theatre

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing crosschecking and cover-up, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed assessment of...
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Up, Up and Away With Fluency

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they complete a timed assessment of their...
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Flying To Fluency

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading strategies, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed...
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Shhh!!! I'm Reading!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice reading silently decodable texts in this lesson plan. They discuss the importance of being able to read silently. They then practice silently reading "Wemberly Worried." An assessment/checklist is included in this...
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"Flying to Fluency"

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students become fluent readers by decoding words and practicing mastery of phoneme correspondences. They also practice repeated readings of texts along with timed readings of the book, "Pat's Jam." Each student interacts with a bulletin...
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Ready, Set, Read

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
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. With the instructor, they read complete a timed assessment of their...
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Off To the Reading Races

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies , students complete an initial read of a novel text. With a partner, they read complete an assessment of their...
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Up, Up, and Away With Fluency

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Student improve their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading strategies, pupils to complete a timed assessment of their words read per minute and record their progress after each read.
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Speedy Gonzales Reading

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars demonstrate their fluency through repeated readings. They review what a fluent reader is and practice decoding through cross-checking and covering unknown words. They work in pairs to read a passage several times and...
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Ready, Set, Read Again!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing chunking and decoding, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with the instructor, they complete a read of their passage to...
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Monkey Reading

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students work to gain fluency and become successful readers through repeated readings. They use the cover-up method to help them decode new words and chart their progress as they complete one-minute timed readings with a partner.
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Guided Reading: " A River Ran Wild"

For Teachers 3rd
Students answer "essential questions" to establish background and prior knowledge of the book, "A River Ran Wild." In this language arts lesson, 3rd graders complete a graphic organizer of vocabulary words and read and take notes at...
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Directed Reading Thinking Activity: "A Raisin in the Sun"

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students predict outcomes of a text. In this comprehension strategy lesson, students read a poem and compare it to the play A Raisin in the Sun. Students discuss their similarities and the power of dreams.
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Problem Solving Strategy: Work Backward: Problem Solving

For Students 5th - 6th
In this working backwards worksheet, learners read the word problem and then complete the understand, plan, solve, and look back steps to solve the problem. Students work backwards to solve the problem.
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Drawing Conclusions

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this drawing conclusions worksheet, students read the sentences and select the best word to write complete the story. Students complete 6 examples.
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The Language of Our World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers make inferences about characters in poetry. In this literature lesson, students read poetry and prose to determine how characters handle conflict in each of the genres.
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Reading Lessons for Alaska State Standards - Reading Rate and Fluency

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read a given passage silently. The student then reads the same passage orally to a partner. The partner records the number of words pronounced incorrectly. The student then sets goals to increase oral reading speed and...
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Shared Reading

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders grasp the concept of reading with expression. They express words through their voice. Students discover expressive words when reading a poem or book. They read A Light in the Attic by Shel Siverstein.

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