AdLit
Ad lit.org: Teach Students How to Fluently Read Multisyllabic Content Vocabulary
Dysfluent readers are so consumed with word identification that they cannot focus on extracting or constructing meaning from the text. Here are some activities to develop students' fluency skills, so that they may move on to access content.
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Balanced reading.com: Decoding
What is decoding? Use this site to find the answer to this important question. This website focuses on a balanced reading approach to learning.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Building Word Knowledge Through Informational Websites
A lesson plan through which learners identify, understand and work with important vocabulary words found in an online article on biodiversity. Based on the "Ten Important Words Plus" strategy that teachers can employ as part of...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Teach Vocabulary by Building Background Knowledge
Students need to develop an extensive vocabulary to read with fluency. In turn, fluency in reading leads to increased comprehension. Fluency also comes from the written language of the reader since the student writes words he or she...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Using Technology in Teaching Reading
Elementary students, while working on their basal reader story for the week, will use various forms of technology to increase comprehension and other reading skills. (Other strategies may be substituted if some of the technology...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Teaching Reading: Classroom Strategies
A collection of effective, research-based classroom strategies to help build and strengthen literacy skills in print awareness, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing.
Read Works
Read Works: Passages:"new Orleans and the History of Jazz "By Loren Schoenberg
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article "New Orleans and the History of Jazz "by LorenSchoenberg focuses on the beginnings of New Orleans and its history of Jazz. A comprehension question set follows the passage. 11-12.3 Text...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Vocabulary Instruction Lesson Plan
This lesson plan uses a virtual trip to the moon to teach vocabulary practice. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Teaching Adolescents Who Struggle With Literacy
There are five components of reading instruction for struggling adolescent readers: Word identification/decoding, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Fluency, and Engagement/motivation. These components are discussed and a video of middle school...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Abc Bookmaking Builds Vocabulary in the Content Areas
Six 50-minute lessons build vocabulary through the content areas by making an ABC book. It can become a classroom resource. Links include a non-fiction book list, checklist, word list, rubric, and a storyboard chart. There is also a link...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Seed Discussion Organizer
A printable graphic organizer students can use to organize their thoughts when a new concept is introduced. Seed Discussion categories include things the learner does not understand, things that are surprising or interesting, new...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: The Components of Effective Vocabulary Instruction
Effective vocabulary instruction begins with diverse opportunities for word learning: wide reading, high-quality oral language, word consciousness, explicit instruction of specific words, and independent word-learning strategies. This...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: What Works in Comprehension Instruction
The National Reading Panel identified three predominant elements to support the development reading comprehension skills: vocabulary instruction, active reading, and teacher preparation to deliver strategy instruction. L .9-10.3...
Read Works
Read Works: Water on the Earth
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage discusses the processes of weathering and erosion, along with their effects. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: More Free Graphic Organizers for Studying and Analyzing
A teaching resource with free downloadable graphic organizers including Time Organizers, Learning Maps, Project Internet, Concepts and Characteristics, Vocabulary Charts, Project Author Study, Decisions and Goals, and more.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: More Free Graphic Organizers for Studying and Analyzing
A teaching resource with free downloadable graphic organizers including Time Organizers, Learning Maps, Project Internet, Concepts and Characteristics, Vocabulary Charts, Project Author Study, Decisions and Goals, and more.
Read Works
Read Works: Brazil Today: Capoeira: Brazilian Martial Art and Dance
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It contains questions and teacher guides and...
Read Works
Read Works: Dog Cage (Goulong)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks module contains a pair of informational texts from the Philadelphia Museum of Art that describe the dog cage of Emperor Qianlong and the reception hall from China's Palace of Duke Zhao...
Read Works
Read Works: Reception Hall From the Palace of Duke Zhao (Zhaogongfu)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks module contains a pair of informational texts from the Philadelphia Museum of Art that describe the reception hall from China's Palace of Duke Zhao (Zhaogonfu) and the dog cage of Emperor...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
Vocabulary instruction is an important part of reading and language arts classes, as well as content-area classes such as science and social studies. By giving students explicit instruction in vocabulary, teachers help them learn the...
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Ccss Literacy E Handbook: Informational Text: Understand Precise Vocabulary
A short explanation of the importance of using precise word choice in writing and using context clues to help you understand the meaning of precise words when reading. Click on Model to for an example with explanation and then click on...
Read Works
Read Works: Legend of Ganga Ji
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides the lHindu egend of Ganga-ji and its connection to the Ganges River (River Ganga) in India. Vocabulary support, a questions sheet, and an additional answer sheet are...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Morphemic Elements: Affix Match
A lesson plan in which students play a memory match game by matching affixes and their meanings. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Word Knowledge: Homograph Hitch
A lesson plan in which students match two definitions to each homograph. Materials are included.