Teaching students to read well in areas other than language arts requires teaching and reinforcing the kinds of reading strategies taught here. There are 27 strategies, ranging from brainstorming to word mapping. The site includes PDF...

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...

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...

This strategy guide introduces an approach for making young scholars aware of cognates (words that have a similar spelling, pronunciation, and meaning across languages) in content-area texts. This guide includes an introductory section...

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...

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...

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.

A wonderful site full of tips for teaching Word-form recognition activities. This site has a plethora of links that provide an excellent way to practice and memorize the essential skills of recognizing words without sounding out each...

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...

Similar to teaching beginning readers about rhyme, teaching children about onset and rime helps them recognize common chunks within words. This can help students decode new words when reading and spell words when writing. This article...

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a series of customizable graphic organizers. Students will be able to engage in "during reading" strategies and writing process graphic organizers.

This article provides tips for using nonfiction with guided reading and independent reading. The following strategies are shared: ways to help kids select "just right" nonfiction books; lessons to use with nonfiction in guided reading...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Here one can generate several reading comprehension activities for middle or high school students with material ranging from biographies to non-fictional content.

This article provides a quick overview of response to intervention (RTI) as it relates to reading. RTI is not a particular method or instructional approach, rather it is a process that aims to shift educational resources toward the...

Discussion of the critical reading skills needed in Social Studies, although the skills discussed can apply to a variety of areas. This is part of a larger site containing numerous lesson plans for Social Studies, and this page is really...

This lesson introduces students to the comprehension strategy of evaluating. Students learn this strategy through the "meeting of the minds" technique that teaches them to act out opposing views of two or more characters.

SQ3R is a comprehension strategy that helps students think about the text they are reading while they're reading. Often categorized as a study strategy, SQ3R helps students "get it" the first time they read a text by teaching students...

Contains plans for five lessons that teach the difference between revision and editing using fractured fairy tales. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...

A resource for teachers to understand how to effectively use audio books in their reading programs. Includes links to teaching materials.

Engaging all students in a themed study or unit is a challenge that teachers can resolve by using materials that match students' independent or instructional reading levels (Robb 1994, 2000). When students face textbooks that are above...

LD Online is an excellent resource for a variety of needs. The site has information on teaching reading skills and using technology as a resource. Many links are to specific products that you must buy however, there are other resources...

This website is an excellent resource for teaching with primary sources. This resource features Holocaust lessons, lesson plan strategies, and podcasts.

In this section, you'll find writing assessment resources, writing strategies, and additional tip sheets for teachers and parents on how to help preschoolers build strong writing skills. You'll also find a video modeling classroom...

Contains plans for seven lessons about working dogs that teach critical thinking skills and a vocabulary strategy called Word Storms. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...