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| Strategies for Better Reading |
Three interactive reading lessons, self checking. |
| Strategies for Summarizing |
Three interactive lessons for summarizing. |
| Strategies for Context Clues |
Three interactive lessons on context clues. |
| FCAT Reading Skills |
From Florida, a listing of interactive reading skills. Read about the skill, then answer self-checking online questions. |
Commenting
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Describe what is wrong with newspaper headlines (multiple choice).
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Uncle Bob
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Read about Uncle Bob's adventures and then complete accompanying activities. (comic)
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| Romeo and Juliet |
A bit more challenging than Uncle Bob. (comic version) |
| Frankenstein |
Another cool comic-version classic with related activities. |
| Strategies for Better Reading |
Self-paced tutorial and interactive practice on reading between the lines. |
| ISAT Sample Questions |
Interactive sample questions for the Illinois standardized tests. |
| Reading Workshops |
Several interactive, nonfiction reading passages with pop-ups and assessments. |
| Reading Assessment |
From Virginia, a Grade 5 sample assessment complete with answers. Print off to complete offline. |
| Types of Text |
Interactive exercise focuses upon identifying four major text types. |
| Ollbolly |
Online reading experiences with stories from other cultures. |
| 20 Best Reading Strategies |
20 great reading strategies, broken down step-by-step. |
| Social Studies Skills Builders |
Critical reading skills for the content areas; this site includes tutorials and practices in these skills. |
| Online Practice Reading Tests |
Stories and multiple choice answers. |
| Free Reading Comprehension Worksheets |
Printable comprehension sheets on current topics. |
| Reading Comprehension Practice Sheets |
Meant for grades 3-5, these are still good practice for basic comprehension. |
| Test Tutor |
Several excellent short, interactive reading selections which stress a specific reading skill. Go to grade level and click on a lesson.
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| Reading Strategies Organizers |
A list of strategies and printable organizers for use before, during, and after reading. Not pretty, but useful. |
| Inferring Practice |
Online practice of inference skills. |
| Characterization Chart |
Pdf chart for listing indirect and direct characterization. |
| English Maven Online Assessments |
Several online, self-checking exercises. Especially cool are the "cassette" exercises which don't reveal answers until the assessment is fully complete. |
| Reading Source |
Assessments from which the English Maven stories are taken; these give feedback following every questions and may embed better into wiki pages. Change level using colored buttons at top of page. |
| Skimming and Scanning |
What's the difference between these two reading skills? |
| Understanding Conflict |
Interactive tutorial explains the role of conflict in Literature. |
| Interactive Story Map |
Skip the first page of this Flash file to go to the traditional narrative model; click on any aspect to get more information.
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| CBM |
An in-class reading assessment program. |
| Case of the Disappearing Rabbit |
A simple picture, great for defining inference. |
| DA Chapter 11 Reading Selection |
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| Speed Reader |
Insert any text selection, and then vary the rate at which you read it. |
| Teaching Critical Reading |
For teachers, a series of tips and how-tos from the college level which can be adapted for middle and high schoolers. |
| Framework for Reading |
For teachers, a breakdown of all skills needed for reading process, plus definitions of those skills and related activities and assessments. |
| Role of Plots in Stories |
How plots work in stories, along with all the parts of plot. |
| Common Themes in Literature |
Some common literary themes. |
| Poe Stories |
Collection of Poe short stories. |
| Tiny Texts |
Short, nonfiction articles with bold faced key words and a simple, pdf version assessment. |
| Space Janitor |
When done, upload Elements of Nonfiction to Crocodoc, complete it with partner, and share it with Mr. Schoch and yourself. |
| Reading Test App |
Test your reading speed and accuracy with a number of tests at different levels. |
| Techniques in Fiction |
Short historical fiction selection highlights some common features of the genre. |
| Main Ideas in Nonfiction |
Nonfiction (biographical/autobiographical) piece. |
| Comparing and Contrasting |
Paired readings in nonfiction. |
| Text Organization and Fact and Opinion |
Nonfiction reading piece. |
| The Landlady |
Short story by Roald Dahl with activities. |
| Charles |
Short story by Shirley Jackson. |
| Thank You, Ma'am |
Story by Langston Hughes. |
| Thank You, Ma'am Quiz |
Online self-scoring quiz. |
| Readability Checker |
Find reading levels of texts from web or submitted directly. |
| Aesops Fables Animated |
Four favorites fables. |
| Moby Max |
Online Assessment Program |
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