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Read Works: Hispanic Population Soars
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the soaring Hispanic population in the United States. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
Joe Landsberger
Study Guides & Strategies for Speakers of Arabic.
This is the Arabic language version of a study skills site also available in English and other languages as well. Different sections teach skills in reading and writing, Internet literacy, critical thinking, math, science, dealing with...
PBS
Masterpiece: The Complete Guide to Teaching Jane Austen [Pdf]
A teachers guide to introducing Jane Austen. View plenty of pre novel or film suggestions, and tons of material to use while reading or watching the film.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Sounder
Newbery Award Winner, "Sounder", by William H. Armstrong, is about a sharecropping family and their hunting dog, Sounder. Overarching themes of this novel are courage, family, racial injustice, the importance of education, and hope. Make...
Microsoft
Microsoft: Map Reading in the 21st Century
Students learn how to make informed use of new digital mapping information and tools. Learners create hands-on learning experiences for understanding the relevance of maps. The lesson plan consists of student activities, resources,...
BBC
Bbc: Cbbc Newsround Guides: Harry Potter
A compact guide to the 7 books that changed the wizarding world. Links to information about the author, the main characters and the films.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Read Well Letter Chant Podcast
This lesson plan guides students through creating a Podcast that provides video and audio of the Read Well Letter Chant. Students take pictures of the cards and record the chant to go along with the cards.
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Read Works: Fewer Americans Are Now Going to Prison
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage discusses the reasons why there are fewer Americans incarcerated in prisons than in previous years. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces...
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Read Works: American Government the Branches of Government
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage discusses the three branches of government in the United States. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
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Read Works: American Government Branches of Government: A Closer Look
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage gives explanation about the branches of the government. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: American Government Take It to the Courts
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational passage discusses the judicial branch of the government. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: American Government Jury Duty
[Free Registration/Login Required] This first person account explains the topic of jury duty. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
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Read Works: American Government the Bill of Rights Part I
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text piece shares a history to the Bill of Rights. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
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Read Works: American Government the Bill of Rights Part Ii
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains a few parts of the Bill of Rights. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: American Government Get Out the Vote
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the voting process. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
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Read Works: A Very Messy Tea Party
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passages describes the Boston Tea Party and the laws passed that led up to this historical event. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills...
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Read Works: First Grade Chooses a Snack
[Free Registration/Login Required] This realistic fiction piece simulates a class voting on their favorite healthy snack. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: The First American
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains information on Benjamin Franklin and his earning of the title "First American" nickname. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Read Works: The Grey Sheep [Pdf]
This nonfiction narrative entails a young girl describing her family's grey sheep on the farm activities related to raising them. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: The Harmonica
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about the harmonica. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
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Read Works: American Symbols
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage lists and explains some of the different American symbols. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: The Grasshopper and the Ant
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site shares the fable of The Grasshopper and the Ant. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
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Read Works: Where Does Food Go?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains the process of food digestion. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
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Read Works: Explore Our Solar System
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about planets in the solar system. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...