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Free reading strategies outlines for staff and administrators
RACES Writing Strategy FREEBIE
Use the RACES strategy to teach or review response writing. This freebie set can be used in multiple ways in your classroom. Use it to teach or review the concept, include the pages in interactive notebooks, and use as a template to answer constructed responses.This freebie includes a few pages from a comprehensive response writing resource. Click here to check out the Writing Responses with RACES resource.The acronyms RACES and RACER both included.RACES:*Restate*Answer*Cite evidence*Explain &am
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3rd - 6th
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Daily Reading Log
Here is a simple and effective way to help your students keep track of their reading. Included are two ways to track: Monthly Reading Logs or Weekly Reading Logs.This reading log template sets up students to track:-The Date-Book Title-Book Level-Minutes Read-Pages Read- Page Started On/Page Ended OnAlso at the bottom there is a space for students to add up their total minutes and pages. With these totals, finding pages per minute is a breeze.______________________________________________________
Grades:
1st - 12th
Five-Sentence Summary Graphic Organizer
This two-page graphic organizer helps students organize their thoughts and write a clear, well-structured five-sentence summary of a fiction or nonfiction text. Many students struggle to include the most important details in their summaries, or these details are not presented in a logical order. This document breaks down the task of writing a summary into smaller tasks, beginning with identifying the who, what, where, when, and why of the story.This document contains two pages. The first page as
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3rd - 9th
Also included in: English Language Arts Graphic Organizers Bundle: Writing and Vocabulary
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions FREEBIE
Looking for a program to really HELP your students learn how to comprehend what they are reading? I have you covered! These reading passages with questions are designed to help students develop comprehension skills early, creating a great foundation for reading success.This is a FREE sample of what you can find in my YEARLONG Comprehension Reading Program⭐These are included in my READING CURRICULUMMEGABUNDLE ⭐ ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●What is in this download?1. Cover
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K - 3rd
DIBELS Benchmark Goal Chart
DIBELS benchmark Goal chart for teacher reference. Kindergarten through 4th grade DIBELS categories shown.Could be useful for parents as tool for them to know what level their child is on and what is expected.
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K - 4th
Scope and Sequence - Read Aloud Lesson Plans for 1st, 2nd grade
Our scope and sequence is a free download for your convenience. It shows how we have aligned each of our read-aloud lessons with the CCSS standards. This download provides- book titles for all of our lesson plans (organized by monthly bundle)- alignments to CCSS Reading Literature standards for 1st and 2nd grade- CCSS alignments for each lesson's response to text activities for 1st and 2nd grade- skills at a glance- Depth of Knowledge (DOK) rigor checklistThank you for taking an interest in teac
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1st - 2nd
85 Fun, Simple Ways to Help Your Child Learn to Read - A Parent Resource
This is a parent resource for grades PreK-3. The flyer highlights 85 things parents can do to help their children learn to read, and to learn to love reading. The emphasis is on how parents can read with their children effectively, model skills of good readers, create a home environment that encourages learning, and help their children build the life of a reader. Ideas are organized into 8 different categories for ease of reading.
This is a perfect handout to have for parents on Back-to-School
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PreK - 3rd
Main Idea Reading Strategy Guiding Worksheet and Graphic Organizer
This single worksheet can be used in a variety of different ways. In my classroom, I have used to it to introduce the reading strategy, close reading, reciprocal teaching groups, guided reading groups, reading stations, reading rotations, partner work, assessments, anchor chart and a graphic organizer. It helps the students get through the necessary steps with probing questions that lead them into their final conclusion.The best part about this worksheet is that it can be paired with ANY TEXT! I
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1st - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Reading Strategy Guiding Worksheet and Graphic Organizer *BUNDLE*
Cornell Note Taking Template FREEBIE
This is a note taking strategy used with the AVID program. This is typically used for middle school, but we have slightly modified it for fourth grade!
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3rd - 12th
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The Science of Reading Handouts Free
These Science of Reading handouts are intended to be used as a foundational and quick reference for:1. The Science of Reading2. Components of Literacy3. Decodable Texts 4. Syllable Types 5. What the Current Research Does Not Tell Us (2024)6. Phonics Sequence for SLP Literacy Corner resourcesThese handouts were created for educators, but may be provided to parents if educators review the handouts with parents to explain concepts and answer any questions. These handouts are only intended to provid
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Not Grade Specific
Fluency Graphs
These three free graphs are perfect for helping students chart their own progress.
Research shows that students that take a more active roll in tracking their personal progress make greater gains. Graphing reading fluency is a fun way to help your students feel motivated and accountable. Charts give learners immediate feedback and are great for positive reinforcement.
Students can be timed for one or two minute intervals to increase their fluency on a daily or weekly basis. They can track th
Grades:
1st - 6th
Daily 5 Pacing Guide {Freebie}
I have used this pacing guide for the last few years. I have taken the components of the Daily 5 book and typed it up in a format easier for me to use from day to day. (note the page #'s correspond to the first edition of the book)
This is a 5 week launch as prescribed by the 2 sisters.
I have also included 2 versions of the checklists I use for checking students in once we get into the "swing" of things.
I know this is free, but I'd love to hear your feedback.
Thanks so much and happy reading!
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K - 6th
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Scope and Sequence - Read Aloud Lesson Plans for K, 1st grade
Our Kindergarten scope and sequence is a free download for your convenience. It shows how we have aligned each of our K-1 read-aloud lessons with the CCSS standards. This download provides- Book titles for all of our lesson plans (organized by monthly bundle)- Alignment to CCSS Reading Literature and Reading Informational standards for grades K and 1- CCSS alignment for each lesson's response to text activities for Kindergarten and 1st grade- Skills at a glance- Depth of Knowledge (DOK) rigor ch
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K - 1st
Study Guide for the Gary Paulsen Novel: Hatchet
This is a study guide for the Gary Paulsen Novel: Hatchet - suitable for grade 4-6 it is created in a journal fashion - asking open ended questions after each series of chapters to encourage text to self, text and world connections.
Hatchet Jounal by Lori MacMichael is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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4th - 6th
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Reading Certificates and Awards
Are you searching for a meaningful way to acknowledge and celebrate the reading achievements of children participating in a summer reading challenge? Look no further! Our Reading Challenge Awards and Certificates are the perfect way to honor their dedication and inspire a lifelong love for books. With beautifully designed certificates and customizable awards, you can make their reading experience even more memorable and rewarding. Let's celebrate their reading success together!Personalize each
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PreK - 12th
Also included in: Summer Reading Challenge / End of Year Activities / Summer Activities
Month-by-Month Scope & Sequence for Reading, Writing, and Grammar Instruction
This resource gives a month-by-month view of the school year with recommended activities, resource links, blog post links, and freebie links for Reading Workshop, Writing Workshop, and Word Study. It is often hard to navigate which resources are intended for which time of the school year and how everything fits together. This free guide takes the guess work out of it and lays out exactly what I recommend using at different points in the school year.You might also like…Realistic Fiction Middle
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6th - 8th
Formulating Definitions Template
Enhance how your students create definitions for their vocabulary words using this template. This template for formulating definitions is aligned with the science of reading concept behind creating meaningful definitions. According to research, definitions should consist of two parts: the category or synonym it belongs to followed by defining attributes.
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1st - 5th
Reading BME chart (Beginning, Middle, End)
You can hand this to your students any time they are reading a fiction book, and it walks them through writing a good beginning, middle, and end. It can also be used as an outline for prewriting or even as an assessment when they finish reading something. They can draw pictures of the characters' faces, especially if they are younger students.
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K - 3rd
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Main Idea/Supporting Details Hands
Students use the visual of their hands to record and organize information from a nonfiction text. With their fingers as the topic and supporting details and their palm as the main idea, students are able to realize that they will always have a tool "on hand" to help them make sense of the most important thought of a text and the details which support it.
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3rd - 6th
Wonder Novel Study Digital Reading Log
Is your class planning to read Wonder by R.J. Palacio?If so, this is a great resource to keep your students accountable for thinking about what they read! My 5th grade students participated in a novel study and responded to different prompts weekly. We ended each with discussing the week's questions and text. The reading log prompts include open ended questions, vocabulary activities, and opportunities for students to create their own questions!I have included the weekly schedule and division of
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4th - 6th
Distance Learning Family Letter for Epic! Books {Digital Learning}
Use this letter to introduce families to Epic! Books for distance learning (digital learning) for reading and reader's response. Families will learn how to log in to the Epic website or Epic app. Epic! is an online subscription service that is FREE for educators to use! All of the titles included in this set are available as digital books or e-Books.This resource will keep you afloat because…☑ help you get families started using the Epic! website or Epic! app. ☑ it'll save you time for typing yo
Grades:
K - 5th
Beginning, Middle, and End Graphic Organizers
These are simple graphic organizers to help students retell stories. This includes a very simple graphic organizer, and then adds onto that by adding writing sections. This is a great resource to use in guided reading when working on retelling.
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K - 5th
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HOLES Anticipation Activity [FREE]
Getting ready to read Louis Sachar's HOLES with your class?Use this FREE anticipation building activity to get kids talking about some of the key symbols from the book.This is perfect for students in grades 4-6 (pre middle school) to get them thinking about objects and their significance to stories.Print and share these objects all over your classroom and have students use the guide to help them think about what they mean before and after reading.Looking for a full Google Slides resource to be a
Grades:
4th - 6th
FREE -- Non-fiction magazine graphic organizer
Use this download for your students to record information about their non-fiction magazine. Students will be asked to write down 3 facts about the article, questions they have after reading, main idea, and identify specific text features in the article.
The 4th page of the document (page following Time 4 Kids) is the second page for all of the magazines. I included the more popular magazines that are used in classrooms. Please copy page 4 on the back of the page that suites your classroom.
Grades:
1st - 6th
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