READING

READING Resources



Instructional approach || ALL || Elementary || Elementary ||
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 * (INCLUDING LINK) ** || ** //DESCRIPTION// ** || ** GRADE LEVEL ** ||
 * [|Reading aloud] || Top 10 Resources on Reading Aloud || ALL ||
 * [| Reading Rockets] || Lots of great reading resources and articles || ALL ||
 * [[file:Reading_notes.doc]] || Reading notes for parents || ALL ||
 * [| Early Reading Strategy] || In depth article about early reading || ALL ||
 * [| Me Read No Way] || Improving boys literacy skills || ALL ||
 * [[file:Guided Reading Research.pdf]] || Research Base for Guided Reading as an
 * [| Literacy Centers] || Creating Literacy Centers in the classroom || ALL ||
 * [[file:Phonics_pairs.ppt]] || Simple phonics game of matching pictures and words. I printed and used as independent activity children playing pairs. Activty at three levels CVC words, initial sounds, and CCVC/CVCC words. I printed onto three different colours of card to make my differentiation v easy. || Pre-K - 1 ||
 * [[file:Phonics_websites.doc]] || A list of helpful phonics websites || Early Elementary ||
 * [[file:I_say_you_say_long_vowels.ppt]] || Letters and sounds. Teacher says the sound, pupils repeat the sound, all say the sound and a word with that grapheme. Then a list of words with the same grapheme appears that the children can read. || Lower Elementary ||
 * [[file:Phonic_Games.doc]] || Activities and games to support early phoneme / grapheme and initial sound recognition skills. || Lower Elementary ||
 * [| Free Choice Reading Record] || Printable reading record- gives students a choice of activities to do after reading a book - great for holiday reading || ALL ||
 * [|Home reading record] || Home reading log || ALL ||
 * [[file:assessing reading levelling bookmarks.doc]] || Each sub level (1 to 5) is put into easy child speak on a bookmark. Children can use these as bookmarks and know their targets. Great for assessment, to help teachers, other adult helpers and anyone who hears the child read. Just print out onto card, or laminate. || ALL ||
 * [[file:classictales.pdf]] || Two EAL friendly games designed for groups to recall and share knowledge of Three Bears, Billy Goats Gruff, Little Red Riding Hood, Three Little Pigs and the Gingerbread Man. || Lower Elementary ||
 * [[file:Guided_Reading_Task_cards.doc]] || A set of tasks for non-fiction and fiction texts that can be used to follow up on a guided reading session or help prepare for the next one. I have these laminated in sets in my folders so I can easily set my groups doing different tasks. Topics also included; non-fiction. || ALL ||
 * [[file:Fishing for Vowel Digraphs.pdf]] || Phonics Game - In this resource on variant correspondences students will identify and match vowel digraphs by playing a card game. Word cards are included in the document and use the following digraphs: " ea, au, aw, ow, oa, ai, ay, ee." || Lower
 * [[file:Root Hoot Advanced Phonics game.pdf]] || Advanced Phonics game - The objective of this resource is for students to identify roots in multisyllabic words. Using the word cards provided, students will identify words that share the same root by playing a card game. || Upper
 * [|Start With a Book] || Themed booklets, activities, tips and many other resources || ALL ||
 * [| Real Aloud 15 minutes] || Poster for parents and resources || ALL ||
 * E-BOOKS [|Children's Story Books Online] || Several online books and games || ALL ||
 * E-BOOKS[|Oxford Owl Online Reading] || Several ebooks for different ages with audio - teacher resources || ALL ||
 * E-BOOKS[|Free Kids Books] || E-books that can be download as pdf or viewed online ||  ||
 * [|Aaron Shepard's World of Stories] || is a nicely categorized collection of stories from around the world for online reading. The listings give the appropriate age for reading, length of the story and origin. Projectable or print || ALL ||
 * [|E-BOOK websites] || A large selection of E-Book websites || ALL ||
 * [|Audio Book Websites] || A large selection of Audio book websites || ALL ||
 * [| Reading/writing tips for parents] || Reading/writing tips for parents with young children -good for blog || Lower Elementary ||
 * [| Our LIttle Earth] || A free international Newspaper written for kids and emailed to you every 2 weeks. || ALL ||
 * [| 5 Good Places for Students to Read the News] || Here are five student-friendly news sites to use in your current events lesson plans. || ALL ||
 * [| 5 Good Places for Students to Read the News] || Here are five student-friendly news sites to use in your current events lesson plans. || ALL ||

[|5 Tools Students Can Use to Create Alternative Book Reports]
|| 5 online apps to create book trailer videos || ALL || Write five adjectives that describe your book. For each adjective, state one supporting detail from the book. || 3-6 || [|Lined paper for response] || Fiction and non fiction reading journal prompts || ALL || [| Vocabulary Foldables #1] [|Vocabulary Foldables #2 with labels] || Vocabulary Foldables || ALL || [|Student Instructions] [|SUM IT UP PRINTABLE] [|LESSON CLOSURE PARAGRAPH] || Reading Strategy that helps students the learn important vocab to sum up a passage || 2-6 || || Grade 2 Fairy Tales and Tall Tales Unit This unit includes the following fairy tales: The Fisherman and His Wife, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Beauty and the Beast, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and, Casey Jones. Also included: flip books, image cards, and a supplemental guide with modifications Based on an original work of the Core Knowled ge® Foundation made available through licensing under Creative Commons Attribution- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us || Grade 2 ||
 * [|Literature Circles] || Elementary literature Circles overview || ALL ||
 * [|Reading Poster] || Why Can't I Skip My 20 Minutes of Reading Tonight? poster || ALL ||
 * [|10 Reasons Nonreaders don't read and how to change their mind] || Article 10 Reasons Nonreaders don't read and how to change their mind || ALL ||
 * [| Marvel Kids] || online games, comics, and activities and a comic maker (great comic eBooks) || ALL ||
 * [|DC Nation Comics] || online games, comics (great comic eBooks) || ALL ||
 * [|Links to Various Comic strips] || Children can read archives of various comic strip and they can be copied to blog || ALL ||
 * [|Adlit.org] || offers lots of strategies and articles that provide research-based and best-practice information for educators, parents, and others interested in helping young people become better readers and writers || ALL ||
 * [|Reading Widgets for Blog] || Several Reading tips that are updated weekly || ALL ||
 * [| Literature Circle Resources] || A collection of printable resources for literature circles || ALL ||
 * [| 6 audio book and audio story sites] || 6 audio book and audio story sites || ALL ||
 * [|Reading Rockets] || 103 things to do before/during/after reading || ALL ||
 * < [|Fun Brain] || online books || ALL ||
 * [|Five Looks on a Book] || Five Looks on a Book worksheet -
 * [| Hot Spots] || Hot Spots are a great way to see what your students are struggling with while reading independently. Students use hot spots to “flag” any words or parts of a selection/book that are causing them difficulty. ||  ||
 * [|Fiction and non fiction reading journal prompts]
 * [|Reading Record] || Printable reading record || All ||
 * [| 99 adjectives to describe any book] || list of 99 adjectives to describe any book and worksheet || All ||
 * [|List of Favourite read aloud books] ||  || ALL ||
 * [|Author’s Purpose Pointer] || printable pointer to show Author's purpose || 3-6 ||
 * [|Focus on Genre] || Focus on Genre worksheet || 3-6 ||
 * [|Paired Reading Directions] || Printable directions for paired reading including sample questions || 2-6 ||
 * [|Directions for Foldables]
 * [|Reading Log] || Reading log, includes summary || 2-6 ||
 * [| Character Traits] || List of character traits || ALL ||
 * [| Book notes] || Printable sheet where students can write the date and notes for each day they read a book || 2-6 ||
 * [|Book Review Blurb] || Printable sheet for a quick book review || 3-6 ||
 * [|Literary Moods] || List of literary moods || 3-6 ||
 * [|Reading Selection Genres] || Printable reading genres worksheet || 3-6 ||
 * [|Literacy Mood Ring] || Read a poem or other literary selection. What is the mood of the selection? How does it make you feel when you read it? Write this word as the gemstone at the top.Inside the ring, jot down any reasons for your choice. Supporting details could include the topic or title, word choice, line lengths, rhyme schemes, rhythm, or use of figurative language. || 2-6 ||
 * [[file:Guided_Reading_Task_cards.doc]] || A set of tasks for non-fiction and fiction texts that can be used to follow up on a guided reading session or help prepare for the next one. I have these laminated in sets in my folders so I can easily set my groups doing different tasks. Topics also included; non-fiction. || 2-4 ||
 * [|Dr. Seuss-Themed Resources] || Dr. Seuss-Themed Resources for all grades || ALL ||
 * [| Reading Strategies] || Reading Strategies that can be used in every grade. || ALL ||
 * [[file:Recipricol_Reading_Instruction_Cards.doc]] || Clarifying, summarising, predicting, questioning cards || ALL ||
 * [[file:LO_understand_how_authors_use_setting_to_establish_mood.docx]] || Guided Reading activity - understand how settings affect mood || 4/5 ||
 * [| Edutopia] || Reading Tips and Resources for lifelong readers || ALL ||
 * [| Edutopia] || 10 Visual Literacy Strategies || ALL ||
 * [| Edutopia] || 5 tips to foster a love for reading || ALL ||
 * [|What Should I read Next] || Type the title or author and the site will list 20 similar books || ALL ||
 * [|Create a class booklist with Pinterest] || An example of a Pinterest board created with book titles and summaries || ALL ||
 * [|Magnet Words] || The Magnet Summaries strategy provides many advantages as an after reading strategy. || ALL ||
 * [|SUM IT UP Instructions]
 * [| Strategies for Reading Comprehension] || Several printable charts and instructions for reading comprehension strategies || ALL ||
 * [[file:Reading for Meaning With your child.pdf]] || A PDF for parents with comprehension tips - Reading for meaning with your Child || ALL ||
 * [[file:Grade_2_fairy_tales_teacher_guide.pdf]]
 * [[file:Fluency_Packet_4-5_-_combined.docx]] || Fluency packet for Grades 4-5 - includes reading passage, vocabulary and comprehension || 4-5 ||
 * [| Learning A-Z Webinar Videos] || Learn how to use the A-Z readers site and Raz Readers and how to cover Common Core writing and Reading standards || ALL ||
 * [|A Reader's Journey To 3rd Grade] || A graphic which shows reading milestones up to 3rd grade || Pre-k to 3 ||
 * [|Reading Rockets] || 10 things you can do to raise a reader || ALL ||
 * [|How to Read to Your Child] || A video for parents which explains how to read to a child || ALL ||
 * [[file:Book Talk Resource.pdf]] || How to write and present booktalks || 4-6 ||
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: baseline;">__ [|Mr. R’s World of Math and Scienc] e__ || Math - music videos, poems, songs and stories Science and Misc. poems

great for shared reading and fluency || 2 and up ||