FrontPage  

 

http://www.neshaminy.k12.pa.us/Page/432 - Comprehension Strategies Good Readers Use

 

 

http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/litelem/setting.pdf - Analyzing Setting

 

 

ACTIVE READING

 

 http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listcompreheta.html - Interactive Reading Activities

 

 

Genres At A Glance

Fiction
Code			Genre	Definition
TL			Traditional Literature	Stories that are passed down from one group to another in history. This includes folktales, legends, fables, fairy tales, tall tales, and myths from different cultures.
F			Fantasy	A story including elements that are impossible, such as other worlds, talking animals, or magical powers.  Make-believe is what this genre is all about.
SF			Science Fiction	A type of fantasy that uses science and technology (robots, time machines, etc.)
RF			Realistic Fiction	A story using made-up characters that could happen in real life.
HF			Historical Fiction	A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author’s imagination.
M			Mystery	A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.
Nonfiction
I		Informational				Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc.)
B		Biography				The story of a real person’s life written by another person.
AB		Autobiography				The story of a real person’s life that is written by that person.
	Other Genre
	P	Poetry			Poetry is verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader.  It often uses rhythm and rhyme to help convey its meaning.

 

 

 

 

Reading Strategies

 

Active Reading Strategies

 

Use these strategies to help your understanding and appreciation of your reading.

 

Predict:  Try to figure out what will happen next and how the story might end.  Read on to see if you were right.

 

Visualize:  Form an image in your mind of characters, events, and setting to help you understand what’s happening.

 

Connect: Think of similarities between the story and what you have personally experienced, heard about, and read about.

 

Question:  Search for reasons behind events and characters’ feelings.  You may wonder why the author included certain events.

 

Clarify:   Stop to review and check your understanding of what you are reading.  You may have to reread or use outside resources to develop a full understanding.

 

Evaluate:  Form opinions about what you read, both while you are reading and after you’ve finished.  Develop your own ideas about characters and events.

 

Summarize:  Tell the main events or ideas and important details briefly and in your own words. 

 

 

http://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/readingless.html - Interactive Practice - LA Reading Skills - TX 

 

 

 

 

 

 http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson112/elements.pdf - THIEVES STRATEGY  -  Reading Stategy

 

 http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/tiparchive.phtml/7 - Glencoe Reading Resources

 

http://www.middleweb.com/MWLresources/dbova1.html - Reading Journal Prompts

 

 

 http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/vrschool/read_write_elem_mid.htm - Reading & Writing

 

 

Graphic Organizers

 

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/downloads/pdf/kwl_download.pdf - KWL Chart - Active Reading

 

 

 

Comprehension Activities 

 

http://webs.morton709.org/elementary/RTI%20Final%20Project/Student%20Activity%20docs/Comprehension%20Student%20Activities%204-6.htm#Caus - Comprehension Activities - Interactive

 

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listcompreheta.html - Interactive Comprehension Activities

 

http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/compre.htm - Reading Comprehension - Sites

 

http://www.english-zone.com/reading/elefants.html - Elephant Story

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Thinking - Reading Activities

 

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/critical_thinking/6-8/index.shtml - Criticial Reading & Thinking Activities

 

 

 

Inferencing

 

http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/readingstrategies/inferences.htm - Inferencing Lessons & Activities

 

http://www.quia.com/pop/43335.html - Inferencing Quiz

 

http://www.quia.com/quiz/822814.html?AP_rand=1925633400 - Inferencing Quiz

 

 http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=11&act=2&que=1 - Inferencing Activities

 

http://www.quia.com/pop/43335.html - Inferencing QUIA

 

 

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/inferencep.cfm - Inferencing Practice

 

http://www.quia.com/pop/43335.html - QUIA Inferencing Practice

 

http://reading.ecb.org/teacher/inferring/infer_studentinteractive.html - INTO THE BOOK - Inferencing

 

http://www.fcatexplorer.com/parent/4gr/en/tipslister/question_tip_zoo.asp - Inferencing - Read short passages & Infer

 

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/inferencel.cfm - Inferencing Defined, Read Short passages & Infer

 

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/inferencep.cfm - Inferencing - Short Stories

 

http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/projects/20c/turn1.html - Who Are These Children? Historical Inferencing

 

http://www.tv411.org/reading/understanding-what-you-read/strategies-better-reading/activity/2/1 - MI, Inferencing

 

 

 

 

 

Historical Fiction 

 

http://www.learner.org/interactives/historical/ - Historical Fiction Interactive

 

 

Guided Reading 

 

 http://www.mrsgoldsclass.com/teacherwebsites.htm - Teacher Sites

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.readingmatrix.com/directory/pages/ - Reading Sites

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Purpose

 

http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practicetest?TUAG7034 - Author's Purpose Quiz

 

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/authors_purpose_language_arts_sixth_6th_grade.htm - Author's Purpose Activities

 

 

Summarizing

 

http://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/5thTAASSummarizing12.html - Summarizing - Explained

 

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/informational_text_summarize_language_arts_fifth_5th_grade.htm - Summarizing Activities

 

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/storysummaryl.cfm - Summary Activity

 

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade5/skill16/frontiers.htm - Summary

 

http://www.quia.com/rr/86000.html - Summarizing Quiz

 

 http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade5/skill16/woodsong.htm - Woodsong - Summarize using text

 

 

Sentence Stems

Use the language of summarizing. Sentence stems include the following:

• First…
• Next…
• Then
• After that…
• Finally…
• The story takes place…
• The main characters are…
• A problem occurs when…
• I learned that…
• The most important ideas in this text are…
• This part was about…

 

 http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson277/gorillas.pdf - Gorillas in Crisis

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson277/sample.pdf - Gorillas in Crisis - Fishbone Map - Summarizing

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson277/template.pdf - Fishbone Template

 

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/Facts/FactSheets/Gorillas/default.cfm - Great Ape Site

 

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson322.pdf - Ameilia Earhart - Brief Biography

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson322-download.pdf

 

 

 

Main Idea & Theme

 

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/rcmi1.htm - Main Idea Tutorial

 

 http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/mainideap24.cfm - Main Idea - Read the passage & ID Main Idea

 

 http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/main_idea_theme_language_arts_third_3rd_grade.htm - Main Idea & Theme

 

http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=1474635207&AP_activityType=6&AP_urlId=120023&AP_continuePlay=true&id=120023 - Main Idea Quiz QUIA

 

 

Cause & Effect

 

 http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/causeconnect.html - Cause & Effect Transitions

 

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade3/skill2/armadillo.html - The Armadillo from Amarillo - Cause & Effect

 

Plot

 http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/charactersandplot4l.cfm - Characters & Plot

 

 

 

Drawing Conclusions 

 

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade5/skill7/iditarod.htm - Iditarod Dream

 

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/book_buddy/gr1_4lily/skill_ae.html - Solve Mystery - Draw Conclusions

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade4/skill4/sarah.html - Sarah Plain & Tall

 

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade3/skill6/talent.html - The Talent Show