Resources for Comprehension Strategy Instruction
Free Sources of Grade Leveled Passages
for
Comprehension Strategy Instruction
Newsela
www.newsela.com - News articles from major media sources are added daily on a variety of topics, and each article is available at 5 different lexile levels. Teachers can print the articles at the level(s) needed so that all students can read the same article at the appropriate level. Site registration is required, but free. This is an amazing site!
***New! Digital ReadWorks - digital.readworks.org
ReadWorks is now available in a digital format for students to use online! Students can interact online with articles, questions, and other activities. Teachers can set up classes, assignments and get teaching tips from this new website. You will need to set-up a new account for Digital ReadWorks, but you can use the same username and password as the ReadWorks site. This is a great way to incorporate digital literacy into your reading lessons.
ReadWorks
www.readworks.org - This free site contains a long list of grade-leveled and lexile-leveled expository reading passages. Passages are divided into subsections that may also be suitable for alphabetics or fluency practice. Each passage is followed by comprehension questions which can be used to assess comprehension when students are in the application phase of learning.
Tween Tribune
www.tweentribune.com - A free, online newspaper by the Smithsonian with stories updated daily from the Associated Press. Similar to Newsela, an article can be printed at the level(s) needed so that all students can read the same article. Teachers need to create a sign-in to enroll students and assign articles to read. Quizzes are available when logged into the site.
For additional sources for reading passages online click below:
grade_leveled_passages_for_comprehension_instruction.docx
Teacher Resources
Teaching Reading in Middle School (2nd Edition). Robb, L.
ISBN 0-590-68560-0, Scholastic Professional Books www.scholastic.com. 2000.
This book is a complete guide to teaching reading comprehension explicitly. Although the references throughout the book are to middle school, it is wholly applicable to adult education. 318 pages.
I Read it, But I don't Get it: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers. Tovani, C. 2000.
ISBN 1-57110-089-X, Stenhouse Publishers www.stenhouse.com.
The author describes her own experiences teaching reading and provides detailed descriptions of theory and evidence-based classroom application. 140 pages.
www.newsela.com - News articles from major media sources are added daily on a variety of topics, and each article is available at 5 different lexile levels. Teachers can print the articles at the level(s) needed so that all students can read the same article at the appropriate level. Site registration is required, but free. This is an amazing site!
***New! Digital ReadWorks - digital.readworks.org
ReadWorks is now available in a digital format for students to use online! Students can interact online with articles, questions, and other activities. Teachers can set up classes, assignments and get teaching tips from this new website. You will need to set-up a new account for Digital ReadWorks, but you can use the same username and password as the ReadWorks site. This is a great way to incorporate digital literacy into your reading lessons.
ReadWorks
www.readworks.org - This free site contains a long list of grade-leveled and lexile-leveled expository reading passages. Passages are divided into subsections that may also be suitable for alphabetics or fluency practice. Each passage is followed by comprehension questions which can be used to assess comprehension when students are in the application phase of learning.
Tween Tribune
www.tweentribune.com - A free, online newspaper by the Smithsonian with stories updated daily from the Associated Press. Similar to Newsela, an article can be printed at the level(s) needed so that all students can read the same article. Teachers need to create a sign-in to enroll students and assign articles to read. Quizzes are available when logged into the site.
For additional sources for reading passages online click below:
grade_leveled_passages_for_comprehension_instruction.docx
Teacher Resources
Teaching Reading in Middle School (2nd Edition). Robb, L.
ISBN 0-590-68560-0, Scholastic Professional Books www.scholastic.com. 2000.
This book is a complete guide to teaching reading comprehension explicitly. Although the references throughout the book are to middle school, it is wholly applicable to adult education. 318 pages.
I Read it, But I don't Get it: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers. Tovani, C. 2000.
ISBN 1-57110-089-X, Stenhouse Publishers www.stenhouse.com.
The author describes her own experiences teaching reading and provides detailed descriptions of theory and evidence-based classroom application. 140 pages.