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Reading Comprehension Interactives & Lessons

These 24+ websites have interactives to help kids learn important reading comprehension skills such as making inferences, summarization, author's purpose.  A few of the sites also help kids learn key story elements - plot, point of view, character development, setting and theme analysis.
 
 
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About Face

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Author/Host of Website
PBS Kids/WGBH
Type of Educational Content
Website
Visit the website: About Face
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level Early Elementary (K-2)
Choose on of Arthur's friends to hear their story.  Then decide how they feel.  This game focuses on what the learner can infer from the story.
 
 
Better Book Reports -- 25 Ideas

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Author/Host of Website
Education World
Type of Educational Content
Website
Visit the website: Better Book Reports -- 25 Ideas
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level Elementary and Middle (K-8)
From site: Tired of the same old book report formats? Do your students grumble every time you mention the words book reports? Spice up those old book reports with some new...
 
 
Crazy Professor Reading Game

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Author/Host of Website
Chris Biffle/Powerteachers.org
Type of Educational Content
Book
Visit the website: Crazy Professor Reading Game
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
You must pay to use this site
Grade Level Elementary and Middle (K-8)
The Crazy Professor Reading Game is a highly acclaimed technique teachers have used to increase reading comprehension.  The game emphasizes student use of dramatic voice and gesture while reading a...
 
 
Fast ForWord

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Author/Host of Website
Scientific Learning Corp.
Type of Educational Content
Software
Visit the website: Fast ForWord
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
You must pay to use this site
Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site: The Fast ForWord program is a reading intervention designed for K-12 education institutions and clinical specialists worldwide whose students are reading below grade level.The Fast ForWord program develops brain...
 
 
Fast ForWord and Reading Assistant

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Author/Host of Website
Scientific Learning
Type of Educational Content
Website
Visit the website: Fast ForWord and Reading Assistant
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
You must pay to use this site
Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site:  The Fast ForWord program is a reading intervention designed for K-12 education institutions and clinical specialists worldwide whose students are reading below grade level. The Fast ForWord program...
 
 
Inspiring Middle School Literacy

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Author/Host of Website
Teachers' Domain/WGBH Educational Foundation
Type of Educational Content
Website
Visit the website: Inspiring Middle School Literacy
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level Elementary and Middle (K-8)
From site:  These self-paced classroom activities are designed to enhance the literacy skills of struggling readers in grades 5–8. Each uses videos, interactive activities, note-taking, reading, and writing to present...
 
 
Interactives: Elements of a Story

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Author/Host of Website
Annenberg Media
Type of Educational Content
Website
Visit the website: Interactives: Elements of a Story
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level Upper Elementary (3-5)
From site:  Elements of a Story is an interactive Web site where students can learn about different literary "ingredients" that make up a story. After watching and listening to an...
 
 
Into the Book

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Author/Host of Website
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
Type of Educational Content
Website
Visit the website: Into the Book
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level Elementary (K-5)
From site:  Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating...
 
 
Lexia Strategies for Older Students

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Author/Host of Website
Lexia Learning Systems, Inc.
Type of Educational Content
Software
Visit the website: Lexia Strategies for Older Students
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
You must pay to use this site
Grade Level Elementary and Middle (K-8)
From site: In response to the critical number of older students needing help with reading skills, Lexia developed Strategies for Older Students. The activities in Strategies for Older students were specifically...
 
 
Literature: What Makes a Good Short Story?

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Author/Host of Website
Annenberg Media
Type of Educational Content
Website
Visit the website: Literature: What Makes a Good Short Story?
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level High (9-12)
From the site: Join our journey through a classic short story, "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell. Along the way, you'll solve the mystery of whether Minnie Wright...
 
 
MrNussbaum.com Reading Comprehension

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Author/Host of Website
Greg Nussbaum/MrNussbaum.com
Type of Educational Content
Website
Visit the website: MrNussbaum.com Reading Comprehension
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level Elementary and Middle (K-8)
Select a grade level, choose a reading passage, then answer the questions about what you've read.  Additional premium features are available for a fee.
 
 
Read Write Think: Circle Plot Diagram

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Author/Host of Website
International Reading Assoc & NCTE
Type of Educational Content
Website
Visit the website: Read Write Think: Circle Plot Diagram
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site:  Introducing the concept of text structure to elementary students is made easy—and fun!—through the use of the Circle Plot Diagram. The tool can be used as a prewriting...
 
 
Reading Comprehension Worksheets

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Author/Host of Website
RHL School
Type of Educational Content
Website
Visit the website: Reading Comprehension Worksheets
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level Elementary and Middle (K-8)
From site: Featuring free reading comprehension worksheets for teachers and parents to copy for their kids. They include original stories, poems, essays, and articles. They are most appropriate for upper elementary...
 
 
Reading is Fundamental

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Author/Host of Website
Reading is Fundamental, Inc.
Type of Educational Content
Website
Visit the website: Reading is Fundamental
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level Elementary and Middle (K-8)
From site:  Reading is Fundamental, Inc. prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most. Founded in...
 
 
Reading Planet

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Author/Host of Website
Reading is Fundamental
Type of Educational Content
Website
Visit the website: Reading Planet
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level Elementary and Middle (K-8)
Here you'll find tons of fun activities to help you practice your reading skills.  Play a game at the interactive Game Station.  Explore the Activity Lab with contests and book...
 
 
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