Resources: General Reading
Advanced Reading Comprehension
Online reading quiz.
CNN Interactive Learning Resources
A major purpose of this Web site is to provide current news stories to students with reading levels that are not high enough to read and understand standard newspaper articles. A variety of interactive learning activities help reinforce and provide greater understanding of what is presented on the screen.
Guys Read
A literacy initiative for boys
Interactive Reading
Interactive Reading, a teacher training module for reading comprehension instruction for grades 4-8, combines research-based strategies, many of which are used by Virginia teachers, into a framework for teachers and students to use regularly with a variety of texts.
Online Speed Reading Comprehension Test
This site is sponsored by ReadingSoft, reading software, but there is a free test for your students to take here on speed reading comprehension.
Reading Assessment Calculator
Score your reading assessments (a.k.a. running records) quickly and accurately with this online calculator!
Reading Gamebook Magazine
Mark Dawson realized that the resources for reading were dry and ineffective for his students, so he decided to take a unique approach. He has created his own arsenal of puzzling worksheets that he has used in the classroom. There is free registration and access to the worksheet.
RHL: Free Worksheets for Reading Comprehension
Featuring free reading comprehension worksheets for teachers and parents to copy for their kids. They include original stories, poems, essays, and articles. They a re most appropriate for upper elementary through middle school years (from RHL School)
Skillwise: Reading
Information on fact and opinion, types of text, scanning, and more (from BBC).
The SQ3R Reading Method
An excellent outline of this method for reading comprehension (from the University of St. Thomas' ISS-Learning Center)
Teaching Reading Skills: Tips from the Trenches
Tips for teaching reading skills