Reading

06/21/2010

Reading

   International Children's Digital Library

Novel Studies

Planet eBooks - Free classic literature to download (middle school and up) UDL

| Grades: K - 8 ONLINE REFERENCE CENTRE READING COMPREHENSION QUIZES
Use this resource to find information on fiction and non-fiction books and authors for children and young teens. The resource includes information about your favorite author, series books, picture books, new books, and recommended books and authors.

 

Online Reading and Reading Comprehension

bullet Elements of a Story (An interactive site that takes students through the elements of a story, uses Cinderella as the example)
bulletElements of Literature (Pete's PowerPoint Station)
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Bookflix- Nearly 200 picture books available free on the Online Reference Centre site from LearnAlberta.ca.  Use this resource to access interactive fiction and non-fiction books organized according to the following themes: Animals and Nature, Earth and Sky, People and Places; ABC’s and 1,2, 3’s, Family and Community, Music and Rhyme, Adventure, Celebrations, and Imagination. 

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National Geographic- Pick the issue of National Geographic online magazine you want to listen and read along with. Then click on the LISTEN and READ button below it. These online magazines are specially for early readers. 

bullet Books to Read Online Links to Interactive Online stories.
bullet Childtopia (Listening and Reading Comprehension)

Contes (Childtopia
) comprehension orale et ecrite
bullet Reading comprehension (4) A Job for MariaA New Chewing Gum, (5): How Animals Adapt to Desert Life, Shebu and the Long-Haired Goat, The Gossiping Clams, Mary Walton and the Noisy Trains, The Hiding of the Bell, The Story of Molly Brown, Bones, The Spider's Web,
(6)A Different View, Mystery of the Swooping Seagull
bulletFree, Online: Classic Stories for Children  Illustrated Classics for Younger Children, Short Stories for Kids, Classics for Older Kids
bullet Audio versions of children's stories
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RazKids (Online leveled Reading Library- Subscription)

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www.TumbleReadables.com is an online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students
 which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration. The collection features chapter books, early readers,
YA/Teen Novels, high interest/low level books for both middle school and high school students, plus classics of American and English literature. (subscription cost)

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Audio versions of children's stories

bulletOnline Stories (June the Prune) 21 pages Adventure Series. Use the magnifying glass and select stories. Reads story aloud.
bullet Book Finder  Find reading suggestions from this database of over 6000 titles!
bulletWired for Words  dedicated to providing young avid readers with a place to get some advice on best-reads!
bullet Brainchild Test -Reading Comprehension and 12 questions - Students should use the summary page after finishing this
test to practice their areas of weakness.
bullet Reading Comprehension Practice Tests ( Grade Four )
bulletThe Mystery Spot - online interactive mystery stories
bulletFact or Opinion?     Fact or Opinion II?
bulletFact and Opinion (an activity to help you recognize facts and distinguish them
 from opinions).
bulletFact Fragment Frenzy Research Building Blocks (finding facts in what you read)
bulletReading Headlines and captions (TV411) - students read eight headlines and try to determine what the article is about
bulletReading Lessons: (TV411) Parts of a Newspaper   Reading Charts and Graphs  Reading Maps  Reading the Fine Print 
Scanning for Specifics  Strategies for Better Reading    Structure of a News Story   Summarizing   Using Context Clues

Media Awareness

bullet Don't Buy It! Advertising Tricks (Media Education) provides tools needed to evaluate and analyze media messages.
bullet Get the Reel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies   Use the Compare and Contrast Interactive Tool!
bullet Book Cover Creator (interactive) and Lesson

 

     Authors
bulletAuthors & Illustrators on the Web
bullet Awesome Authors Webquest

 

   Fables
bulletAesop's Fables Modern and Traditional
bulletAesop's Fables Online

 

   Legends

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Legends

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Blackfoot Legends

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Animal Legends (First Nations)

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Chinese Legends and Gods

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Chinese Tales and Legends

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Greek Myths, Legends & Gods, For Children

 

Biographies
bulletMeet some Interesting Canadian Women!

 

        Reader's Theater

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Reader Theater Scripts

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Reader's Theater Scripts and Plays

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Reader's Theater Editions, multicultural stories that can be performed by children or simply read.

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Reader's Theater WebQuest This Web Quest provides a foundation in "Reader's Theater." Working in small groups,
students are introduced to Reader's Theater, write a script in a Reader's Theater format based on a “fable,” and then present
 (act out) their scripts to the class

 

        Fairy Tales

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The Realm of Fairy Tales Webquest

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Grimms Fairy Tales

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SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages

 

Teacher Resources
bullet Mrs Donn's FREE Literature Lesson Plans & Activities for Kids & Teachers
bulletLinda's Links to Literature

 

  

       

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