3.1+Reading

STANDARD 3.1 (READING) ALL STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND AND APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE OF SOUNDS, LETTERS, AND WORDS IN WRITTEN ENGLISH TO BECOME INDEPENDENT AND FLUENT READERS, AND WILL READ A VARIETY OF MATERIALS AND TEXTS WITH FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION.

Grade Level- Third Web Site Title:Internet 4 Classrooms URL: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_3rd_original.htm Description:These are a variety of reading comprehension activities that are interactive. Get immediate results. Fun for students. Contributor: Jim Kiernan, MHS

Grade Level - 6-8 Web Site Title: ReadWriteThink URL:http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=796 Description: Everyone Loves a Mystery: A Genre Study - Students examine story elements and vocabulary associated with mystery stories. Contributor: Pat Duddy

Grade Level - 1-12 Web Site Title: Readers Theater URL: http://www.teachingbooks.net/spec_athr.cgi?&pid=1&a=1 Description: Watch well-known children's book authors perform their stories in Readers Theater format. A fabulous classroom activity for building fluency and comprehension, your class will love performing the stories they have read. Contributor: Susan Becker

Grade Level - K-2 Web Site Title: Wizards and Pigs: Poetry Pickle URL: http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/wiznpigs/wiznpigs.html Description: Fun interactive game that deals with rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration. Contributor: Susan Becker

Grade Level- K-12 Web Site Title: Great Books Foundation URL: http://www.greatbooks.org Description: The Junior Great Books program is a research-based K-12 reading program that focuses on reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing. Students share their ideas about literature through shared inquiry discussions. Contributor: Susan Becker