Teacher+Information+&+Resources

[|Anticipation Guides] Anticipation Guides are a way to evoke thought and interest in a topic or text before the students read. Each Anticipation Guide is based on the specific reading selection. An interesting activity is to re-visit the Anticipation Guide after reading to see if the opinions and ideas have changed.

[|Lit Circle Supports] This pdf provides support and tools for implementing lit circles.

[|10 Principles for Reading] This scholarly article poses 10 principles for developing readers!

[|Question Types/Relationships] This pdf looks at the different types of questions/levels a reader will engage in while working with a text. It is a bit elementary, but it does serve as a starter for the teacher to begin a dialogue with students about the reading process.

[|Reading Bookmark] A reproducible bookmark for students to use while reading.

[|A Textbook Walk/Analysis] This activity "walks" a student through **textbook structure** and features. Class discussion would enhance this activity.

[|Literacy Matters] A website that links to great resources about literacy.

[|Reading Comprehension] Click on vocabulary for some interactive resources.

[|Reading Online!] One area that we never seem to broach is reading online, yet so many of our kids do their reading via the internet. This link takes you to a presentation with embedded hyperlinks that helps to guide teachers in what skills they should develop with their online readers.

[|ReadingPractice with Smartboard] An activity that uses the interactive whiteboard.

[|Does Working Online Diminish Reading Skills?] This recent NY Times articles raises questions about the state of young readers today as they read more andmore online rather than longer texts for pleasure and information.