10 Free Reading Tests for Students in Grades 5 Through 9
Introduction As noted above, I am offering 10 free reading tests on this page. All of them are short--students can complete them in about 15 minutes or so.
Learn English - Graded Readers
Advertisements Recommended Books Penguin Readers - A series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that have been written for learners of English as a second language. Level 1 - beginner (approx 300 words) | Level 2 - elementary (500 words)Level 3 - pre-intermediate | Level 4 - intermediate ( 1650 words) Level 5 - upper intermediate (2300 words) | Level 6 - advanced (3000 words) The series is designed to be suitable for students of English as a foreign language (EFL), for students of English as a second language (ESL) and for reluctant readers. They are graded at six levels of difficulty.
Resources for Teachers
Step 1: Choose a Skill Each lesson can be used multiple times with the same students. Choose different reading material each time. This gives the students a chance to become comfortable with the format and the expectations so they can focus on the skill.
550 Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free
Download 3 Free Audiobooks from AudioBooks.com Download hundreds of free audio books, mostly classics, to your MP3 player or computer. Below, you’ll find great works of fiction, poetry and non-fiction, by such authors as Twain, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Orwell, Vonnegut, Nietzsche, Austen, Shakespeare, Asimov, HG Wells & more.
Reading Comprehension Worksheets and Printables: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Holidays page 1
abcteach features over 1,000 multi-page reading comprehension activities. These include biographies, history lessons, and introductions to important concepts in social studies, science, holidays, and more. Fictional stories are also available, providing students with fun and imaginative scenarios to explore. These stories serve as great backdrops for questions about problem solving, emotions, moral and ethical dilemmas, and vocabulary interpretation. Use the subcategories below to find reading activities written for your students’ comprehension level. Readings about popular topics are written for multiple grade levels.
children's short stories
Peter was tired. After 10 years of holding together the paperwork for “Johnson, A.P. – SSN 555-66-33xx,” his tensile strength was fading; he could feel his molecules beginning to degrade. - Length: 8 pages
short stories at east of the web
A game of Scrabble has serious consequences. - Length: 4 pages - Age Rating: PG - Genre: Crime, Humor A semi-barbaric king devises a semi-barabaric (but entirely fair) method of criminal trial involving two doors, a beautiful lady and a very hungry tiger.
TEXT DETECTIVES- FIND THE TEXT EVIDENCE FREEBIE SAMPLER!
The ORIGINAL Text Detectives for Color-Coded Comprehension and Text Evidence! :) This bundle includes 5 sample passages to let you try my best-selling Text Detectives packs before you buy! Do your students have trouble finding text evidence to support their answers to basic comprehension questions? After reading short passages, your students will underline the text-based evidence that answers each basic comprehension question using a simple color-code system.
Free Chronicles of Narnia Resource Unit
Ah, The Chronicles of Narnia. It’s been such a pleasure to introduce my own children to these wonderful stories and see them fall in love with them as I did many years ago. Copyright: Tawng / 123RF Stock Photo This post contains affiliate links to help support this site. Here’s my full disclosure page.
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This is a guest post from Beth Holland of EdTechTeacher.org, an advertiser on this blog. Whether you teach elementary, middle, or high school, a common challenge exists: finding non-fiction content at reading level. This is an especially pressing concern for teachers incorporating the CCSS Standards into their curricula. Given that varied reading levels may exist within a single class, it can seem virtually impossible to have all students access the same content in a way that allows them to comprehend the material. Creating differentiated reading groups may seem equally unrealistic since it is impossible for a teacher to work with multiple students or groups all at the same time.
The Monkey in the Kitchen - Storynory
Catch up on earlier episodes: Sifu Meets the Monkey Sifu and the Legend of the Monkey King Theo and the Monkey Cops Kung Fu Monkey Style Story by Bertie.
Extensive reading: why it is good for our students… and for us.
What is Extensive Reading (ER)?Extensive Reading is often referred to but it is worth checking on what it actually involves. Richard Day has provided a list of key characteristics of ER (Day 2002).
40+ Best Books for Boys Ages 8-14
40+ of the absolute BEST books for boys in their pre-tween, tween and teenage years. Let me start by saying that my now-teenage boys are not avid bookworms. They’re decent readers, but my sons don’t just hunker down with a book whenever they’re bored. They’d just rather be doing something rather than reading – like throwing a baseball or watching hockey game. My boys, however, always loved it when I read to them, and I did, every night, from the time they were babies until they were far too old for bedtime stories.
Reading Skills: A compilation of games created by devoted teachers and organizations.
Language Arts and Reading Skills Mixed: Literacy Games and Activities More Spelling Games Reading Comprehension Many Reading Comprehension Games on One Page!
