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Reading Skills

Lesson Plans

1. Alphabet Lessons (LessonPlanz.com)
   Provides lessons to learn the alphabet. 3-01
2. Grade -K - 3 Reading (Alternative Parenting)
   Provides 8 lessons for children kindergarten to third grade. 4-00
3. Reading and Writing Lesson Plans (Teachers.Net)
   Provides almost 300 individual lessons. Specifies a general grade level for each, such as elementary. The quality of lessons varies widely and some only announce the availability of lessons on a topic. 5-00

Materials

1. -Dictionary for Students (Merriam-Webster)
   Provides the definitions and pronunciation of words entered into the search blank.

Papers

1. -Reading Skills - What Causes Improvements (NAEP)
   NAEP provides the Nation's Report Card on Reading. 6-01
2. Accelerated Reading Program (Advantage Learning Systems)
   Provides forms for ordering free information about their learning information systems, such as research studies related to the effectiveness of the program. The program is designed to help the reader enjoy reading more and also improve reading achievement. 9-00
3. Memory Improvement Suggestions (The Study Hall)
   Provides suggestions to improve your memory.
4. Reader's Handbook (Bibliomania - Brewer)
   Provides summaries of famous works and includes explanations of key words or characters in literary works. 6-00
5. Reading Skills (University of Texas)
   Provides suggestions to improve reading and writing skills. 3-01
6. Reading Speed - Improving (Richland Community College - Mullis)
7. Speed Reading Suggestions (The Study Hall)
   Provides suggestions to improve reading speed.

Projects

1. America Reads or Book Buddies Programs (Jones)
   Provides information on some local programs designed to match trained volunteers and children to help children improve reading skills.
2. Let's Read (Dept of Education)
3. Read-Aloud Stories (Digitalbread Technologies - Walker)
   Scripts for schools provides stories that can be read aloud or sung, including eight offerings. Does not yet work with Netscape. 2-01.
4. Reading Plans (Teacher's Desk - Ackley)
   Provides over two dozen suggestions to improve reading skills.
5. Reading Projects (ILoveThatTeachingIdea.com)
   Provides over a dozen creative lessons and projects for K-6 grade. 2-02
6. Vocabulary Drills (Infobahn Xpress)
   Provides interactive drills or exams.

Worksheets

1. Alphabet Worksheets (AbcTeach)
   Provides hundreds of printable worksheets to help children (by grade level) master the alphabet, shapes, and colors. 8-01
2. Reading Comprehension Worksheets (AbcTeach)
   Provides dozens of printable worksheets, by grade level, to help children improve their comprehension of material that has been read to them or they have read. 8-01
3. Reading Skills Worksheets (AbcTeach)
   Provides dozens of printable worksheets organized by theme. Especially designed to provide worksheets for types of book reports. 8-01