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Intensive Interventions for Students Struggling in Reading and Mathematics. Achievethecore.org / Graphic Organizers « Freeology.com. Free K-12 Lesson Plans, materials and resources. Khan Academy. Digital Promise - Accelerating Innovation in Education.

Free Skype internet calls and cheap calls to phones online. Accessible Books and Periodicals for Readers with Print Disabilities - Bookshare - Accessible Books for Individuals with Print Disabilities. Free text to speech software with Naturally Sounding Voices. Grades 4-5 Student Center Activities: Language (CCSS) These activities were designed as small group activities to provide students with additional opportunities to practice skills that were previously instructed.

Grades 4-5 Student Center Activities: Language (CCSS)

Sometimes an activity will be appropriate for reinforcing a standard in multiple grade levels (e.g., one of the activities designed for grades 2–3 may be usable in grade 1). However, the activity may contain materials such as vocabulary or text that is above a first grade reading level. We suggest that teachers adapt the materials to suit their students’ needs (e.g., change the vocabulary to more appropriate words). These activities are designated in the table by an asterisk (*). Coding The standards are coded in the following manner: The first letter(s) designates the strand (e.g., L = Language).

Other Resources Refer to the Center on Instruction documents for the alignment of SCAs to the CCSS. The English Language Arts Common Core State Standards can be downloaded here. Grades 2-3 Student Center Activities: Language (CCSS) These activities were designed as small group activities to provide students with additional opportunities to practice skills that were previously instructed.

Grades 2-3 Student Center Activities: Language (CCSS)

Sometimes an activity will be appropriate for reinforcing a standard in multiple grade levels (e.g., one of the activities designed for grades 2–3 may be usable in grade 1). However, the activity may contain materials such as vocabulary or text that is above a first grade reading level. We suggest that teachers adapt the materials to suit their students’ needs (e.g., change the vocabulary to more appropriate words). These activities are designated in the table by an asterisk (*). Grades K-1 Student Center Activities: Language (CCSS) These activities were designed as small group activities to provide students with additional opportunities to practice skills that were previously instructed.

Grades K-1 Student Center Activities: Language (CCSS)

Sometimes an activity will be appropriate for reinforcing a standard in multiple grade levels (e.g., one of the activities designed for grades 2–3 may be usable in grade 1). However, the activity may contain materials such as vocabulary or text that is above a first grade reading level.

Writing Resources

Journey North Instructional Strategies. English-Language Arts Worksheets. 1st Grade Reading Comprehension Read the article, poems, and stories, and answer the reading comprehension questions.

English-Language Arts Worksheets

Passages written for students at a first grade reading level. 2nd Grade Reading Comprehension Read the stories, poems, and articles. Then answer the reading comprehension questions. 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Read the poems, stories, and articles. 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Read the article, poems, and stories, and answer the reading comprehension questions. 5th Grade Reading Comprehension Read the article, poems, and stories, and answer the reading comprehension questions. Adjective Worksheets Teach students about adjectives that describe nouns. Adverb Worksheets Explore adverbs, words that describe action verbs. Alphabet Worksheets Teach students to recognize, read, and write letters of the alphabet. Welcome to Literacy Leader. Literature & Language Arts. Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools (Poetry and Literature Center, Library of Congress) Welcome to Poetry 180.

Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools (Poetry and Literature Center, Library of Congress)

Poetry can and should be an important part of our daily lives. Poems can inspire and make us think about what it means to be a member of the human race. By just spending a few minutes reading a poem each day, new worlds can be revealed. Poetry 180 is designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem on each of the 180 days of the school year. I have selected the poems you will find here with high school students in mind. Listening to poetry can encourage students and other learners to become members of the circle of readers for whom poetry is a vital source of pleasure. Billy Collins Former Poet Laureate of the United States Learn more about Billy Collins More Poet Laureate projects. Vocabulary.com - Learn Words - English Dictionary.

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