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Activity Description
In this activity, students are assigned a reading passage and shown the different tools they can use during the reading. They are then introduced to a Question Set and asked to complete the activity. When the students finish the activity, it is projected so they can see the article and as a class, responses are reviewed.
Readworks is a free, non-profit site focused on improving teacher effectiveness and student achievement in reading comprehension by providing free standards-aligned content, curriculum, and tools based on the highest quality cognitive scientific research on how to learn to read.
Preparation
1. Sign up for a ReadWorks teacher’s account
2. Create a class and enroll students.
3. Select a passage
4. Create your own student account so you can experience ReadWorks as a student. This will also give you a student account to display when showing students.
How-To
1. Introduce the topic of the passage and why you chose the passage.
2. Demonstrate how to log into the student account. Make sure each student is able to log in.
3. Demonstrate the different tools they can use and how they can help your students.
4. Introduce the Question Set.
5. Give students time to complete the activity.
6. When students complete the activity, project the activity so students can see the article. Go through the article and elicit responses to the questions and writing assignments.
7. Students may need assistance for the first couple of times.
More Ways
There are so many options to choose from the ReadWorks curriculum. If you are teaching ESL, be sure to take a look at the ELL Collection. ABE teachers will want to take a look at the Article-A-Day selections and ASE teachers the Paired Text; although, all text options are appropriate for all levels.
Program Areas
- ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation
Subjects
- Reasoning Through Language Arts
- Literary Texts (Fiction, Poetry, Drama)
- Nonfiction Texts