ELA

When annotating remember:

C - Circle the main idea.

U - Underline key details.

R -Respond in the margins.

E - Examine vocabulary.

Below are some great websites to help with improving reading skills.

Reading Passages with Questions (New topics added daily)

These are all completely free and contain high-interest reading passages with follow up questions right there online! You can search for topics by theme, topic, genre, etc.

www.commonlit.org

News ELA (Current events topics added regularly)

Another free resource with searchable and organized reading selections and online comprehension questions, too. You can even pick a topic and then choose what reading level you want to see that article on.

www.newsela.com

Reading and Listening:

This website has tons of reading (with audio!) sources for kids to use online at home.

http://www.teachersfirst.com/par-read.cfm

Interactive Reading Games

This website contains fun games to increase reading comprehension skills.

http://mrnussbaum.com/readingpassageindex/

Reading Help

Resources for all ages of kids and extra tips for parents to enforce reading at home.

http://www.readers.com/resources/education/kids-online-reading-games/

High-Interest Reading Passages on Current Topics

Kids can scroll through and search for topics that interest them (comprehension quiz for each one, too!)

http://www.tweentribune.com/