Printable Resources and Short Literacy Articles

*Quality is poor or does not work for a few links*

Some of the attachments are sig files (indicated) from PrintShop. I had many issues with it (including problems saving as a PDF) and now use Print Artist Gold. It is less than 20 dollars and offers a lot more and is much faster.

 
Incident Report
 
Download my geometry/geography tourpowerpoint of around the world (2.5 minutes). Play some global music and play this as students come in.

Tangible Comprehension Posters (Word)

E.g. nesting dolls for synthesizing and a sea-shell for visualizing.

"I'm Noticing" chart with space for "I Think I'll Try." Good for craft studies (PDF).

Comprehension song bookmarks (sung to well-known tunes)- PDF file

CAFE Posters- Word Document

Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, Expanding Vocab.

Tangible Comprehension bookmarks- Printshop version (sig file)

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From Our First Writing Unit of Study- Exploring the Genre of Review Writing

Food Review Printables

Descriptive words to review food

Sensory Observation Chart

Sample Food Reviews

Movie Review Printables

Sample Movie Reviews

Self Reflection Chart

 

Important Note- There is a difference between book reports and book reviews.

Book Review Printables

Sample book reviews

Movie, Food, Book Review Rubric

Rewarding rewards coupons- reading based, free, or instrinsically motivating.

To be given to the top 5 earners each 6 weeks.

Synthesizing Poster-PDF Making Connections Poster-PDF Prior Knowledge Poster-PDF
Questioning Poster-PDF Visualizing Poster-PDF Inferring Poster-PDF
Summarizing Poster-PDF Evaluating Poster-PDF Putting It All Together Poster-PDF
Weekly Student Reflection Sheet_Word Reading Goals-Word Nonfiction book basket labels (88 available)-Printshop
Book Leveling Equivalent Chart- Fountas and Pinnell How Do You Know if a Book is Just Right?-PDF How Do You Know if a Book is Too Hard?-PDF
How Do You Know if a Book is Too Easy?-PDF The Five Finger Test- Quick Method to See if a Book is "Just Right"-PDF Why Can't You Skip Reading Every Night? Look at the Numbers!-PDF
Chapter Book Reading Response Sheet-PDF Early Stages of Reading Traits-PDF Fluency Rating Chart-PDF
Fluent Reading Traits-PDF How to Motivate Reluctant Readers-PDF Balanced Literacy Web
Reading Connections- Proven Reading Strategy-PDF Running Record- Blank Version-PDF Running Record- Completed Sample
Vocabulary A-Z Boxes What Are the Researched Reading Strategies That Are Proven to Aid Comprehension? Classroom Checklist (I formally gave this to all my visitors)
Why We Don't Use Round Robin in Class-PDF Studying Craft Handout- What We Can Look for When We Read Tennessee Writing Rubric- Page 1-PDF
Tennessee Writing Rubric- Page 2-PDF What Writers Do/Living a Writerly Life... Spelling Research-PDF
The Most Predictable Spelling Patterns- Onsets and Rimes Rethinking Centers Article

The Difference Between "Touching Base" and Conferencing Article

by Debbie Miller, author of Reading with Meaning

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