Updated on March 8, 2017
These websites and apps have interactives to help kids learn important reading comprehension skills such as making inferences, summarization, author’s purpose. A few of the sites also help kids learn key story elements – plot, point of view, character development, setting and theme analysis.
The goal of ReadWorks.org is to ensure all teachers have the curriculum they need and students have the support they need to read well with deep comprehension. To that end, this site provides resources that focus on reading comprehension skills,…
UDL Editions has interactive stories for students in grades 5-12 that provide scaffolding for reading comprehension strategies. Within each short story are links to definitions and illustrations for key vocabulary words. Each story is also accompanied by reading strategies and…
The Martha Speaks Reading Buddies Program provides teachers and parents with material to use to build vocabulary, reading comprehension, and social skills for elementary age readers. Use the material in conjunction with on-line episodes and interactives.
From site: Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Watch our engaging 15-minute videos and try…
This series of 15 self-paced lessons for students is grades 5-8 emphasizes reading comprehension across the curriculum. It includes topics in math, science and health, social studies and ELA. Teachers register their students and monitor their progress. In addition, there…
From site: Tired of the same old book report formats? Do your students grumble every time you mention the words book reports? Spice up those old book reports with some new ideas. Education World presents 25 ideas for you to…
From site: Reading is Fundamental, Inc. prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most. Founded in 1966, RIF is the oldest and largest children’s and family…
This is an interactive site and app with multiple-choice quizzes to short reading passages for students in grades 1-8. Select a grade level, choose a reading passage, then answer the questions about what you’ve read. The site says the passages…
From site: ReadingQuest: Making Sense in Social Studies is a website designed for social studies teachers who wish to more effectively engage their students with the content in their classes.
From site: If reading came naturally, teaching would be a much easier job. Children would learn to read as readily as they learn to speak. Teachers would only need to give students the chance to practice their skills. But children…
From site: Teaching K-8 students to visualize what they are reading and to create graphic symbols helps them develop as readers. Doodle Splash interactive combines the process of drawing with analytical thinking about a text by pairing an online drawing…
From the site: Join our journey through a classic short story, “A Jury of Her Peers,” by Susan Glaspell. Along the way, you’ll solve the mystery of whether Minnie Wright killed her husband and explore the story’s literary elements. You…
From site: Explore the parts of book covers and dust jackets with this online guide, designed to allow users to review the content that appears on each portion of these artifacts. Students can use the tool to review the parts…
From site: Elements of a Story is an interactive Web site where students can learn about different literary “ingredients” that make up a story. After watching and listening to an interactive version of “Cinderella,” students will learn about various elements…
From site: The Plot Diagram is an organizational tool focusing on a pyramid or triangular shape, which is used to map the events in a story. This mapping of plot structure allows readers and writers to visualize the key features…