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Nonfiction Passages and Functional Texts

Students need to gain lots of practice working with nonfiction passages. This prepares them for more advanced course work. Here are some nonfiction reading passages, worksheets, and online practice activities to give students practice. I recommend using the online versions of the activities if you have access to technology in your classroom. It will save […]

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https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-reading-worksheets/reading-comprehension-worksheets/nonfiction-passages-and-functional-texts-worksheets-and-online-practice/

Cause and Effect Example Paragraphs

Cause and effect is one text structure or pattern of organization. Common Core State Standards require students to analyze text and identify common patterns of organization like cause and effect. In order to meet this goal, students need to study passages organized according to cause and effect. That is the goal of this page. This […]

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https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/text-structure/patterns-of-organization/cause-and-effect/cause-and-effect-example-paragraphs/

New and Improved Ereading Worksheets

If you’ve been coming to this site for a while, you may be familiar with my Ereading Worksheets. These are interactive online versions of my worksheets. Students complete these online and are instantly graded on their results. At the end, students can print out a score sheet indicating their success. These Ereading Worksheets were pretty […]

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by on August 23, 2013  •  Permalink
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https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/blog/2013/08/23/new-and-improved-ereading-worksheets/

Reading Units and Lesson Plans Aligned with Common Core

I received an email from a teacher working in a situation similar to mine: students who are deficient in basic skills, a lack of useful resources in the classroom, misdirection or no direction from the top. This teacher found the resources on this website to be a tremendous help in reaching her instructional goals, but […]

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https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/e-reading-worksheets/reading-unit-and-lesson-plans-aligned-with-common-core-state-standards/

Differentiated Reading Instruction Worksheets and Activities

Are you a teacher who has suddenly been told that you need to “differentiate” your reading, English, or language arts instruction? You are probably looking for worksheets and materials to help you comply with this unfamiliar concept, and I’ve got just the thing. Differentiating instruction seems challenging and overwhelming, but it doesn’t really have to […]

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https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-reading-worksheets/differentiated-reading-instruction-worksheets-and-activities/

Spatial

Spatial organization is when information in a passage is organized in order of space or location. If you were to describe the room in which you were sitting right now, you would be using spatial organization. Spatial organization may also be called descriptive writing and it is most frequently used when the narrator describes how […]

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https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/text-structure/patterns-of-organization/spatial/

Short Stories with Questions

This page features 20 of my favorite short stories with questions. These reading activities are perfect for classroom use. Written by some of the greatest authors in history, these stories are short enough to cover in a single class period, and rich enough to warrant study. I tried to select stories that students would find […]

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https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-reading-worksheets/short-stories-with-questions/

New Home Page Test

Ereading Worksheets provides teachers, parents, and motivated students with high-quality reading worksheets, activites, and resources aligned with Common Core State Standards. This website uses a skill focused approach, where each activity targets a specific set of skills. The resources on this website cover a broad range of reading, writing, and language arts skills and everything […]

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https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-reading-worksheets/literature-units/lord-of-the-flies/lord-of-the-flies-activities/prereading-group-activity/new-home-page-test/

Main Idea Worksheets

Are you looking for main idea worksheets and resources? This page features a collection of high-quality worksheets and a PowerPoint lesson! Many students have difficulties identifying main ideas in nonfiction texts. I hope that these resources will help. Finding the Main Idea The reader must COMPREHEND the text AND also MAKE CONNECTIONS within the content […]

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https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-reading-worksheets/reading-comprehension-worksheets/main-idea-worksheets/

Literature Units

Are you looking for literature units to help your students appreciate classic novels and short stories?  Check out my free worksheets, activities, and resources for teachers and students: Novels Animal Farm Count of Monte Cristo Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Lord of the Flies Sister Carrie The Odyssey War of the Worlds The […]

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https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-reading-worksheets/literature-units/

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