8th Grade Reading Instruction

Activating Prior Knowledge

A complete collection of resources for applying this critical reading strategy Help your students be good readers with…

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Reading Instruction

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Predicting actively engages students and connects them to what they read Predicting involves thinking ahead while…

Predicting Lesson

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Reading

Reading Instruction

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"The Fox and the Goat": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable

Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a fable by investigating their…

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Reading

Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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The Chronicles of Narnia Classroom Activity Guide

Help students explore themes, analyse structure, and recognise literary devices in The Chronicles of Narnia with this…

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Literature

Fantasy Fiction

Reading and Literature

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Use a printable that contains instructions for using a story pyramid to describe important information from a story,…

Story Pyramid

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Reading Instruction

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a strategy to support struggling readers

ACTIVITIES

Repeated Reading

Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.

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Reading

Reading Instruction

Reading and Literature

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Question-Answer Relationships

Question-Answer Relationships, or QAR, is a reading comprehension strategy developed to encourage students to be active,…

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Reading Instruction

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CHOICE BOARDS

Summer Reading Choice Board for Middle School

Pair your summer reading lists with this 9-activity choice board of fun summer reading activities for middle school…

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Reading and Literature

Reading Instruction

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Team Moon Teacher's Guide

Enrich your science, history, or English curriculum with the resources in this teacher's guide for Team Moon, the story…

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Nonfiction Literature

Literature

Reading and Literature

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Cause and Effect Organizer

Use this graphic organizer while teaching any subject to help your students understand the cause and effect. This…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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Students will be able to identify the characters, and analyze the setting, problem, and solution of stories using this…

Conflict Dissection

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Reading Instruction

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BOOK GUIDES

Fahrenheit 451 Teacher's Guide

Deepen students' understanding of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 with these pre-reading resources and…

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Literature

Fantasy Fiction

Reading and Literature

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The Hobbit Teacher's Guide

Examine the use of verse in Tolkien's The Hobbit through riddles and rhymes. This printable teacher's guide will help…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Language Arts and Writing

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Have your students fill in this graphic organizer to identify the problem, solution attempts, and the resolution. This…

Problem and Solution 2

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Reading and Literature

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Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension in ASD

TEACHING RESOURCE

Reading Comprehension Strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

5 practical, hands-on strategies for addressing reading comprehension issues that accompany Autism Spectrum Disorder…

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Reading Instruction

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BOOK GUIDES

The Lord of the Rings Reader's Guide

Extend students' enjoyment and understanding of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings by using the discussion questions in…

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Literature

Fantasy Fiction

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

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The Misfits Teacher's Guide

After reading The Misfits, use the discussion questions in this guide to examine the events in the book and develop…

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Novels

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Student Guide to Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web

Deliver a lesson plan that will help you teach students to read on the Web, a skill that is different from reading…

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Reading Instruction

Reading Comprehension

Reading

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A Teaching Guide to Terry Pratchett

Spark discussion about A Hat Full of Sky, The Wee Free Men, and The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents with the…

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Science Fiction

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This pre-reading activity helps enhance focus and critical reading skills.

Preparing to Read

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Reading Instruction

Silent Reading

Reading Comprehension

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Enhance your instruction about story development with this graphic organizer that can be used for prewriting or to…

A Map to Organization

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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Novels by Sharon Creech: Using Literature Circles

Use Literature Circles to promote small group discussion in your classroom. This teacher's guide illustrates how to set…

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Reading Instruction

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