A. Demonstrate reading improvement gained through substantial amounts of daily reading using a variety of materials and respond frequently

1. functional (menu, schedule, written directions) (AL COS)
2. textual/informational (classroom texts, magazines, diagrams, tables, charts) (AL COS)
3. literary/recreational (student-authored work, trade books, self-selection, multicultural literature, author/illustrator studies) (AL COS)

Author Study: Improving Reading Comprehension Using Inference and Comparison
 Drawing inferences from texts and analyzing texts for incorrect information are important steps in developing critical, comprehending readers. This lesson provides practice in these important skills. Fourth- and fifth-grade students review several texts by one illustrator/author and practice making inferences about that author, which they check against the author's biography. They compare an inaccurate biography of that author with an online version that is correct to develop comparison skills. Finally, they apply these skills by writing a brief biography of an author of their choosing.
 

DEAR Time: Drop Everything and Read
This lesson plan gives an extensive description of an ideal DEAR time situation. Students will benefit from consistent independent reading time.

.DNASAexplores K-4 Lesson: Eating In Space
In this lesson, students will design and read a balanced menu.

CyberGuides
Complete literature units include writing, reading comprehensions, speaking, and listening activities.

An Integrated Social Studies and Reading Lesson with a Multicultural Twist
This lesson integrates reading with social studies by introducing children to other cultures of the world. Students will read and write about similar and different cultures from their own.

Examining African-American Culture Through the Use of Children’s Literature
This unit examining African-American culture is interdisciplinary in approach, lending itself to various reading, writing, history, social development, art, music, and drama activities.

Leveled Book Database:  This interactive database allows you to search for books that have been leveled using either the Reading Recovery or Guided Reading methodologies

Book Hive:  Your guide to children's literature and books

25 Ideas to Motivate Young Readers!  This site's ideas include musical books, a scavenger hunt, and Name That Book!

Building on Biographies -- Bringing Real-Life Stories Into Your Curriculum!  Ten ways to teach biographies

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)

E/B: Identify key characters in short story nonverbally (i.e. pictures, lists, tables, graphic organizers) or with one-to-two word responses.
E/B: Respond to simple, orally presented factual questions about an illustratively supported short story and express nonverbally (i.e. pictures, lists, tables, graphic organizers) or with one-two-word responses.
E/B: Create pictures, lists, charts, and graphic organizers to illustrate characteristics of short stories.
E/B: Demonstrate sequence of events from an illustratively supported short story and express nonverbally (i.e. pictures, lists, tables, graphic organizers) or with one-to-two word responses.
E/B: Identify main events of familiar fairy tales and folktales from around the world and express with simple spoken or written sentences; D: Identify main events of familiar fairy tales, folktales, legends, and fables from around the world and express with simple spoken and written sentences; E: Understand basic plots of classic fairy tales, folktales, legends, and fables from around the world.
E/B: Identify main characters within an illustratively supported text and express with simple spoken or written sentences; D: Identify main characters based on their interactions within an illustratively supported text and express with simple spoken and written sentences; E: Describe characters based on events and statements within the text.
E/B: Identify main events in illustratively supported fiction and nonfiction texts and express with simple spoken or written sentences; D: Identify main events in fiction and nonfiction texts and express with simple spoken and written sentences; E: Identify theme in fiction and nonfiction texts.
D: Identify most text and content features of poetry, drama, and short stories and express with simple spoken and written sentences; E: Recognize different types of literature, including poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction.
D: Identify speaker or narrator in reading selection and express with simple spoken and written sentences; E: Identify speaker or narrator in reading selections.

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