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Resources to help develop active reading styles. Including ESL!!
eBook service - it’s like a Netflix for children's eBooks with thousands of high-quality books from the big publishers we love!
Nonfiction articles with activities that can be adjusted by Lexile levels.
Embark on a virtual journey into the stacks and vaults of the National Archives. See some of the most fascinating original records in our holdings and how they relate to each other...
The Smithsonian has compiled non-fiction articles that are of high interest to various grade levels.  Sort by Lexile, sort by standard, sort by topic and more!
Select READING PASSAGES — these are available for grades K - 12. 
• Grades K-7: Over 1,200 non-fiction Lexile leveled reading passages and question sets that help teachers reinforce the skills and strategies needed for reading comprehension 
• Grades K-4: Over 100 book-based interactive read-aloud lessons that combine reading and listening to help readers develop comprehension skills to understand increasingly complex texts 
• Grades 5-6: Comprehensive Novel Study Units
Edcite is a comprehensive education platform equipping teachers with customizable content and quality Common Core resources. Our platform is built by teachers, for teachers to tackle the classroom challenges of today and strengthen the quality of education tomorrow.
Scaffolding, peer learning, and assessment come together inside a text,
exactly when students need help and motivation.
Bring history to life for your students with primary sources from the National Archives.  Create your own activity to supplement a reading skill or choose from the ones already made.
Embed a layer of questions, quizzes, and rich media annotations into any reading assignment.  Track mastery of literacy skills and Common Core standards in real-time.  Browse plenty of free novels for modeled lessons.
Great FREE resource for teachers.  Assigning the passages requires a SCHOOL ACCOUNT and it is very costly.  The reading passages are assigned a range of grades and Lexile levels.
Writing Workshop AND Writing prompt space for student and teacher to collaborate via the website.
FREE kids' picture ebooks with Audio.  Audio is available in various languages, but text remains in English.
Elementary Close Reading Practice Passages, Grades 1-6
Free eBooks for the beginning reader. Available across many digital platforms.
LiveBinder from Kathy Pryor, Sumner County Schools
(from the Tennessee Curriculum Center)

Alternatives to AR Testing!!!

The experts at Sylvan Learning have created a free,
online resource to encourage young people to read more. 
Serving the school community with freely shared teacher-made book quizzes.