Students demonstrate an understanding of summary writing by reading step-by-step instructions and then summarizing short paragraphs. Examples of summaries that are poorly written, as well as those that are written well, are included.

In this screencast, students demonstrate an understanding of summary writing by reading step-by-step instructions and then summarizing short paragraphs. Examples of summaries that are poorly written, as well as those that are written well, are included.

Methods for teaching reading

In this interactive learning object, learners follow a strategy for identifying specific and general topics to improve their ability to find the main idea of a passage.

Students listen to three telephone messages and enter their evaluation of each one. They then read a list of guidelines for leaving effective messages.

In this learning activity you'll identify the various parts of a bar graph, read and interpret its data, and calculate the data to solve various application problems.

In this learning activity you'll establish your budget by determining your earnings, expenses, and goals.

Learners read a passage and answer two questions based on the information found it that passage. Immediate feedback is provided.

Students read a step-by-step approach on how to connect a voltmeter to a circuit when making a measurement.

vocabulary from "Recipe for Reading"

Reading Selection: President of the Whole Fifth Grade. A book by Sherri Winston