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For each skill, skill levels are provided. Some skills have five levels, others have four. These skill levels indicate the level of complexity involved in the use of a skill in a particular task. For all skills, the least complex tasks are tasks classified at level 1. The most complex tasks are tasks classified at level 5, or at level 4, if there are only four levels for a skill. For example, a task that requires you to follow simple written directions such as the directions on a bottle is classified at "skill level 1" in reading. A task that requires you to interpret complex information using specialized knowledge such as scientific terminology is classified at "skill level 5" in reading.

A great site for short passages of reading comprehension. 

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Description and 40 minute recording of it being read.

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Locating topic sentences and details quiz.

News article to be used in conjunction with "The Brass Teapot" short story.

Here's a teen-friendly refresher course in the plot of this classic work of literature, as well as SAT vocabulary your teen can use to describe what happens for his or herself.

Here's a teen-friendly refresher course in the plot of this classic work of literature, as well as SAT vocabulary your teen can use to describe what happens for themselves.

Short story about an aging couple and dealing with memory loss.

A short story that includes a reader at the top for both slow and fast speeds.

A list of links to short stories.

This site is dedicated to the facts surrounding the Brass Teapot.

A short story of a daring young girl discovers an ancient talisman and launches a series of magical adventures.

A how-to essay explains a process, or how to do something. The purpose of a how-to essay is to inform, or give information, to the reader. A how-to essay can describe how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, how to play baseball, or how do well on tests. How-to essays allow the writer to share and teach what they know or have learned.

Joyce Carol Oates's short story based on the crimes of Charles Howard 'Smitty' Schmid, Jr. (July 8, 1942 - March 30, 1975), also known as "The Pied Piper of Tucson." He was an American serial killer. His crimes, profiled in the March 4, 1966 issue of Life Magazine, are the basis for "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?," a short story by Joyce Carol Oates. The 1971 movie The Todd Killings is based on the Schmid case as was the 1994 film Dead Beat.

Site to assist finding and using prepositional phrases to describe placement or location of objects.