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Readers Theater is a dramatic presentation of a written work in a script form. Readers read from a "script" and reading parts are divided among the readers. No memorization, costumes, blocking, or special lighting is needed. Presentations can easily be done in a k-3 classroom. Scripts are held by the readers. Lines are not memorized. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures.

27/07/2010 - Superb resources for reading, including question fans for each assessment focus.

14/2/08 - "Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing and Synthesizing. Your cla

18/09/2011 - Very clear "Resource Available Ordering Comparing and Reading Numbers Ordering, Comparing and Reading Numbers VIEW Addition and Subtraction Addition and Subtraction Resources VIEW Multiplication and Division Multiplication and Division Resources VIEW Partitioning and Place Value Partitioning and Place Value Resources VIEW Word Problems Word Problems VIEW Fractions Decimals and Percentages Fractions Decimals and Percentages VIEW Latest Resources Latest Resources VIEW"

20/06/2010 - Great poster for guided reading or similar.

This site is for children, parents and teachers looking for content and practice activities in the primary reading area.

19/06/2011 - Great for developing appreciation of number / reading comprehension.

20/06/2010 - goes with Tammy Worcester's site. Read this first, if you want to know how to make your own.

31/07/2010 - Courtesy of Staffordshire GfL

Finding suitable ICT-based texts on the Internet to use in shared, guided or independent reading is often time consuming and fraught with problems. This page provides links related to text type.

19/3/08 - "HelpKidzLearn is a collection of free software for young children and those with learning difficulties to play online. The software is split into four sections:

* Games and Quizzes
* Stories and Songs
* Creative Play
* Find Out About

You will get the most out of these activities if you play them together with your child. Use them as a focus for chatting. Speaking and listening is very important for young children's educational development, particularly reading and writing."

Looks like lots of great stuff here.

Math | Music | Reading and Communication Arts | Safety | Science | Spanish | Social Studies

Some really nice IWB activities including days of the week and months

25/3/08 - Reads out vocabulary; good for word and sentence level work.

13/7/08 - Coherent and interesting article, well worth reading.

Superb sub-level documents for FS, KS1 and KS2 reading and writing. Further delineated by QCA assessment focus.

30/9/07 - Handy!

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25/3/08 - Reads out vocabulary; good for word and sentence level work.