oncept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI) is an instructional program that merges reading strategy instruction, conceptual knowledge in science, and support for student motivation. We define reading engagement as the interplay of motivation, conceptual knowledge, strategies, and social interaction during literacy activities. We believe engagement in reading is crucial for the development of life-long literacy learners. The CORI program is designed to foster reading engagement and comprehension through the teaching of reading strategies, teaching of scientific concepts and inquiry skills, and its explicit support of the development of student intrinsic motivation to read.

Reading Strategies for Middle School Science and Math Teachers

This site has tons of PDFs to download and use in your instructional setting. Graphic organizers and exemplars/mentor texts are just a few resources on offer.

One of my favorite sites for literacy nstructional resources.

"Differentiating the Reading Experience for Students"

Digital photo story problems

"Prereading Strategies"

"Reading Across the Curriculum"

"Favorite Determining-Importance Lesson Ideas Determining important ideas and information in text is central to making sense of reading and moving toward insight... When we teach the strategy of determining importance, we often introduce it in nonfiction. They go together. Nonfiction reading is reading to learn. Simply put, readers of nonfiction have to decide and remember what is important in the texts they read if they are going to learn anything from them. Strategies That Work, Harvey & Goudvis."