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Critical Reading Strategies

University of Missouri reading strategies for elementary students
http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/1349

Virginia Dept. of Education Reading Strategies/Elementary comprehension and vocabulary strategies
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/english/elementary/reading/reading_vocabulary_strategies.shtml



All about Adolescent Literacy/ Classroom Strategy Resources for Grades 4-12
http://www.adlit.org/strategy_library/

Teacher Vision - Strategies for reading
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/reading/resource/48646.html
The Savvy Teacher’s Guide:  Reading Interventions That Work   Jim Wright
http://www.jimwrightonline.com/pdfdocs/brouge/rdngManual.PDF

Reading Anticipation GuideTeacher Instructions
http://www.farr-integratingit.net/Theory/ReadingStrategies/anticipation_guide.pdf


Internet4classrooms - multiple E/LA resources including reading
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_elem.htm


Reading Assessment and placement tests

\https://eprcontent.k12.com/placement/placement/pdfs/reading_6.pdf   


(You have to register with readworks.org to access the information and materials.)
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Lessons and units for each essential skill and strategy students must master to be successful readers of literary and informational text.
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ReadWorks provides over 1,000 non-fiction reading passages to help your students' reading comprehension. 
http://www.readworks.org/books/passages?tid=All&tid_1=88&keyword=


Practice tests and resources for high school, college and graduate tests
http://www.majortests.com/


Informative power point presentation regarding teaching critical reading
 

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http://www.donaldcorrell.com/tales/wooetain.html /This is referenced in the above power point presentation.

CRITICAL READING:
Deep Reading Strategies for Expository Texts   Teacher Guide 7–12
http://www.gagespartans.org/ourpages/auto/2014/2/4/41397169/Critical%20Reading%20Student%20Guide.pdf

   Strategies for Critical Reading of Technical Writing: Primary Literature
https://www.evergreen.edu/writingcenter/handouts/science/critreading.pdf

A GUIDE TO ACTIVE READING AND ASKING QUESTIONS:
A HANDOUT FOR STUDENTS / York University
http://www.yorku.ca/laps/sosc/documents/ActiveReading2011.pdf

Reading Strategies: Scaffolding Students' Interactions With Text / Greece Central School District N.Y.
22 Strategies   Click on the name of each strategy to access an explanation of the strategy, as well as related resources. The letters in parantheses indicate if the reading strategy is best used before reading (B), during reading (D), and/or after reading (A).
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/academics.cfm?subpage=930

5 Essential Strategies of Critical Reading
http://www.ehow.com/info_12097590_5-essential-strategies-critical-reading.html

Revisiting the Reading Leap from High School to College / Recommendations from 2009-Wyoming where only 45% of students in 2009 were prepared for college-level reading based on ACT results.   Short read and solid recommendations.
http://www.uwyo.edu/learn/_files/docs/brownbag_docs/transitioninghighschool.pdf

Close and Critical Reading Strategies aligned with the Common Core Standards

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Six Traits of an Effective Reader
http://www.rpdp.net/adm/uploads/english/550SixTraitsofaGoodReader.pdf

Reading Strategies  What Do Good Readers Do?  What Can You Do to Become a Better Reader?
http://www.paec.org/david/reading/general.pdf

QAR Resources

I Can’t Find the Answer Anywhere:Finding the Answer AND Writing Quality
Responses to Questions from the Text!

http://accessguide.doe.louisiana.gov/Literacy%20Library/Kathleen%20Kryza%20I%20Can't%20Find%20the%20Answer%20Anywhere_Writing%20Quality%20Responses%20to%20Questions.pdf

QAR Model in 5th/6th grade classroom

QAR Infographic - Question Types

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QAR Passage for Modeling

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QAR Practice  Question types

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QAR Understanding and Applying - for teachers to reflect

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Another QAR Infographic

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QAR Teaching Children Where To See Answers To Questions

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