Reading Non-fiction - Literature
ReadWorks provides research-based reading comprehension instruction.
Please find remote learning resources for educators here.
The ReadWorks platform and materials are completely free.
CommonLit is a reading program with many literary short stories.
• Research-Based
• Effective, as proven by third-party review
• Aligned to the Common Core State Standards
• Created by teachers, for teachers.
BrainCamp is a 5 week program designed to provide students with learning experiences working in rigorous content that is at the level of challenge they will see on the exams. Their ability to read the articles in Achieve3000 first is both a method of accelerating their reading ability AND will help students be able to access the texts.
The process for using the BrainCamp materials is simple:
Teacherful is an extensive digital library of free, original, high-interest language arts and math learning materials. It is provided in downloadable PDF format, for unlimited use with elementary, intermediate, and middle school students. There are a lot of interesting short stories with student activies.
Writing
BoomWriter provides tools for conducting remote writing activities:
Hemingway App makes students’ writing bold and clear.
Self-paced Skills Practice
To support your teachers during school closures, we’ve created:
Quill provides free writing and grammar activities for elementary, middle, and high school students.
Quill Connect helps your students advance from fragmented and run-on sentences to complex and well structured ones.
Using the evidence-based strategy of sentence combining, students combine multiple ideas into a single sentence. They then receive instant feedback designed to help them improve their clarity and precision.
Students at Highland have a NWEA path assigned to them.
Additional Resources
* Exceptional Resources
As you find new eLearning resources, let me know, and I will add them to the list.