Reading fluency is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about finding meaning and making connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share about how it connects to their own lives.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Connections with Our Feelings.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.

In part two of "The Elves and the Shoemaker," the reader finds the shoemaker surprised to see fancy and freshly-made shoes in his workshop.

Use this glossary with the lesson plan EL Support Lesson: What Happened to the Bunny?

Practice comparing texts that share a distinctive feature within a genre.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

Fluent readers know how to tackle tricky words. Help young readers build their reading muscles by practicing identifying and decoding challenging words with this worksheet.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Explaining Illustrations with Declarative Sentences.

Enjoy part 2 of this classic holiday poem, The Night Before Christmas! Your little ones can color the illustrations as they read along.

Build reading and vocabulary skills with a fun folktale coloring series! She'll color the illustrations and clip the five pages together to make a storybook.

With a simple story line and pictures kids can color it, this printable mini book is just the thing to get reluctant readers excited about reading.

Explore alliteration in poetry by sniffing out repeated sounds in a favorite springtime poem: Casey at the Bat.

Help your preschooler understand there are different types of text to be read in books, and practice some handwriting on some big words.

Cozy up for story time with one of the most well-known Christmas stories, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

Help students prepare for reader’s workshop by picking books to read independently. Students will choose three books that look appealing and read one page. If there are five or less words that are tricky to read, they've found a book that is just right!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: We Read Together.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Asking Deeper Questions.

While learning about literary genres, if you're suddenly being approached by magical little men and menacing monsters, you have been swept away into fantasy.

Print out these super question bookmarks to encourage active questioning strategies at home!

With a simple story featuring an elephant, pig, bear, and more, this little mini book is just right for beginning readers.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Asking Deeper Questions.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Prove It With Text Evidence.

Find out what happens to the Velveteen Rabbit in part two of this beautiful storybook coloring series.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.

Let your young reader review the book as they go with this personalized bookmark. Cut out the bookmark and fold it in half to spice up the reading experience!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: A Script with Adverbs.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.

Students will use a word bank and sentence frames to think about what motivates people.

Use this writing response to test your little reader's understanding of "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by the Brothers Grimm.