Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: How Pictures Can Help Us Read.

This rubric can be used with any lesson where students are learning or practicing fluency.

A rebus story is told using pictures and drawings instead of words.

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!

Reading is awesome! It’s even more fun when you’re reading about subjects and stories that interest you. Help students find books they love in this fun activity.

After independent reading, check in to see how students are understanding what they read. Having students make character paper dolls is a fun way to assess their comprehension and bring the story to life!

As students learn to read independently, they’ll undoubtedly run into words they have trouble decoding. This worksheet helps students to reflect on the tricky words they run into and how they can decode them.

As students practice reading independently, they’ll run into tricky words. Help them learn how to identify which books are “just right” for their reading level by recording how many tricky words they run into.

Learning how to figure out the trickier words is an essential tool for readers of all levels. This fun worksheet helps students practice using context clues and pictures to decode tricky words and improve their reading fluency skills.

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.

Reading is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about deriving meaning from the text! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them draw and write about their favorite parts.

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.

Fluent readers are able to derive meaning from the text and make connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share how it connects to other books they've read.

As students become independent readers, they may have questions about what they read. Instead of taking the questions as they come up, encourage students to write them down using this handy worksheet.

Have students practice reading fluency by reflecting on what they’ve read using this fun worksheet. After reading independently, students are encouraged to share what they’ve read, ask questions, and make predictions.

Help your students with their reading fluency using this fun worksheet.

Kindergarteners and first graders will read a simple story, then identify the picture that matches, in this early literacy worksheet.