Brandon Cruz
ED 638-40
Dr. M. Rivera
IRA Newsletter Project:
Effective Literacy Websites #6 - englishforeveryone.org
The site englishforeveryone.org is focused primarily
on reading comprehension for grades k-12. Navigation of the site is straight
forward, select the Reading Comprehension skill or topic from the left
navigation bar to jump straight into what is offered. Everything on the site is
a free sample so there is not much in terms of variance in what you can get for
free. To get access to the other passages and question sets within a grade
level one would have to hop over to their sister site, readtheoryworkbooks.com
which sells them individually for $0.99 or in full workbook sets of around
$19.95 per set of 25 lessons. Although, with how much is offered in the seconds
for interpretations/deductions/vocabulary, short story reading comprehension,
critical thinking, informational passages, technical reading comprehension
passages, role-play reading comprehension, and dual-version (basic and advanced
versions of the same story) there is plenty to browse and pick through to find
something of use for free.
Now normally I wouldn’t even bother with resources
that I have to pay extra for, however these traditional sets of question and
answer comprehension passages are worth it. The passages are grouped by Lexile
level ranges, 8th grade for example being between the range of 805L
and 1100L. The passage assessments are comprised of a combination of multiple
choice, answer choice vocabulary, and short answer responses. The short story
worksheets, informational passages, technical passages, and role-play passages
are not categorized by appropriate grade level or specific skills and require
teachers to go through and look for what they want or don’t want. They are
organized to some degree in beginning, intermediate, or advanced level markers
with word counts and matching difficulty in the provided questions and answer
explanations.
Aside from reading comprehension and literacy
promotion there are also worksheets covering vocabulary skills, figurative
language, phonetic and phonemic devices, parts of speech, mechanics of writing,
and a whole bunch of others, all with some free and some extra available for a
small fee. Overall the site has a lot to offer and is worth looking through for
things that can be of use for teachers within the classroom.
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