Read Works
Read Works is an online program that has articles for students to read! The artcles are usually short, but are filled with great information! I choose articles that I feel are high-interest and that tie to our current curriculum. Students are also encouraged to tell me things they are interested in, so I can find articles on that topic and add it to their collection.
Students have the ability to read the article for fun! They also have the option to answer comprehension questions on the article. Students do not have to do all the comprehension articles for every article. They can also read the article for pleasure!
Students have the ability to read the article for fun! They also have the option to answer comprehension questions on the article. Students do not have to do all the comprehension articles for every article. They can also read the article for pleasure!
How to Log on:
1. Go to: digital.readworks.org/student
2. Students enter class code 66DTLG
3. Password is their 4 digit pin used for IXL & XtraMath
4. Click on assignments to choose an article.
2. Students enter class code 66DTLG
3. Password is their 4 digit pin used for IXL & XtraMath
4. Click on assignments to choose an article.
FAQ's on Read Works
Why is it important that my students read articles frequently?
- The more students already know, the more they will comprehend when they read, and the more they will be able to learn.
- Reading widely across many subject areas is critical. The research is clear: students need to know at least a little bit about a lot of different topics in order to comprehend more complex texts.
- In fact, for english and language arts, it is more important for students to know something about many topics than it is for them to know a lot about a few topics.
- Having funds of knowledge about a variety of topics enables students to grapple with texts more effectively and acquire even more in-depth knowledge.
- Reading widely across many subject areas helps students develop a much better understanding of vocabulary words that are used across different texts and subject area
- When students read two passages that are related by topic or theme, they build funds of knowledge about that topic or theme and learn to draw connections between related ideas. Since background knowledge is incredibly important to comprehending a text, these funds of knowledge can enable students to read and comprehend more complex texts on the topic down the line. Texts can also have valuable relationships that are independent of topics, such as shared vocabulary, themes, or structures, which can be leveraged to help students grapple with more complex texts
- Audio narrations are important tools for helping readers access texts - especially emerging readers, struggling readers, English Language Learners, and students with learning disabilities. Through read aloud, students are able to access and understand text that is well above their reading level. Human-voice narration also models fluent, expressive reading for emerging readers, and can support them in making meaning of the words on the page.
- For students who are not yet comfortable decoding, try playing the audio first. Then have them tackle reading the text itself.