I love sharing tips and tricks to help SLPs implement literacy-based therapy, but it’s not always easy to find the perfect reading resource for you mixed group! This series of blog posts will help you find fun, engaging articles that also make it easy to target your students’ goals. (I know I am always on the hunt for amazing reading resources to use in therapy!)
Next up is…LANGUAGE!
Facts and Opinions
New Debate: Virtual Education – This nonfiction article about virtual education is written at a 6th grade reading level. This article provides two points of view regarding whether cyber schools are a valid option for education, giving students multiple opportunities to identify facts versus opinions.
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Tiger Watch – This nonfiction article about tigers and their near extinction is written at a 6th grade reading level. The article includes several facts and opinions as they describe the dangers that threaten these animals.
Up in the Air – This fiction passage about a boy who travels on a plane for the first time is written at a 4th grade reading level. Students have the opportunity to identify facts and opinions as the boy shares his experience.
Inferences
Confessions of a New Girl – This fiction passage about a new girl’s experience is written at a 4th-grade reading level. There are multiple opportunities to make inferences as the new girl describes her experiences at a new school.
Walk the Plank! – This fiction passage about two boys who are playing a pirate game is written at a 5th grade reading level. Students have multiple opportunities to make inferences as the two boys play together.
Magic in the Classroom – This fiction passage about Emma’s first day at a new school is written at a 5th grade reading level. Emma encounters several students who treat her very differently. Students can infer why this is happening and how it affects Emma.
Main Idea/Summarizing
Music and Your Mind – This nonfiction article about music’s power is written at a 6th grade reading level.
Nothing Left to Lose – This nonfiction article about a family’s escape from North Korea is written at a 5th grade reading level.
Time to Think – This nonfiction article about the length of a school day is written at a 6th grade reading level.
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Reader Interactions