Teacher Resource Digital Library

Portals to Reading

Grades 1–8

Practice of essential reading skills through literature

• Reproducible activities focus on the main components of reading success—phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing skills.
• To make learning meaningful, students practice and apply skills as they read popular children's literature.
• Choose which activities best meet your students' skill development to individualize instruction.
• The variety of skill lessons offer opportunity to monitor student progress.
• The lessons align with state standards and the skills covered in your reading program.
  
  

Portals Plus

Grades 3–8

Cross-curricular reading skills based on popular books

• Reproducible activities reinforce important standards-based skills and learning strategies in a cross-section of subject areas.
• The pick-and-choose format lets you select activities that best match the interests, skill levels, and learning styles of your students.
• Each resource includes approximately 15 activities in
  • language arts
  • critical thinking
  • arts
  • science
  • math
  • social studies
  • study skills
  • geography
    
    

Portals to Literature

Grades 6–12

Literary skills for middle and high school readers**

• 25 to 40 thought-provoking reproducible activities develop literary skills and concepts.
• Students learn to analyze, interpret, and respond to a novel with
  • comprehension checks
  • writing prompts
  • vocabulary builders
  • discussion suggestions
    
    

Masterprose & Contemporary Classics

Grades 6–12

Great resources to teach great literature—in one handy packet

• Guide students through an in-depth analysis of American, British, and world literature with valuable reproducibles.
• Contemporary Classics highlights 20th century literature, while Masterprose highlights literature written before 1900.
• Student materials include vocabulary study, character analysis, objective tests and an essay test, study questions, and more.
• Teacher materials include biographical information, stylistic analysis, a plot synopsis, enrichment projects, discussion questions, and more.
  
  

Alternative Assessment for Literature

Grades 3–12

Performance-based projects demonstrate learning

• Ready to use and easy to implement, over performance-based projects let students demonstrate their understanding of a contemporary or classic literature title. Students can write a ballad, define a dialect, draw a map, and more.
• The variety of activities appeals to different learning styles—linguistic, visual, kinesthetic, and more.
• Reproducible rubric charts allow students to become involved in the assessment.
• Additional teacher support includes
  • book synopsis
  • questions for before, during, and reading
  • suggestions for developing your own standards and criteria
  • suggestions for adapting projects to various learning styles and modalities
    
    

Latitudes

Grades 6–12

Enhance novel studies with contemporary and historical information

• Link literature to social studies with primary and secondary resources; historical information; and open-ended, student-centered activities.
• The resources offer literary insight through plot synopses, author biographies, critics' comments, and glossaries.
• Create meaningful source and historical context with resources about the period, including timelines, maps, essays, letters, and more.
• The open-ended, student-centered activities are suitable for individual or small-group learning and develop analytical, creative, critical, and evaluative thinking skills.
  
  

Literature Tests

Grades 4–12

Save valuable hours—we've created tests for the most frequently taught literature titles

• Choose from over 300 objective and essay tests for the most frequently taught literature titles.
• Objective tests measure literal comprehension of the plot, setting, and characters with true/false, multiple choice, and matching formats. Choose from 50- and 100-question formats.
• Essay tests include six to ten literal and interpretive questions to help students develop critical thinking strategies.
• Answer keys are provided.