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=Reading Skills =

@http://reading.ecb.org/ Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K–5 students and teachers that focuses on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Students can view the 15-minute videos and try the online interactive activities. “Behind the Lesson” provides information and teaching resources for each strategy. Teachers can view the 10-minute professional development videos and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips and more.
 * Into the Book- Interactive Reading Strategy Activities **

@http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scrapbook/ Create your own characters or analyze characters in books you've read.
 * Character Generator **


 * Elements of a Story Interactive**

http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html#

Teaches setting, characters, sequence, exposition, conflict, climax and resolution.

http://judyblume.com/home.php
 * Judy Blume Bio Web Page **

Byars, Betsy The Midnight Fox Dahl, Roald Scroll down on each page for the description of the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Fantastic Mr. Fox James and the Giant Peach Sobol, Donald- Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wilder, Laura Ingalls
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Novels on GCISD 4th Grade Instructional Reading List **