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A Cake for Bill
Author: Submitted by an Educator
Reading
A Cake for Bill assignment for use with Read:OutLoud. Build comprehension by answering the questions in the outline.
Download this template: A_Cake_for_Bill.zip
Autobiography Book Report
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Reading, Research, Literature
Autobiography Book Report assignment template for use with Draft:Builder and Write:OutLoud. Learners get directions for writing an Autobiography Book Report. TIP: Best used with Building Wings: How I Made It Through School by Don Johnston; however, this assignment can be modified for use with other text.
Download this template: Autobiography_Book_Report.zip
Biography Book Report
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Reading, Research, Literature
Reading and Writing
Biography Book Report assignment sample for use with Write:OutLoud.
Locked text gives learners directions for writing a Biography Book
Report. Change or remove book-specific information from the sample to
create a template for use with any Biography.
Download this template: Biography_Book_Report.zip
Building Wings Compare and Contrast
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Reading
Building Wings Compare and Contrast assignment template for use in Write:OutLoud. Learners compare and contrast the author's strong areas, weak areas and strategies to their own strong areas, weak areas and strategies. Use with Building Wings: How I Made It Through School by Don Johnston.
Download this template: Building_Wings_Compare_Contrast.zip
Constitution of the United States
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Reading and History
Constitution of the United States assignment lets learners study the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and/or the other amendments. This assignment is for use with Read:OutLoud.
Download this template: Constitution_of_the_US.zip
Directed Reading Thinking Activity
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) assignment template for use with Read:OutLoud. Improve reading comprehension through setting a purpose for reading, making predictions and verifying the predictions.
Download this template: DRTA.zip
Earthquakes KWL
Author: Submitted by an Educator
Reading
Earthquakes KWL assignment for use with Read:OutLoud. Helps readers think about what they already know about a topic, form a purpose for reading, and then connect new information to what they already know.
(Macintosh users) To open the site of your choice, in the Insert menu, select Capture Web Page. Then, type the address in the URL field.
Download this template: Earthquakes_KWL.zip
Fable Elements
Author: Submitted by an Educator
Fable Elements assignment template for use in Read:OutLoud. Practice comprehension by reading a fable and answering questions in the outline.
Download this template: Fable_Elements.zip
GIST Strategy
Author: Submitted by an Educator
GIST Strategy assignment for use in Read:OutLoud and Write:OutLoud. Use the GIST Strategy to teach learners to use prediction as a comprehension aid when reading expository text.
Download this template: GIST_Strategy.zip
Hurricanes KWL
Author: Submitted by an Educator
Reading
Hurricanes KWL assignment for use with Read:OutLoud. Helps readers think about what they already know about a topic, form a purpose for reading and then connect new information to what they already know.
Download this template: Hurricanes_KWL.zip
Jamestown
Author: Submitted by an Educator
Jamestown assignment template for use in Read:OutLoud. Build background knowledge, identify important information and make personal connections to a key event in U.S. history.
Download this template: Jamestown.zip
KWRL
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Reading
KWRL assignment template for use with Read:OutLoud, Draft:Builder and Write:OutLoud. Helps readers think about what they already know about a topic, form a purpose for reading, plan a research strategy and then connect new information to what they already know.
Based on KWL+ by Lachowicz, C. & Ogle, D. (2001). Reading comprehension: Strategies for independent learners. New York: The Guilford Press. (pages 108-111).
Download this template: KWRL.zip
Meaning and Intonation
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Reading
Assignment template for use in Read:OutLoud. Help learners hear how sentence meaning changes when they put stress on different words. This template is especially helpful for ELL learners who do not utilize stress (and non-stress/functional) words in their native language the way that English does.
Download this template: Meaning_and_Intonation.zip
Roman Empire
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Reading
Roman Empire assignment template for use in Read:OutLoud. Compare and contrast people, objects, ideas or events using content about the Roman Empire.
Download this template: Roman_Empire.zip
SQP2RS
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Reading
Assignment template for use in Read:OutLoud. SQP2RS is a multi-step reading strategy that helps learners master several important expository reading skills: Survey, Question, Predict, Read, Respond and Summarize. Based on SQP2RS method developed by Dr. MaryEllen Vogt.
Download this template: SQP2RS.zip
Story Map
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Reading
Story Map assignment template for use with Read:OutLoud, Draft:Builder and Write:OutLoud. Guides readers through the important parts of a story. Learn about the parts of a story before reading, understand more during reading, and review/summarize the story after reading.
Based on Story Map by Beck., I & McKeown, M. (1981). Developing uestions that promote comprehension: The story map. Language Arts (November/December), 913-918.
Download this template: Story_Map.zip
Supported Reading SQ3R
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Reading
Supported reading assignment template for use with Read:OutLoud, Draft:Builder and Write:OutLoud. Use this template before, during and after reading to help you understand information that is new to you.
Robinson, F. (1961). Effective Study. New York: Harper and Row.
Download this template: Supported_Reading_SQ3R.zip
Term-inator
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Term-inator assignment template for use with Read:OutLoud. Help learners understand and remember the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Download this template: Term-inator.zip
Tornadoes KWL
Author: Submitted by an Educator
Tornadoes KWL assignment for use with Read:OutLoud. Helps readers think about what they already know about a topic, form a purpose for reading, and then connect new information to what they already know.
Download this template: Tornadoes_KWL.zip
Vocabulary
Author: Submitted by an Educator
Vocabulary template for use in Draft:Builder
Download this template: Vocabulary.zip
