Reading together for Parents (page 3)
Reading together for Parents: 1786 free pages to print, play or teach from. No sign-in.
- Inquiry-based social studiesGuide
Inquiry-based social studies in plain words: the C3 Framework, the Inquiry Design Model, primary sources and Reading Like a Historian, civics and geography standards, and the evidence.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Peabody's books timerTool
A free animated classroom timer: Peabody reading down a tower of books, and the last book is finished at zero. Any length, counting down or up, with the clock a small chip in the corner.
- Readability checkerTool
Paste any text and get its Flesch-Kincaid grade level and reading ease, worked out in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
- Reading ReconsideredGuide
Reading Reconsidered explained in plain words: the book of methods, the separate book-based curriculum for grades 5 to 8, how units run, and the free Peabody pages that go beside it.
Checked 2026-11-09
- The science of readingGuide
What the science of reading means, in plain words: the Simple View, Scarborough's rope, the National Reading Panel's Big Five, state reading laws and England's phonics check.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Certificate makerMaker
Make printable award certificates: 30 award wordings, six borders, a certificate for every name on your class list. Free, no watermark.
- The science of reading: what it says, what it doesn't, and how to teach by itGuide
The science of reading explained for teachers: what the research says about phonics and phonemic awareness, the evidence rating and studies, steps for K–2 and beyond, mistakes and free tools.
- 4th grade sub plans: readingPage
A 4th grade reading block a substitute can run with no prep, with the sheet, the answer key and every step written out. Free to print.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Repeated reading: how to build reading fluency, and what the research saysGuide
Repeated reading for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, how to run it with partners or small groups, steps by grade, fluency examples, mistakes and a free fluency timer.
- Orton-Gillingham: what it is, how a lesson runs, and what the research saysGuide
Orton-Gillingham explained for teachers and parents: how a lesson works, why the direct evidence is thin even though its phonics core is well supported, steps, mistakes and free tools.
- 5th grade sub plans: readingPage
A 5th grade reading block a substitute can run with no prep, with the sheet, the answer key and every step written out. Free to print.
Checked 2026-10-30
- 30 reading center ideasIdea
Thirty reading centers students can run on their own: phonics, sight words, fluency, comprehension and writing, each with what goes in the tub and the grades it fits.
- Passage quizzes: literal, inference and vocabulary questions, and how ours are builtGuide
Literal, inference and vocabulary questions for reading passages, K–8: how each works, how our 53 passages and their quizzes are built, and how to write your own.
- Reading fluency timer and WCPM calculatorTool
A one-minute reading timer with a words-correct-per-minute calculator for any length of read. Nothing is saved.
- Words correct per minute by grade: what the published norms are and where to find themGuide
What words correct per minute measures, what oral reading fluency norms are, where to find the Hasbrouck and Tindal compiled norms, how to use them for screening, and what WCPM can't tell you.
- How to run small-group rotationsGuide
Small-group rotations step by step: forming flexible groups, planning the teacher table, centers that run without you, a printable rotation chart and a projector timer, and fixes.
- Reading level finderTool
Enter words read, errors and seconds from a read-aloud and get words per minute and an accuracy band, with what to do next.
- Reading pack for subs, K–8Printable
A printable reading pack for a substitute at K–2, 3–5 or 6–8: the sheets and their answer keys, printed in one go. Free.
- Classroom label makerMaker
Type your labels and print cubby, supply bin, book box or shelf labels with cut lines. Free, no watermark, nothing leaves your computer.
- 30 reading fluency activities for every dayIdea
Thirty reading fluency activities for K–5, from repeated reading and reader's theater to phrase scooping and one-minute checks, each with what to do, what you need and the grades it fits.
- Family note makerMaker
Print a one-page letter home in English, Spanish or both: what we are learning, reading or math at home, or a welcome. Free, nothing leaves your computer.
- Anchor charts for math and readingPrintable
Free printable anchor charts for math and reading, on one page or as a four-page poster.
- Reading a sub plan fastGuide
How a substitute reads a sub plan in ten minutes: the parts every plan has, the order to read them, where teachers hide the important line, and what to do when parts are missing.
- Reading prompts wheelTool
A reading response spinner with twelve comprehension strategies. Spin during a read-aloud or independent reading, then talk or write about the book in that way.