Review of Resources

Locating Texts to Support Your EQ

Directions: Complete the chart below while reviewing the resources provided in the Practice
Activity. You may record your information as bullet points in each column.
Note: I am always interested in expanding my knowledge of free resources for teachers / students.
Please feel free to add a row to this chart (optional) if you know of additional resources that could
be helpful to your colleagues as we gather texts for our tutees. Additional resources will be shared
with the class.

Resource Brief Overview of the Site Two Things You Really Would you consider
Name Like About the Site using this site to
gather materials for
your tutee?
Commonlit A collection of leveled texts (news articles,  It has a read aloud Yes
poems, speeches, and stories) that can be option for students
searched by genre, grade level, literary who may need more
device, text set, or theme. support accessing the
material.
 It had a variety of
relevant content that is
diverse.
Newsela Offers current event news articles on a  High interest content— Yes
wide range of topics in various Lexile levels. helps with student
engagement (issues
relevant to their
current lives)
 Content is updated
regularly—new articles
always coming out
Readworks Variety of fiction and non-fiction leveled  Students can interact Yes
passages that are paired with lesson plans with the text: change
and comprehension activities. the size, highlight, and
annotate (encourages
engagement &
comprehension)
 I like the audio
narration feature
(especially for ELL or
SPED students to have
access to grade level
content)
Epic! A large digital library of illustrated books  Wide range of reading Yes
(fiction and non-fiction) that students can levels for a variety of
read page by page on their computer topics (even down to
screens. the beginner level)
 I like that EPIC has
books with pictures
and gives the feel of
reading as you turn
each page digitally—
supports concepts of
print for early readers.
Reading An extensive collection of leveled readers  Includes benchmark Yes
and lesson plans that accompany each one. books and easy to use
A to Z running record sheets
to track student
progress
 You are able to print
out the books and
assemble them for
students who may not
have access to reading
material at home.
Optional:  Reading IQ: digital library (one free
month for teachers—then it costs
Additional $7.99/month)
Resources to  Scholastic News: non-fiction
Share magazines (has some free articles,
but need subscription to access all)
 Storyline Online (read alouds)
 Storynory (read aloud, but supplies
text also)