Reading for All

Reading is at the heart of learning, from pre-K to graduation. TeachersFirst offers these resources to support reading across the curriculum PreK-12 and encourage independent reading through school and in cooperation with parents.

Promote Reading to Learn (and keep improving reading scores)

Reading in the Content Areas: Resources that support instruction on reading comprehenstion, vocabulary, and content area reading, even with older students.search results for reading AND content area, reading comprehension

Graphic Organizers: Resources to make and use graphic organizers as an effective tool to improve comprehension

Reading Strategies: Resources to promote proven reading strategies of effective readers link to search result reading strategies

Vocabulary Development: Resources from primary to secondary to promote vocabulary development as a building block to reading link to search result for vocabulary development, build vocabulary

Reading Resources for Elementary Teachers: See our extensive list of reviewed resources for teaching reading.

Promote Independent Reading

100 Best Books: TeachersFirst’sTeachersFirst offers a listing of 100 of the best books for children, along with links to TeachersFirst's content about some of those books.  

The Lifetime Reading List Grade 6 to 12
Want to know what every literate student (or adult) should read? Here are some suggestions from our editors.

TogetheRead: Share family reading and activities around a monthly theme using this outstanding series by our partner site, TeachersAndFamilies. Interwoven into each TogetheRead theme are questions and activities based on reading strategies for effective readers. Parents and children of all ages can select books from the annotated lists, read together, and do related free or low-cost activities. Written in language understandable to parents and without education "jargon" so familiar to teachers, these themes will help any child become a a better reader and enjoy sharing family time. Books are grouped into "bands": preschool/picture books, early elementary, upper elementary to middle school, upper middle school to young adult, and mature teen to adult books. Activities accompany each age group, and participants can contribute their own activity suggestions, as well.

Libraries, schools, parent organizations, and teachers will find free, downloadable materials to promote good reading and family time. They can also sign up to receive advanced notice of upcoming themes to be able to locate the books for their families. There is even an FAQ-style page to help parents get started. Sound reading strategies help EVERY child!

TeachersFirst’s Suggested Reading: Reading lets students create their own adventures. Our teacher-editors have selected titles that have shown continuing appeal, whether for school or recreation.  Find books by grade level and share this resources with students and parents, as well.

TeachersFirst's Special Topic Reading Lists: Suggestions to fit a wide variety of interests typical in middle and high school students

More Reading Lists: Find booklists for dozens of topics. Use a a speciality list to support a social studies or science unit or just to focus on a theme for the month in your classroom.  Link to search results  for book list OR reading list