Last spring I was asked to submit my "wish list" of materials. In years past I have never been asked to do such a thing, yet randomly received a class set of Scholastic Scope about every other month or so. My students enjoyed using this resource and I found it particularly useful to include with sub plans. I put this item on my list, which of course guaranteed that my subscription is no where to be found. Luckily, I have my list of go-to resources, which are free. Here they are:
- Tween Tribune: This site is brought to you by the Smithsonian Institute. This website offers middle school-friendly news across a variety of Lexile levels. Teachers with a free account can assign articles to students and keep track of student progress through the online dashboard.
- Newsela: This website offers articles across Lexile levels and content areas. Students can keep track of their progress through free quizzes, but teachers must have a paid account in order to chart the progress of their class.
- ReadWorks: This site offers both fiction and non-fiction articles. My only fault with the site is that the selections at the lower Lexile levels are geared towards the elementary set, a problem for middle school teachers with a variety of student ability levels.
- ThinkCERCA: This is another freemium product. Most of the text selections require a paid upgrade, but there are a limited number of audio-supported texts with suggested writing prompts.
- Scholastic: There are a limited number of Scholastic Action articles available with included audio support. These articles periodically change, but are Scholastic quality with a five finger discount.
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