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Rewordify helps make academic text more accessible for struggling readers by reducing the Lexile level, providing a glossary for unfamilar vocabulary, and translating difficult text into everyday modern English.
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Utilize NewsELA to acquire current event news articles relating to various subject matters. Articles can be adjusted for various Lexile reading levels, include quiz questions, and writing prompts.
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"Get the GIST" Reading Strategy
After reading informational text, have students complete the attached page identifying "Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How". Following the key questions, students write a twenty word paragraph identifying the main idea of the reading selection.