Reading Standards Support
Inspired by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, the reference points that are bolded below can enhance your reading instruction.
Apply a variety of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
Utilize the literature-based Vocabulary Lists Collection to improve language knowledge and comprehension with practice directly from the text.
Generate a word search, found on each book page, to practice word recognition.
Differentiate instruction and/or assess comprehension utilizing Multi-Leveled Lessons to interpret and evaluate any text.
Compare the text of titles with a retelling or graphic novel version, such as Hamlet.
Build understanding of text, self, and world cultures to acquire information, participate in society and the workplace, and discover personal fulfillment.
Browse our entire collection, using filters to narrow down to genre, cultural experience, and more.
Identify texts from cultures across the world with the Diverse Books Toolkit.
Select titles for independent reading using filters within the Reader’s Advisory tools.
Springboard genre studies using our Ready-to-Use Ideas.
Explore resources from many periods and genres to build an understanding of the dimensions of human experience.
Explore award-winning diverse books in our Awards & Distinctions Collection.
Discover texts from many time periods in our Historical Fiction Collection.
Encourage students to think about the diversity of the human experience by completing Cultural Representation Reflections, while comparing their own experiences to what they encounter in texts.
Introduce historical context in Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander with this educator’s guide, then browse the Book Guides & Lessons Collection for more ideas.
Develop understanding and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures.
Visit the World Languages Standards Support page to locate resources and ideas for developing an understanding of and respect for diversity in language.
Respond to our One-a-Day Reflection on Celebrating Differences to consider aspects of the human experience.
Honor written languages by using the Google Translate feature to follow the text in the Read-Along Audiobook Performances Collection and other recording transcripts.
Learn about Hawaiian language and culture with this bilingual complete video reading in Hawaiian and English.
1. Referenced from "Standards for the English Language Arts." International Reading Association and National Council of Teachers of English, https://cdn.ncte.org/nctefiles/resources/books/sample/standardsdoc.pdf.
