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
Name Like About the Site consider using
this site to gather
materials for your
tutee?
Commonlit ● Organized by category ● Visually Engaging Yes
● Highlights New and Popular & No Login
Texts and other sub-categories Required.
● Well-Organized with Specific
Options
 ● Filters by Grade
Level, Genre and
Standards.
Newsela ● Requires a login ● Being able to Yes - I used it
● Allows for class creation create a class and when I taught 4th
● Create assignments and assign assign passages. and 5th. It has
them to students. ● Graphic organizer been revised and
● Flexible filters and topics on and specific it is much more
multiple levels. lessons user friendly.
Readworks Requires login and wants a donation. ● Select by activity Yes - but not the
Content is organized in a manner type first site I’d use.
similar to other sites. ● Differentiated
passages
Epic! EPIC provides high interest books on ● Both sites are Maybe - I’d check
a variety of levels. Books are user-friendly and CommonLit and
Reading projectable and there are a variety of widely used in Newsela first.
A to Z topics - Fiction and nonfiction elementary
Student access to site is limited ● Multiple levels
hours. and resources for
small group and
A to Z provides leveled books and independent
passages. Searchable skill level and practice
Optional:
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