Freebee Friday: Practice Really Makes Perfect

One thing all teachers can agree on is that early readers need to practice their newly acquired skill to make it stick. The English for Children Web site has hundreds upon hundreds of reading passages, from bite sized paragraphs and picture books for second graders to short stories for older kids. Most have vocabulary lists with definitions, fill-in exercises, crosswords and a cool type what you hear passage that’s especially good for ESL learners.