
This is GORGEOUS!!! I so wish I had some of that dp! Love how you integrated the tag into the card!!
Steve Brown/ April 26, 2012
Mr. Morton,
Question # 4 under identifying theme’s (about Mr. Pig and Mr. Dog) seems a bit demented. The dog ended up eating the pig, because he did not share, really? That is the best story you could come up with to tell a story about “greed”? Why would the pig owe the dog anything, we do not know there relationship?
Mr. Morton/ May 3, 2012
Masterful understanding, Mr. Brown. I look forward to more of your interpretations.
Janet Lewis/ April 26, 2012
I love this site!!! Thank you for sharing your creativity and expertise. I especially appreciate that I can edit the worksheets to suit my students’ needs or correlate with our state standards. I passed the link along to the other teachers in the building.
Mr. Morton/ May 3, 2012
Thank you and thank you!
Nadia/ April 12, 2012
You are brilliant! I can’t tell you enough how much I appreciate these materials. They are perfect for my struggling readers at the high school level. They’re short readings which helps them stay focused on the particular skill we’re working on. THANKS A MILLION!
Mr. Morton/ April 15, 2012
It’s my pleasure a million!
ashley/ April 17, 2012
i love this website it helps me a lot in school to earn good grades… please if you have more worksheets i would appreciate you very much thank you for the advantage!
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elizabeth norris/ April 10, 2012
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Kristy/ April 9, 2012
Thanks! I’m a new teacher and this is the first site I go to looking for material for my classes. I was recently complimented by my principal for an activity she saw my class doing during my observation. She asked if I had created it myself and I “confessed” to using this site. Her response? “Wonderful! Use great resources whenever you can find them!”
Mr. Morton/ April 15, 2012
Wow, that’s super. I don’t mind if you suck up all the credit next time. You know, like if a tree falls in the woods, feel free to say that you pushed it over, right? Anyway, your integrity is commendable. Thanks for visiting!
Shane/ April 6, 2012
I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate this resource, especially since they are FREE!!! I am in the process of trying to teach a 100% differentiated classroom, and these were lifesavers.
Mr. Morton/ April 15, 2012
Isn’t differentiation something? I am of the mindset that it is better to do one thing excellently than ten things half-heatedly, but this is the panacea of modern education. Anyway, I whipped something to address this differentiated instruction thingy.
Darla/ March 31, 2012
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Mr. Morton/ May 3, 2012
Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m happy I was able to help a bit. Best wishes!
Mrs. Martin/ March 31, 2012
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Lu Morton/ March 30, 2012
Wow! What great activities you have put together on a user friendly site! Perfect for the advanced 5th graders I work with! Thank you!
Rashona/ March 29, 2012
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Becky/ March 27, 2012
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Mr. Morton/ March 30, 2012
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Barbara/ March 22, 2012
Thank you very much for all those worksheets!!!! It is a wonderful tool for my ELL students that are trying to get ready for the TCAP!!!:))))
Kathy Creel/ March 20, 2012
Fantastic! Thank you!
E M Garcia/ March 19, 2012
Thank you so much! The best resource for easy-to-use, comprehensive reading comprehension worksheets that I’ve found on the internet. I just looked at the lesson on theme, a topic I did not have info on & it really provided me with good wording to explain it in my mind, and then to use with my 1st – 3rd-year students. I am a Montessori teacher at a charter school, and we do not use textbooks, but are required to prepare students for the state-mandated assessments. To get the info for free is also a big help! Thanks again!
Mr. Morton/ March 20, 2012
I’m so glad to hear it.
Cristi/ March 7, 2012
Great site! Thanks for sharing. I have a question on the figurative language interactive practice test 4: should #4 be a hyperbole and #15 be a simile? As my honors students were completing the practice, many questioned these two as did I.
Mr. Morton/ March 20, 2012
Sure sure. The study of figurative language isn’t exactly a science; there’s certainly some crossover here and there. I interpreted #4 as follows: “[Ralph] blew a jet of water in the air.” I found that to be a comparison between a jet and a stream of water, but it hinges on your understanding of the author’s use of “jet.” #15 is definitely supposed to be a simile. That’s an error. I’ll try to fix that right now…
Mr. Morton/ March 20, 2012
I fixed the error. Thanks for the help.
Nicola/ March 7, 2012
Fantastic! Looking for a worksheet to explain facts and opinions – found exactly what I needed. The rest of the site looks great too.
Mei/ March 6, 2012
Thanks for posting these worksheets. I am struggling in a difficult student teaching experience and these have helped me quite a bit.
Mr. Morton/ March 20, 2012
That was definitely the hardest part of my career…
amber/ March 6, 2012
thanks so much for this website
Student Teacher/ February 24, 2012
“WOW” pretty much sums up the greatness of this wonderful resource for ELA teachers!
nicole/ February 15, 2012
I wonder does this site help alot of teachers
Mr. Morton/ February 23, 2012
I hope it does. 😀
A.A./ February 14, 2012
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JL/ February 9, 2012
Hi, I am a speech language pathologist in a school. I am so glad I have come across this website because there are so many great skills you focus on. I am so appreciative of the fact that you have shared these wonderful resources for free! Thank you!
Mr. Morton/ February 13, 2012
It’s my pleasure. Thanks for visiting!
dee/ February 1, 2012
Thank you so much for sharing! The worksheets and powerpoints are exactly what I needed.
fysher99/ January 31, 2012
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Jennifer Ramirez/ January 30, 2012
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! This site has given me so many resources to allow my students the practice necessary to grasp all of these reading strategies! You are a life saver!
Mr. Morton/ January 31, 2012
I’m so happy to hear it. Thanks for visiting!
Mrs. Rao/ January 25, 2012
Mr. Morton,
I have a 6th grader and this site is a godsend for us parents who are trying so hard to supplement the school work with the right kind of extra practice. Please accept my heartfelt gratitude for taking the time out to make this available to everyone. May god bless you!
Thank You!
Mr. Morton/ February 13, 2012
Gratitude full accepted and appreciated! Thanks for visiting. Be on the look out for my new interactive reading video games. I think this will be a great way to compel students to practice reading skills. I should have a couple out in time for summer. 😀
Debbie Durham/ January 6, 2012
I have been teaching a LONG time. These are excellent resources. Thanks SO much for sharing.
Mr. Morton/ January 23, 2012
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Mrs. Durham.
Mrs. N/ November 27, 2011
Mr. Morton,
This is a wonderful site. Thank you.
I have to echo Ms. C’s comments regarding the use of your site for my department. This will provide an invaluable resource for them when they need a little “go-to” skills- based practice. I feel completely blessed to have stumbled upon it today.
Regarding the answer keys: I’m not sure what most of the fuss is about. I would never assign my students anything that I hadn’t read through and completed myself. This ensures all of the content is appropriate in my eyes, but also allows me to