Research Guides: Waltham Group: Teaching Reading

Websites & Online Videos

Kanopy Instructional Films & Lessons: K-12 Lessons
Khan Academy
Free online instructional videos for numerous disciplines and topics. Videos are designed for elementary-aged students through adult learners.

Teaching Reading Analysis & Critical Thinking Skills

Interested in finding materials on reading analysis and critical thinking instruction? Try using the following search terms in OneSearch or one of our education databases listed below.

Search Terms

reading strategies
reading exercises
individualized reading instruction
corrective reading
remedial reading teaching
reading intervention
reading games

comprehension strategies
comprehension instruction (reading)
reading comprehension
critical thinking
critical literacy
content area reading
reading teachers -- training of

Databases

Education Research Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles, dissertations, professional development resources, and other materials on topics related to the field of education. Coverage includes early childhood through adult education and all education specialties.
ERIC (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Database sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education that provides access to scholarly journals, curriculum and teaching guides, research reports, and other materials related to the field of education.
Education Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles, dissertations, and other materials on early childhood education through higher education topics. Most items are from 1980-present.
APA PsycInfo (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports in psychology. Includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law. Coverage 1887 to present, includes 1,700+ international sources in over 35 languages.
Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Freely available database that provides access to articles from popular teacher and administrator journals on topics relating to professional development and all levels of education.

The library has many more databases available to you-- browse databases in our A-Z databases list.