{"data":{"contentfulPost":{"title":"Video Lessons for Reading Comprehension: Introducing the Middle School Reading Project","description":"Looking for a way to boost your students’ reading comprehension skills? Check out the Middle School Reading Project made up of interactive video lessons from Edpuzzle Originals!","metaDescription":"Looking for a way to boost your students’ reading comprehension skills? Check out the Middle School Reading Project made up of interactive video lessons from Edpuzzle Originals!","slug":"middle-school-reading-comprehension","minutesReading":2,"publishDate":"2024-12-02T10:00+01:00","tags":["Edpuzzle Originals"],"body":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p><em>To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled is a spark.</em> -Victor Hugo<br></p>\n<p>How can we help our students cultivate a love of literature? </p>\n<p>The <strong>Edpuzzle Originals Middle School Reading Project</strong> will help you teach reading comprehension skills using real-life topics that your middle school students will encounter in their core subjects.</p>\n<p>These interactive video lessons include dynamic read-alouds where students can follow along with the on-screen text, then follow-up videos where students will practice analyzing the text.</p>\n<p>Built for differentiation, you can use the read-alouds with students who need some extra support, while students who are ready for it can go straight to the text analysis video lessons. Check them out below! </p>\n<h3>Reading Comprehension Video Lessons: Charles Dickens and Victorian London (8 videos)</h3>\n<p>In this video series, students will work on listening comprehension in a read-aloud of the informational text “Life in Victorian London” and then work through a series of reading comprehension skills in the following videos.  </p>\n<iframe width=\"470\" height=\"404\" src=\"https://edpuzzle.com/embed/media/670579807d5b19404b15bc15\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\n<p><a href=\"https://edpuzzle.com/media/670579807d5b19404b15bc15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Log in and copy video.</a></p>\n<iframe width=\"470\" height=\"404\" src=\"https://edpuzzle.com/embed/media/671bea33f8663456340d36ca\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\n<p><a href=\"https://edpuzzle.com/media/671bea33f8663456340d36ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Log in and copy video.</a></p>\n<h3>Reading Comprehension Video Lessons: Invasive Species (13 videos)</h3>\n<p>These video lessons aim to teach reading comprehension skills while simultaneously building knowledge topics that students encounter in middle school science, like this series on invasive species. </p>\n<iframe width=\"470\" height=\"404\" src=\"https://edpuzzle.com/embed/media/66abd259084ab6d460a7d513\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\n<p><a href=\"https://edpuzzle.com/media/66abd259084ab6d460a7d513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Log in and copy video.</a></p>\n<iframe width=\"470\" height=\"404\" src=\"https://edpuzzle.com/embed/media/66abd5e40e052305dca9dff0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\n<p><a href=\"https://edpuzzle.com/media/66abd5e40e052305dca9dff0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Log in and copy video.</a> </p>\n<p>Explore all of the reading comprehension video lessons available on Edpuzzle, with more on the way!  </p>"}},"callToAction":{"title":"Get reading comprehension videos","url":"https://edpuzzle.com/content/edpuzzle-originals/subject/63a459580dc3c73cf4ef2779/module/63d83b0054de6240c9d5754f/topic/6733b848393bd6633c2a8338"},"heroImage":{"file":{"url":"//images.ctfassets.net/osqc6a4rvju8/5zSybmVRXv1CL4MMmwjTFW/1677dbc1de99798c89f7911df3d9e44a/BLOG_THUMBNAIL_INVASIVE_ANIMALS_EO.jpg"},"description":"edpuzzle-reading-project","fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDAAMCAgMCAgMDAwMEAwMEBQgFBQQEBQoHBwYIDAoMDAsKCwsNDhIQDQ4RDgsLEBYQERMUFRUVDA8XGBYUGBIUFRT/2wBDAQMEBAUEBQkFBQkUDQsNFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBT/wAARCAAPABQDAREAAhEBAxEB/8QAFgABAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgcI/8QAJhAAAgEDBAEDBQAAAAAAAAAAAQIDBAUGABESITEHE0EIIkJhcf/EABkBAAMAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFBgIDB//EACoRAAECBQEHBAMAAAAAAAAAAAECAwAEERIxIQUiMkFhgfAGEzNRcXKh/9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwDQKCCm9WLvDFnMs9THPylx6eJgkaDg3FHYhetx4+CRqctUpI3e/wB6+YikVMpRMkqmD+vIQiveYY1RvBVXqto6SlhkdFc1/tgOULDtDuTxVuv7rf7TrK0rcTXNAR5iMpicZmEbr1tpyD0xEGvOW51HXvHSQ3yeBAApRiQoPYG/5dEd96JZl7E2umh7xz9+c2zMLvZUu3oYZ5hR37Ic3hyGkkoLWlOwmQ0tOqPy73Z2IJc9L587fGkrlqk1obgap+gfKw3M6t4XKAFc6V/sBrf60YNmtyuluye9X3KbxTiSSCoehhipyIlbkhRQn2glvKkkMezqgQ2pISqarywcA/jTWEp2q08pbTagFAYtqCRXNRE6q/riyjHPborJNZqa2rzMMMlmaZkUyPx3dpQSSvEn9kjR42YocVdesDj1K6r4yABpwnl3Ef/Z","aspectRatio":1.374878758486906,"src":"//images.ctfassets.net/osqc6a4rvju8/5zSybmVRXv1CL4MMmwjTFW/1677dbc1de99798c89f7911df3d9e44a/BLOG_THUMBNAIL_INVASIVE_ANIMALS_EO.jpg?w=1536&q=50","srcSet":"//images.ctfassets.net/osqc6a4rvju8/5zSybmVRXv1CL4MMmwjTFW/1677dbc1de99798c89f7911df3d9e44a/BLOG_THUMBNAIL_INVASIVE_ANIMALS_EO.jpg?w=384&h=279&q=50 384w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/osqc6a4rvju8/5zSybmVRXv1CL4MMmwjTFW/1677dbc1de99798c89f7911df3d9e44a/BLOG_THUMBNAIL_INVASIVE_ANIMALS_EO.jpg?w=768&h=559&q=50 768w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/osqc6a4rvju8/5zSybmVRXv1CL4MMmwjTFW/1677dbc1de99798c89f7911df3d9e44a/BLOG_THUMBNAIL_INVASIVE_ANIMALS_EO.jpg?w=1536&h=1117&q=50 1536w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/osqc6a4rvju8/5zSybmVRXv1CL4MMmwjTFW/1677dbc1de99798c89f7911df3d9e44a/BLOG_THUMBNAIL_INVASIVE_ANIMALS_EO.jpg?w=2304&h=1676&q=50 2304w,\n//images.ctfassets.net/osqc6a4rvju8/5zSybmVRXv1CL4MMmwjTFW/1677dbc1de99798c89f7911df3d9e44a/BLOG_THUMBNAIL_INVASIVE_ANIMALS_EO.jpg?w=2835&h=2062&q=50 2835w","sizes":"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px"}},"author":{"name":"Edpuzzle staff","isInvitedAuthor":false,"title":"Edpuzzle staff","company":"Edpuzzle","image":null,"shortBio":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Something</p>"}},"twitter":null,"web":null,"facebook":null,"instagram":null},"category":{"title":"Ready-to-go lessons","slug":"free-resources","color":"crimson"}}},"pageContext":{"isCreatedByStatefulCreatePages":false,"slug":"middle-school-reading-comprehension"}}