Whether in language arts literacy or in the content areas, this links provides 60 great activities to help with background knowledge, summarizing, vocabulary, comprehension, language structure, and fluency.
http://www.ride.ri.gov/applications/ell/content/60_Content-Reading-Strategies-Activities.pdf
http://www.ride.ri.gov/applications/ell/content/60_Content-Reading-Strategies-Activities.pdf