Comprehension Skills

Author: Linda Beech
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545460552
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Forty short, nonfiction passages, with companion comprehension questions, that target critical reading skills and give students the repeated practice they need!

180 Days of Reading for Fifth Grade: Practice, Assess, Diagnose

Author: Kinberg, Margot
Publisher: Shell Education
ISBN: 1618137581
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 243

Book Description
Encourage fifth-grade students to build their reading comprehension and word study skills using daily practice activities. Great for after school, intervention, or homework, teachers and parents can help students gain regular practice through these quick, diagnostic-based activities that are correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards. Both fiction and nonfiction reading passages are provided as well as data-driven assessment tips and digital versions of the assessment analysis tools and activities. With these easy-to-use activities, fifth graders will boost their reading skills in a hurry!

Close Reading with Paired Texts Level K

Author: Lori Oczkus
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1493861905
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Teach kindergarten students close reading strategies that strengthen their fluency and comprehension skills! Students will read and analyze various types of texts to get the most out of the rich content. Their reading skills will improve as they answer text-dependent questions, compare and contrast texts, and learn to use close reading strategies on their own! The lessons are designed to make close reading strategies accessible, interactive, grade appropriate, and fun. The lesson plans are easy to follow, and offer a practical model built on research-based comprehension and fluency strategies.

Reading Tests

Author: Scholastic, Inc. Staff
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545201087
Category : Language arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Fifteen reading tests, just for sixth graders, designed to help them succeed on the standardized tests. Each four-page test reviews the following skills: * finding the main idea * reading for detail * understanding vocabulary * making inferences * sequencing * understanding cause and effect * understanding author's purpose * understanding fact and opinion These practice tests are formatted to help familiarize them with state and national tests like the TerraNova, ITBS, CTBS, and MAT.

Hi-lo Nonfiction Passages for Struggling Readers

Author: Scholastic Teaching Resources
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780439694971
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Reproducible passages, grouped by reading strategies, come with test-formatted questions

Spotlight on ... Literary Elements

Author: Tara McCarthy
Publisher: Scholastic Reference
ISBN: 9780439659772
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 2304

Book Description
Teaching must-know literary elements is easy with this unique boxed set. It includes 48 books (6 copies of 8 48-page anthologies) for students plus a 96-page teaching guide. Literary elements covered: Character, Figurative Language, Foreshadowing & Flashback, Plot, Point of View, Setting, Theme, Tone & Mood. Each student anthology includes 4-6 engaging stories, poems, or plays that are perfect for teaching specific literary elements. The teaching guide includes mini-lessons, graphic organizers, student reproducibles, and great activity ideas. A storage box keeps everything organized. An easy way to meet the language arts standards! For use with Grades 4-8.

Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension

Author: Michael Priestley
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780439548885
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Provides high-interest reading passages along with exercises to help struggling readers.

Short Reading Passages with Graphic Organizers to Model & Teach Key Comprehension Skills

Author: Linda Beech
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545234573
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Interactive SMART Board lessons focus on finding the main idea, understanding cause and effect, comparing and contrasting, and sequencing events.

40 Short Passages for Close Reading, Grade 6

Author: Linda Beech
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545460576
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Presents forty short passages for close reading for sixth graders, focusing on main ideas and details, fact and opinion, inferences, and more.

Comprehension and Critical Thinking Grade 6

Author: Jamey Acosta
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 142580246X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 113

Book Description
Use these step-by-step guides to build students' comprehension and critical thinking skills as they prepare for standardized tests that feature document-based questions. Step 1 has students reading high-interest nonfiction articles from TIME For Kids authors. Step 2 has students strengthening comprehension skills by responding to follow-up questions from all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Step 3 has students studying primary source documents (such as maps, census reports, population reports, charts, and graphs) that are related to the articles. Step 4 has students demonstrating critical thinking skills by responding to questions based on these primary sources. Teacher Resource CD includes reproducible pages of articles, primary source documents, and questions.