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A great way to build the reading comprehension skills kids need to become better readers and successful test takers.
The sure-fire and easy way to build the reading comprehension skills kids need to succeed! Forty short passages are paired with graphic organizers to help all kids easily learn how to find the main idea, understand cause and effect, compare and contrast, sequence events, and more. Watch test scores soar. For use with Grades 2-3.
Interactive SMART Board lessons focus on finding the main idea, understanding cause and effect, comparing and contrasting, and sequencing events.
Interactive SMART Board lessons focus on finding the main idea, understanding cause and effect, comparing and contrasting, and sequencing events.
58 color reproducible graphic organizers to help your students comprehend any book or piece of literature in a visual way. Our graphic organizers enable readers to see how ideas fit together, and can be used to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your students' thought processes. Our graphic organizers are essential learning tools that will help your students construct meaning and understand what they are reading. They will help you observe your students' thinking process on what you read as a class, as a group, or independently, and can be used for assessment. They include: Story Maps, Plot Development, Character Webs, Predicting Outcomes, Inferencing, Foreshadowing, Characterization, Sequencing Maps, Cause-Effect Timelines, Themes, Story Summaries and Venn Diagrams.
Help students become purposeful and thoughtful readers with this collection of high-interest reading passages and companion graphic organizers, comprehension questions, and practice bubble tests. Teachers will find these easy-to-manage homework activities encourage students' ability to understand what they read, learn important content, and build confidence in their test-taking skills. They will practice paying attention to detail, determining the meanings of words in context, and much more. For use with Grades 4-8.
"Engage students with this collection of creative reading reponse graphic organizers for both fiction and nonfiction"--P. [4] of cover.
Organized into fiction, nonfiction, and word-study units, 32 graphic organizers build reading strategies such as predicting, identifying main ideas, making inferences, analyzing cause and effect, and drawing conclusions. Each organizer is supported by a six-page lesson comprising teacher instructions, a reproducible passage to read, a photocopy master of the organizer, a filled-out copy of the organizer along with model student responses, a writing assignment (for which the graphic organizer becomes a writing planner), and assessment and extension activity ideas. Grades 4-6. Illustrated. Good Year Books. 202 pages.
Provides teachers lessons and activity sheets on ways to promote vocabulary development for elementary students that supports individualized learning on three levels--introductory, intermediate, and challenging.
Reading Comprehension 8th Grade : Reading Comprehension 9th Grade Graphic Organizers for Middle School for 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Grade : Reading Comprehension: Middle School Foldables, Activities, and Graphic Organizers This 75 Page Package contains a variety of Reading Comprehension Test Prep activities and resources designed specifically for the Middle School grades. Included in this reading comprehension grade 9 packet are a variety of middle school reading strategies based activities, including worksheets, foldables, reader response prompts, and activities. The middle school reading graphic organizers included in this package are perfect for interactive reading notebooks, guided reading practice, after read alouds, language centers, or for comprehension checks. All of the included reading resources support student learning of comprehension strategies. The included activities can be easily aligned to the common core standards. They include generic reading comprehension grade 8 worksheets that can be used with ANY TEXT! All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information sheets, detailed instructions, templates, and rubrics! This creative and engaging 75 page package includes the following: Character Cubes: Students use the included template to create 3D cubes that illustrate and describe a character. Completed cubes can be stacked or hung from the ceiling, and make great classroom displays! Template and detailed rubric included! Character Descriptions: Students choose a character from the novel and use the provided space to illustrate and describe them. A great way for students to practice pulling details from text. What Would Your Character Do? Students choose a character from the novel and answer a set of "What If...?" questions. This activity really gets students thinking "outside of the box"! Characterization Chart: Students learn about direct and indirect presentation, and use that information to complete a chart on a character from the novel Types of Character Foldable: Students learn about different types of characters (Protagonist, Antagonist, Static, Flat, Round, and Dynamic), and create a foldable displaying what they have learned. Students cut out the template on the dotted lines, staple it together, and fill in their information. Excellent for test review! Full template, types of character notes, and detailed foldable construction instructions included! Protagonist and Antagonist Notes: A set of notes on Protagonist and Antagonist is included. Students read over the teacher version, and use it to fill in their own blank note template. Examples included! Know, Wonder, Discover, Learn: Students use this graphic organizer for pre and post reading. Before reading, students write down what they already know and what they hope to learn about (wonder). After reading, students write about what they have discovered and what they want to learn more about. - Reading Comprehension for Middle School Passages and Questions Education
