Whether it's for the SATs, reading comprehension, or literacy skills, building an academic vocabulary is key. Here are 6 terrific words each with a dictionary definition and colorful example. This presentation is timely and will resonate...

A short story about a nighttime adventure at summer camp provides readers with a chance to practice their comprehension skills. 

Oh I love the blues! Here is a wonderful four page reading passage that focuses on the Delta Blues. It covers topics such as, the music's cultural influences, origin, form, terminology, and significance. A great way to integrate...

In this SAT reading comprehension instructional activity, learners read an excerpt from a book and answer comprehension questions.  Students answer 7 questions and submit their answers in this SAT practice instructional activity.

In this SAT reading comprehension worksheet, students read an essay and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students have 10 minutes to answer 8 questions in this SAT practice worksheet.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage taken from a biography of Florence Nightingale.  Students have 10 minutes to answer 7 reading comprehension questions in this SAT practice worksheet.

In this reading comprehension activity, students read two passages and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students have 12 minutes to answer 8 questions in this SAT practice activity.

For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage from an essay by George Orwell and a passage from an essay by T.H. Huxley.  Students have 12 minutes to answer 8 reading comprehension questions in this SAT practice...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read an excerpt from a novel and answer comprehension questions.  Students have 10 minutes to complete 7 questions  in this SAT practice worksheet.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read an extract from Darwin's book The Voyage of the Beagle.  Students answer 12 comprehension questions in 15 minutes in this SAT practice worksheet.

In this reading comprehension practice worksheet, students read an extract from a classic novel and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students have 15 minutes to answer 12 questions in this SAT practice worksheet.

In this SAT test prep activity, students read the passages and complete the 13 multiple choice online questions as part of reading comprehension test prep.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage by D.H. Lawrence and one by Henry James.  Students have 15 minutes to answer the 13 questions in this SAT practice worksheet.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read an essay by T.H. Huxley.  Students have 12 minutes to answer 8 questions in this SAT practice worksheet.

Guide your class through reading various versions of The Three Little Pigs. Talk about the traditional story line and then discuss a different point of view: Maybe the wolf was just an innocent bystander! This lesson plan, which has...

Especially appropriate for classroom use on Veteran's Day or Remembrance Day, this poetry activity asks learners to read Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae's famous poem "In Flanders Fields." After reading, class members answer comprehension...

Whether your first graders can read or not, they will enjoy this comprehension activity. They read or listen to an excerpt from a Winnie-the-Pooh story, they predict what will happen next, then draw Pooh Bear's favorite food. A compare...

An array of reading comprehension, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary activities are at your fingertips with a language arts practice packet. Second, third, and fourth graders work on various skills using reading passages and word banks,...

Can animals sense an earthquake before the ground starts to shake? Read two short passages that feature stories about animals that acted strangely just before an earthquake. Learners then answer a few reading comprehension questions...

Reading a dialect can be difficult; show readers that it can also reveal fascinating details! They read two extracts from Jane Gardam's The Hollow Land, which is written in a British dialect. Readers answer comprehension questions,...

An in-class reading of Shel Silverstein's The Missing Piece Meets the Big O introduces class members to the journey motif that forms the basis of The Hobbit.

In this comprehension worksheet, students read a short story and then answer three short answer questions regarding the meaning of the short story as well as relating the story to their own lives.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about a girl taking a geography test at school. Students then answer 10 multiple choice questions.

A passage from Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner is the text for a cloze reading activity designed to determine the comprehension skills of class members. The resource includes the activity, an answer key, and step-by-step directions.