What Do You Mean I Can't Read That?

Making inferences is a skill that goes beyond the comprehension of written text. In this simple exercise, young learners are provided with a photograph and asked to answer a series of inference questions using only on the information...

You shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but feel free to find the silver lining in a worksheet about common proverbs and adages. Learners read six popular adages and write their literal definitions on the lines provided.

To reinforce vocabulary in Eileen Christelow's book about the writing process, What Do Authors Do?, use a activity that focuses on six multi-syllabic words from the text. Your readers select the correct word from a bank to fill in the...

Introduce your class to producers, consumers, and pollinators with a reading passage. Class members read the text and respond to five related questions.

After reading two short stories, learners identify vocabulary associated with food and eating. This activity with 5 questions could be used as a reading comprehension and vocabulary practice for younger students or an ESL worksheet for...

Children learn about bullying in schools while being tested on their ability to read closely and identify the main idea and supporting details of a text. Following the assessment, young scholars participate in a chalk walk, during which...

While your learners may not be psychics, that doesn't mean they can't predict what will happen next in a story. To hone this important reading comprehension skill, young learners read a series of three short passages before writing a...

Track reading fluency growth with an app that allows you to import any reading passage and record all your pupils reading that passage (and many more). While the app doesn't include many bells and whistles, it will get the job done.

Upper graders make inferences about what is implied. They will view a video called "Animal Shelter." Then they work with a partner to complete a handout (included) that address inferences.

Reading comprehension is key to success in nearly every subject in school, but how do you improve comprehension in a pupil with dyslexia? Here are several tips that define ways in which educators can provide strategies to improve overall...