ELAR 5.6
Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to:
- (1) establish purpose for reading assigned and
self-selected texts;
- (A) generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information;
- (B) make, correct, or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures;
- (C) create mental images to deepen understanding;
- (D) make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society;
- (E) make inferences and use evidence to support understanding;
- (F) evaluate details read to determine key ideas;
- (G) synthesize information to create new understanding; and
- (H) monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
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Comprehension Worksheets - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Read and learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch with a reading comprehension passage and worksheet pack.
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Reading Fix-Up Strategies Anchor Chart
Support your students in becoming confident, independent readers with this Fix-Up Strategies Anchor Chart!
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Predictions in Reading Comprehension Task
Help students to engage with prediction during reading with this predictions in reading comprehension task.
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Should Smartphones Be Allowed in Class? Comprehension Worksheets
Decide if cellphones should be allowed in class and boost comprehension skills with a reading passage and comprehension test.
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Novel Study – Making Predictions Before Reading Worksheet
Make predictions before reading a novel with this novel study worksheet.
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Reading Response Template – Inferring and Predicting
Guide your students to make inferences and predictions with a piece of text using the one-page template.
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What's the Connection? Worksheet
Use this reading skills worksheet to help your students learn about the types of text connections: text-to-text, text-to-self and text-to-world.
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Reading Comprehension Symbols Anchor Chart Pack
Use these Reading Comprehension Symbols posters to help students keep track of their comprehension during reading.
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Making Predictions PowerPoint
Use this Making Predictions PowerPoint to engage students in the learning of predicting during reading.
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Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Anchor Chart
Use this poster to remind your students how to draw conclusions and make inferences from a piece of text.
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Famous Inventors - Dr. Warren and The Black Box Comprehension Worksheets
Discover the amazing inventor of the Black Box In-Flight voice recorder with a printable reading comprehension activity.
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Decoding Strategy Poster Pack
Display different decoding strategies in the classroom with this printable poster pack.
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4th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets - Superstitions
Learn about common superstitions and beliefs with a printable reading comprehension passage for 4th grade.
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Paired Passage Worksheets-Mammals vs. Reptiles
Compare mammals vs. reptiles and add to your reading instruction with leveled nonfiction, compare and contrast passages and worksheets.
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Black History Profile: Shirley Chisholm - Comprehension Worksheet
Review our profile on Congresswoman and first Black presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
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Reading Response Templates - Complete Journal
A reading response journal for students to use to engage with text in meaningful and purposeful ways.
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Inspirational Woman Profile: Malala Yousafzai – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension task to use when learning about Malala Yousafzai.
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Inspirational Woman Profile: Brooke Boney – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension task to use when learning about Brooke Boney.
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Comprehension - Pet Rescue
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
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Book Study Grid 2 - Upper Grades
A grid with various book study activity ideas.
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Inspirational Woman Profile: Yuna Kim – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension task to use when learning about Yuna Kim.
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The Poet's Lament - Comprehension
A comprehension activity using a poem.
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Reading Comprehension Question Stems - Anchor Charts
Enhance instruction on the six reading comprehension strategies with our printable Reading Comprehension Question Stems Chart Pack.
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Self-Monitoring Reading Activities
Explore how to monitor reading while reading with this set of Self-Monitoring Reading Activities task cards.
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Direct and Indirect Speech Grammar Posters
Helps students learn what both direct and indirect speech entails with our printable Direct and Indirect Speech Grammar Posters.
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Monitoring Comprehension Strategies Text Annotations Poster
Help students monitor their comprehension with this Monitoring Comprehension Reading Strategy using text annotations.
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Fix-Up Strategies in Reading Flipbook
Explore different fix up strategies with your students using this Fix Up Strategies in Reading Flipbook template.
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Monitoring Comprehension Anchor Charts
Display these Monitoring Comprehension Anchor Charts to help students with sentence starters and ways to monitor their comprehension while reading.
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Free Click or Clunk Worksheet
Support students in monitoring their reading comprehension with this Click and Clunk Reading Strategy Recording Sheet!
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Monitoring Comprehension Symbols Worksheet
A resource focusing on the reading comprehension strategy of monitoring.
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Comprehension Fix-Up Strategies Teaching Slides
Teach your students different comprehension fix up strategies with this set of informative teaching slides.
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Self Monitoring Strategies for Reading Comprehension Flashcards
Explore these Self Monitoring Strategies for Reading Comprehension flashcards to support students becoming confident readers.