ELAR 6.5
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:
(A) establish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected text;
(B) generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information;
(C) make and correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures;
(D) create mental images to deepen understanding;
(E) make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society;
(F) make inferences and use evidence to support understanding;
(G) evaluate details read to determine key ideas;
(H) synthesize information to create new understanding; and
(I) monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
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Innovative Inventors - Comprehension Worksheet
Meet famous Black History Month figures with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
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Pollinators – Comprehension Task
An article and comprehension task about pollinators.
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Black History Profile: Kamala Harris - Comprehension Worksheet
Review our profile on Vice President Kamala Harris and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
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Malala Yousafzai Biography – Read and Respond Worksheet
A comprehension activity paired with a biography on Malala Yousafzai.
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Making Text Connections Recording Sheet
Make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections when reading a piece of text with this recording sheet
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Character Analysis: New Year's Activity
Practice inferring how a character would ring in the new year with this 7-activity booklet.
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Inauguration Day – Comprehension Task
A comprehension task paired with a text about Inauguration Day.
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Comic – Peer Politics: In Sync – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a comic about encouraging people and their passions regardless of their gender.
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Comic – Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: Find Your Sport – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a comic about all types of sports.
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Oppressive Governments – Comprehension Task
A comprehension task paired with a text about oppressive governments in history.
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Advertisement Worksheet – Milton Mentor
A comprehension worksheet for a persuasive magazine advertisement.
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Reading Response Template – Questioning
A reading response template for students to ask questions about a piece of text.
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Reading Response Template – Visualizing
A reading response template for students to visualize a piece of text.
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Springtime Blooms – Comprehension Task
An article about springtime blooms and festivals paired with a comprehension task.
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Economic Interdependence – Comprehension Task
A comprehension task paired with a text about economic interdependence.
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Inspirational Women Profiles Poster Pack
A set of 7 posters profiling inspirational women from around the world.
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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: Dr. Mae Jemison – Comprehension Worksheet
Review our profile on the first Black woman astronaut and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
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Valentines Around the World – Comprehension Worksheet
Explore five global Valentine’s Day traditions with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
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Inspirational Woman Profile: Jessica Watson – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension task to use when learning about Jessica Watson.
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Human Histories: Amazing Achievements - Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a biographical text about four humans who have achieved great things.
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The Firefighter Story – International Women's Day
A story and worksheet that explores issues regarding female gender stereotypes.
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QR Code Reading Comprehension Strategy Question Cubes
A set of QR code question cubes to use when working with reading comprehension strategies.
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Monitoring Comprehension Worksheet
A resource focusing on the reading comprehension strategy of monitoring.
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Monitoring Comprehension Symbols Flashcards
A set of flashcards displaying symbols students can use to monitor their understanding of a text.
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Monitoring Comprehension Symbols Display Posters
A set of posters displaying symbols students can use to monitor their understanding of a text.
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Comprehension Paper Fortune Teller
A fun reading comprehension strategy activity for students to use after reading a text.
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Read and Roll - Comprehension Dice Game
A fun reading comprehension game to play after reading a fictional text.
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Before, During, and After Reading Nonfiction – Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during, and after reading.
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In My Eyes (Poem) - Poetry Reading Comprehension Activity
Practice analyzing poetry with this poem and set of comprehension questions.
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Inference Car Classifieds - Worksheet
A series of car classifieds worksheets to use when teaching your students how to to make inferences when reading.
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King Tutankhamun - Comprehension Task
A comprehension activity about King Tutankhamun.