Reading | Specific Comprehension Skills |Context Improve Reading Comprehension Skill by Skill! Do you have students who need extra practice with comprehension skills? Then, this product was designed especially for you. Short, high-interest, one-paragraph reading passages were specifically written to aid students in using “Context” to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words within a story. SPECIFIC SKILL: CONTEXT Being able to use context in a reading passage to understand unfamiliar words is an essential skill for building vocabulary and increasing reading fluency. Using context means understanding the connection between the words, phrases, and sentences in a reading passage. The words surrounding an unfamiliar word help determine its meaning. READING PASSAGES Each card has four short, one paragraph reading passages. Two of the sentences have missing words. Three words are offered as possibilities. Students must pay attention to all of the words in the paragraph to determine which word best completes each sentence. The reading passages are arranged in ascending order. The progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level (Card 1a) and move on to higher levels (Card 8b) as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 3.0 and progress to 4.5 according the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. QUESTIONS Each paragraph has two sentences with missing words. Students are offered three choices to pick the word that best completes the sentence. They must use context to help chose the correct answer. Pre-printed answer strips can be filled out and used for students to mark down their answers. DETAILS Contents Include: 16 Story Cards Printable Answer Strip Template Teacher’s Guide Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Chart

Reading | Specific Comprehension Skills | Making an Inference Improve Reading Comprehension Skill by Skill! Do you have students who need extra practice with comprehension skills? Then, this product was designed especially for you. Short, high-interest, one-paragraph reading passages were specifically written to aid students in “Making an Inference.” SPECIFIC SKILL: INFERENCE Making an inference is one of the more challenging comprehension skills. Students must add their own knowledge and experience to what has been read. It’s a higher-level, critical-thinking skill. Making an inference is basically making an educated guess based on what you know and what you’ve read. READING PASSAGES Each card has four, short, one-paragraph reading passages. The reading passages are written in such a way that students should be able to make an educated guess about what the text infers. The reading passages are arranged in ascending order. The progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level (Card 1a) and move on to higher levels (Card 8b) as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 3.0 and progress to 4.5 according the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. QUESTIONS After each paragraph, there is a multiple-choice question that asks: Which of these statements is probably true? To choose the correct answer, students will need to decide which answer makes the most sense to them based on the details given in the paragraph. Pre-printed answer strips can be filled out and used for students to mark down their answers. DETAILS Contents Include: 16 Story Cards Printable Answer Strip Template Teacher’s Guide Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Chart

Single Skill Practice for Reading Success! Provide your students with solid reading comprehension practice for finding the main idea. This unit features 48, short reading passages sorted by difficulty–from low to high reading level. This progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level and then move on to higher levels as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 2.0 and progress to 3.5 according to Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. A single, multiple choice question follows each reading passage and guides students to find the main idea about what they’ve read. Perfect for skill reinforcement and assessment! Ideal for individual students, large groups, and as a center activity. Reading Level 2.0-3.5 | Interest Level 2-12 Each segment has 26 pages total. 16 - Skill Reading Cards Teacher’s Guide Pages Answer Sheets Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Report Sheet

Reading | Specific Comprehension Skills |Finding Facts Improve Reading Comprehension Skill by Skill! Do you have students who need extra practice with comprehension skills? Then, this product was designed especially for you. Short, high-interest reading passages were specifically written to aid students in easily “Finding the Facts.” SPECIFIC SKILL: FACTS Being able to find relevant facts in a story is a basic skill necessary for comprehension. Facts are bits of information that focus on the details of a story. Facts can be found by asking who, what, why, where, when, which, and how type questions. READING PASSAGES Topics for these 16 short reading passages were carefully chosen to capture the interest of a wide variety of students. Titles include:” “Getting a Dog,” “Riding Roller Coasters at Six Flags,” “Making Tamales,” “Adventure in the Mountains,” and much more. The reading passages are arranged in ascending order. The progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level (Card 1a) and move on to higher levels (Card 8b) as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 3.0 and progress to 4.5 according the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. QUESTIONS Eight questions per story, in a multiple-choice format, give three answer options for the students to chose from. Students may go back into the text to find the answers. Pre-printed answer strips can be filled out and used for students to mark down their answers. DETAILS Contents Include: 16 Story Cards Printable Answer Strip Template Teacher’s Guide Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Chart

Help your students develop important survival skills while improving their reading, writing, spelling and vocabulary! This practical book is filled with easy-to-use activities that focus on essential vocabulary and real-life situations to help students become more confident and independent. Key words are introduced, then reinforced through step-by-step exercises emphasizing word pronunciation, definitions, spelling, handwriting, problem solving, and more! A terrific way to help your students acquire vital life skills! Words Include: driver's manual, detour, pedestrian, tenant, vacancy, lease agreement, merchandise, reimburse, and many more. Interest Level 7-12 | Reading Level 4-5 Contents Include: - 7 Lessons - Activities that cover learning to drive, filing an accident report, coupons, newspaper, insurance, and more - Answer key - And more! Skills Covered Include: - Apply information - Choose the correct word - Expand vocabulary - Understand meaning of words and ideas - Use context clues - Use dictionary and glossary skills - Develop consumer skills - Find relevant facts - Understand and use reference sources - Understand consumer information - Analyze information - Fill out forms correctly This 32-page unit includes an answer key.

Let's go shopping! The 216 shopping mall vocabulary words introduced in this unit will prepare students for the real world. Words are introduced in context and then reinforced in motivating exercises that emphasize word pronunciations and definitions. Interesting stories and real life activities improve problem solving and writing skills. As students work their way through the exercises, they will gain knowledge that will allow them to become more confident and independent when out shopping at a mall or department store. Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 4-12 Skills Covered Include: - Apply information - Choose the correct word - Expand vocabulary - Understand meaning of words and ideas - Use context clues - Develop life/survival skills - Apply math to real-life situations - Use dictionary and glossary skills - Analyze information - Classify information - Make decisions/choices - Determine alphabetical order - Use logic to solve problems - Spell correctly - Understand consumer information - Develop consumer skills - Understand long vowel sounds This 48-page unit includes an answer key.

The future looks brighter for students who use these activities to develop valuable life and survival skills! 216 restaurant vocabulary words are introduced in context and then reinforced in motivating exercises that emphasize word pronunciations and definitions. Interesting stories and real life activities improve problem solving and writing skills. As students work their way through the exercises, they will gain knowledge that will allow them to become more confident and independent when out to eat a restaurant or fast food diner. Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 4-12 Skills Covered Include: - Apply information - Choose the correct word - Expand vocabulary - Understand meaning of words and ideas - Use context clues - Develop life/survival skills - Apply math to real-life situations - Use dictionary and glossary skills - Analyze information - Classify information - Make decisions/choices - Determine alphabetical order - Use logic to solve problems - Spell correctly - Express/justify an opinion This 48-page unit includes an answer key.

Taking on contractions! This book of five boldly illustrated game board lessons challenges students to create contractions (he will = he’ll) and break them down (they’re = they are). While playing the challenging word games, students get plenty of practice mastering formation and use of contractions. A student contract, a pre/post test, and seven practice/review exercises are included. This 40-page unit includes an answer key.

Taking on compound words! This book of five boldly illustrated game board lessons challenges students to match words together to create compounds (back + bone = backbone). While playing the challenging word games, students get plenty of practice mastering formation and use of compound words. A student contract, a pre/post test, and eight practice/review exercises are included. This 40-page unit includes an answer key.

Taking on synonyms! This book of five boldly illustrated game board lessons challenges students to match up words with similar meanings (close/shut or close/near). While playing the challenging word games, students get plenty of practice understanding and using synonyms. A student contract, a pre/post test and eight practice/review exercises are included. This 40-page unit includes an answer key.

The future looks brighter for students who use these activities to develop valuable life skills! These activities introduce 108 computer vocabulary words in context and then reinforced in motivating exercises that emphasize word pronunciations and definitions. Interesting stories and real-life activities improve problem solving and writing skills. Glossary pages feature words about computer parts, computer types, computer careers, and the Internet. As students work their way through the exercises, they will gain knowledge that will allow them to become more confident and independent when using a computer. Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 4-12 Contents Include: - Computer parts diagram - Glossary - Activities that cover computer words, the Internet, and computer careers - Answer key - And more! Skills Covered Include: - Apply information - Choose the correct word - Expand vocabulary - Spell correctly - Understand meaning of words and ideas - Use context clues - Use dictionary and glossary skills - Write an original sentence This 48-page unit includes an answer key.

Taking on antonyms! This book of five boldly illustrated game board lessons challenges students to match up words with opposite meanings (thick/thin, find/lose, push/pull). While playing the challenging word games, students get plenty of practice understanding and using antonyms. A student contract, a pre/post test and seven practice/review exercises are included. This 40-page unit includes an answer key.

Learning words by sight takes practice, practice, practice. This book provides children a fun way to do just that. Working from the standard Dolch List this book emphasizes 54 popular sight words - from mother to read and oodles of everyday words in between. All totaled, there are 29 different sight word activities in this book, including exercises to finish writing words, to unscramble words from blocks of letters and even completing sentences.

Building basic skills with this 21-lesson unit. These language-building activities introduce children to compound words and contractions. Word searches, puzzles, and color coding exercises are all utilized to teach the fundamentals. Skills reinforced by these activities include recognizing and forming basic compounds (tooth + brush = toothbrush), and understanding and writing contractions (what’s = what is). Delightful illustrations keep students enthused while they get plenty of practice. A pre/post test is included.

Hot/Cold. Happy/Sad. Open/Close. Many/Few. These are just a few of the 20 opposites explored in this book. With each exercise, students read a vocabulary word, practice tracing it, then color two of the three images that it describes. As students progress, they will improve their vocabulary, reading, handwriting, fine motor, and critical thinking skills.