Fluency is a key component of reading comprehension, and these ready-to-use activities provide plenty of practice in both speed and comprehension. This unit includes 14 short, high-interest stories will capture students' attention while they race the clock to improve their reading speed. After reading students show their comprehension through short-answer questions and cloze sentences. Turn the stories into timed reading exercises to get students to read at a faster pace! Students can read the story then record the amount of time it took them to read, or set a time limit and track how far they got. End-of-line word counts make it quick and easy to figure the number of words read. Contents Include: -14 High-Interest Stories - Words to Know for Each Story - Follow-Up Comprehension Questions - End-of-Line Word Counts - Timed Reading Chart - More!

The 80 cloze stories and activities in this unit were created to highlight and reinforce specific comprehension skills and increase fluency. Each story features an interesting science or social studies topic in a “bare-bones” format that offers no visual cues or story titles. Students must determine the main idea by using context clues only. After students have filled in the blanks with the appropriate words and re-read the story to make sure it makes sense, they can then create a title for the story to show their understanding of the main idea. The stories are sequential in length and reading difficulty, beginning with short paragraphs and building to full-page stories. Reading level ranges from grade 3 to grade 5. Fluency is promoted by requiring students to read each story at least twice. Follow-up questions focus on many different comprehension skills and help promote a broad understanding of the story. Reading Level 3-5 | Interest Level 3-12 Skills Covered Include: - Main idea - Drawing conclusions - Inference - Locating the answer - Predicting outcomes - Summarizing - Context clues - Sequence - Vocabulary - Finding facts/Reading for details - Fact or opinion - Analogy - Cause and effect - Choosing the right word - Summarizing - Resource skills - Prior knowledge 152 Pages includes an answer key.

These short, high-interest mysteries happening in fascinating locations will grab any struggling reader’s attention! Students follow clues, find facts, make inferences, and solve each caper. To increase fluency, pre-reading exercises introduce vocabulary and help students establish prior knowledge by providing background information. Each reading passage is full of clues to keep even the most reluctant of readers captivated. Following each mystery story, comprehension questions target specific reading skills including main idea, inference, drawing conclusions, sequence, reading for details, and much more! Meet the Detectives Join teenager Jenna White as she helps her dad, a National Park Ranger, solve perplexing mysteries. Follow them as they travel to different national parks across the U.S. and Canada. Contents Include: - 12 Mysteries - Before You Read Activities (Predicting, Thinking, & Glossary) - After You Read Skill-Specific, Comprehension Questions Reading Level 2 | Interest Level 3-12

These short, high-interest mysteries happening in fascinating locations will grab any struggling reader’s attention! Students follow clues, find facts, make inferences, and solve each caper. To increase fluency, pre-reading exercises introduce vocabulary and help students establish prior knowledge by providing background information. Each reading passage is full of clues to keep even the most reluctant of readers captivated. Following each mystery story, comprehension questions target specific reading skills including main idea, inference, drawing conclusions, sequence, reading for details, and much more! Meet the Detective Become an international globe-trotter while trying to keep up with the world-renowned Inspector Tippington! The Inspector helps his friends discover the truth about “whodunit” in exciting places all over the world! Contents Include: - 12 Mysteries - Before You Read Activities (Predicting, Thinking, & Glossary) - After You Read Skill-Specific, Comprehension Questions Reading Level 3 | Interest Level 3-12

These short, high-interest mysteries happening in fascinating locations will grab any struggling reader’s attention! Students follow clues, find facts, make inferences, and solve each caper. To increase fluency, pre-reading exercises introduce vocabulary and help students establish prior knowledge by providing background information. Each reading passage is full of clues to keep even the most reluctant of readers captivated. Following each mystery story, comprehension questions target specific reading skills including main idea, inference, drawing conclusions, sequence, reading for details, and much more! Meet the Detective Discover the magic of New York City as you visit famous places and solve intriguing mysteries with Detective Hanlon of the twenty-third precinct. Hanlon’s cases take him all over this amazing city. Contents Include: - 12 Mysteries - Before You Read Activities (Predicting, Thinking, & Glossary) - After You Read Skill-Specific, Comprehension Questions Reading Level 4 | Interest Level 3-12

Do your students need practice making inferences and drawing conclusions? Are they having trouble reading for details and then determining the main idea? This innovative series highlights 10 essential reading skills/concepts...one skill at a time. Extremely short passages (30 to 100 words) are followed by comprehension questions designed to target and improve specific reading skills. High-interest topics keep students interested, while the short passages keep students from feeling overwhelmed and "giving up." Ideal for students who get intimidated by longer paragraphs, those with short attention spans, and struggling readers of all ages. A controlled vocabulary and simple sentence structure help ensure success. Reading Level 3.4-5.1 | Interest Level 2+ Skills Covered Include: - Details - Cause & Effect - Sequence - Conclusions - Vocabulary - Locating the Answer - Comparison - Inference - Fact or Opinion

Do your students need practice making inferences and drawing conclusions? Are they having trouble reading for details and then determining the main idea? This innovative series highlights 10 essential reading skills/concepts...one skill at a time. Extremely short passages (30 to 100 words) are followed by comprehension questions designed to target and improve specific reading skills. High-interest topics keep students interested, while the short passages keep students from feeling overwhelmed and "giving up." Ideal for students who get intimidated by longer paragraphs, those with short attention spans, and struggling readers of all ages. A controlled vocabulary and simple sentence structure help ensure success. Reading Level 1.0-3.9 | Interest Level 2+ Skills Covered Include: - Details - Cause & Effect - Sequence - Conclusions - Vocabulary - Locating the Answer - Comparison - Inference - Fact or Opinion

Teach students how to organize and classify information in easy-to-manage steps! These beginning outlining lessons will prepare students for the writing process by introducing titles, main topics, sub-topics, details, using an outline to write a report, and outlining a story. The 24 lessons will give students plenty of practice with all the basic aspects of outlining. With the skills taught in this unit, students will be better equipped to use an outline to help them write a story or report.

Proofreading is the process of carefully going over a written report, story, or letter before the final copy is made. We proofread to be sure there are no mistakes, and when we find a mistake, we correct it… right? Unfortunately, for many students proofreading is a foreign concept. All too often students turn in a "finished" classroom assignment that is full of careless mistakes! This step-by-step unit was designed to help students learn, practice, and incorporate this vital skill into their written work.

From “Armadillos” to “Gliders” and “Amelia Earhart” to “Magnets,” this 26-lesson unit features success-oriented comprehension activities that focus on a controlled vocabulary and utilize high-interest stories. True to its goal of encouraging students to absorb what they read, the exercises in this book follow up informational reading with effective comprehension questions. 32 Pages includes answer key. Reading Level 2-3 | Interest Level 3-12

These fun, comprehensive, and easy-to-use activities focus entirely on building basic skills and cover the following subject areas: reading, writing, language, creative and critical thinking, science, social studies, and more! Students will read 12 short stories all about summer. Each story introduces vocabulary words to know and is followed by comprehension questions. 18 Additional Activities Cover: - counting - following directions - critical thinking skills - alphabetizing - finding details - reading temperatures / thermometers - vocabulary - math word problems - grammar - comprehension - map reading - bar graph - addition and subtraction - drawing solutions - thinking skills

These literature-based activities feature fun poems and classic nursery rhymes. Each of the 23 activities features a short poem or story and an illustration for coloring. Students must follow directions to color the picture or connect the dots. This unit also features discussion questions for each story as well as additional activities suggestions.

These literature-based activities feature fun poems and classic nursery rhymes. Each of the 25 activities features a short poem or story and an illustration for coloring. Students must follow directions to color the picture. This unit also features comprehension questions for each story as well as additional activities suggestions.

The wonderful, ready-to-color illustrations featured in this popular classic tale is sure to bring the story to life for your students! The story is followed by three skill-based activity pages and 15 comprehension questions to stimulate an "After You Read" discussion. A great way to pair enjoyment with learning! Contents Include: - Classic Tale - Illustrations for Coloring - Skill-Based Activities - Discussion Questions - Answer Key Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 2-5

The wonderful, ready-to-color illustrations featured in this popular classic tale is sure to bring the story to life for your students! The story is followed by three skill-based activity pages and 15 comprehension questions to stimulate an "After You Read" discussion. A great way to pair enjoyment with learning! Contents Include: - Classic Tale - Illustrations for Coloring - Skill-Based Activities - Discussion Questions - Answer Key Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 2-5

The wonderful, ready-to-color illustrations featured in this popular classic tale is sure to bring the story to life for your students! The story is followed by three skill-based activity pages and 15 comprehension questions to stimulate an "After You Read" discussion. A great way to pair enjoyment with learning! Contents Include: - Classic Tale - Illustrations for Coloring - Skill-Based Activities - Discussion Questions - Answer Key Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 2-5

The wonderful, ready-to-color illustrations featured in this popular classic tale is sure to bring the story to life for your students! The story is followed by three skill-based activity pages and 15 comprehension questions to stimulate an "After You Read" discussion. A great way to pair enjoyment with learning! Contents Include: - Classic Tale - Illustrations for Coloring - Skill-Based Activities - Discussion Questions - Answer Key Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 2-5