Are you looking for fresh, engaging, middle and high school fiction for reluctant or struggling older readers? This short story work packet is perfect for Year 8/9 (7th to 10th grade) students needing to boost reading levels, comprehension and inference skills. Your students will love this gripping, spooky ghost story with a twist. Zero-prep. Students can work alone or supervised. I decided to write fun, engaging fiction (with questions) because I couldn’t find anything like it, anywhere when I was teaching comprehension for the 11 Plus exams. This short fiction story is under 5,000 words and written specifically to grip middle schoolers and give them a joy of reading. It comes with two levels of comprehension questions. The harder set will cover most of your CC Standards RL.6.1 to RL.6.6. The lower-level questions are perfect for less-able readers or those who need support with comprehension and understanding. This is a truly differentiated resource which will help you get your students understanding and enjoying what they have read. Contents of this resource: US and UK English spellings PLUS answers A short fiction story: GHOST PARTY Find out what happens when a group of bullies are invited to a party at a funeral home in an old castle with a dark past. Word Count: 4,830 Time to Read: Slow reader – 48 minutes Av. reader – 37 minutes Fast reader – 30 minutes *Flesch Reading Ease: 88% (easy to read) *Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 3.8 The Flesch tests are the most well-established in use cases ranging from marketing to government. Whereas some formulas are more specialist, Flesch Kincaid comes as the most recommended for all sectors and disciplines. Click here to read more. The story comes with and without line numbers, as do the questions. Mix and match to suit your students. My stories and comprehensions sell really well and are popular with teachers and students alike: “Thank you for creating this resource! It is challenging to find resources that fit the need of my caseload but also engage them.” “I was able to use these stories as a fill-in for and in between snow days. The girls loved them and even called them mini-hallmark stories and the boys thought they were great short and to-the-point stories. As the teacher, they were great stories with great hearts and wonderful discussion points. Thank you for sharing your gifts.” “My students worked harder on this than they have on anything else I’ve tried this year. Thank you.”

Are you looking for fresh, engaging, middle and high school short fiction for reluctant or struggling readers, with questions? This short story work packet is perfect for Year 8-11 (7th to 10th grade) students needing to boost reading, comprehension and inference skills. Your students will love this gripping story with a twist. Zero-prep. Students can work alone or supervised. This short fiction story is 3,759 words and written specifically to grip middle and high schoolers and give them a joy of reading. It comes with three levels of comprehension/inference questions: one simple and straightforward, one multiple choice and one more demanding. The harder set should cover most of your CC Standards RL.6.1 to RL.6.6. The lower-level questions are perfect for less-able readers or those who need support with comprehension and understanding. This is a truly differentiated resource which will help you get your students understanding and enjoying what they have read. The story has a version with line numbers for extra support. I write fun, engaging fiction (with questions) because I couldn’t find anything like it, anywhere when trying to get students through the 11 Plus and entrance exams.

Written to raise awareness about HEALTHY and UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS in DATING: This short story and comprehensive reflection pack is for teens 14 and up. Spark constructive discussions about abusive and controlling relationships with the story and work packet. They won’t even know they are honing their inferencing skills at the same time :) The high-lo fiction story is perfect for all abilities, even your lowest-level readers can access it as it comes out at around grade 3/Year 4 reading levels (accessible to reading age 8 and up). The story tells the first-person narrative of sixteen-year-old Dina, who falls madly in love with Jay. Despite having heard rumors about his temper, Dina is hell-bent on a relationship with 19-year-old Jay. Warnings from her best friend go unheard as she loses herself in a whirlwind romance full of toxicity, verbal abuse, and gas-lighting. You can read the first few pages of the story in the preview file. Content warning: This story contains scenes of verbal and physical abuse, such as shoving, pushing, and hair-pulling. There is no sex in the story, just the odd mention of kissing (no details). The words mad, crazy etc are used as put-downs and are an important element of the story. There is no swearing (the British version contains ‘p*ssed off’, US version ‘pissed’. If you don’t like that, drop me a line in ‘ask a question’ and I will give you another version. You can read the first few pages in the preview file to see if it’s for you. This is a fiction story based on personal experience and is written to hopefully stop kids getting into abusive relationships from the get-go. What’s included: Story with US and British Spellings. (I am British and write for the US market). 5,146 words – time to read: slow readers around 40 minutes, average readers around 17 minutes. 18 pages, single spacing. Grade 3.4 on the Flesch-Kincaid reading level (meaning it is accessible to lower-level readers). It has a reading ease of 88% (easy to read). 12 worksheets to pick apart, understand and reflect upon the dynamics of the relationship in the story. These cover: gaslighting, rushing into relationships, lovebombing, red flags, hindsight and healthy relationships.

Ace your phonics teaching and boost comprehension with these decodable intervention reading and writing passages for older, struggling readers. Ideal for summer intervention, tutoring, small groups and one-to-one. Build skill, confidence, and reading levels. Ideal for students with dyslexia, EFL/ESL/ELL students, and special education. Check understanding, focus on spelling and build vocabulary with this bundle of no-prep, short bite-sized reading passages and supporting activities. If you have older students who are behind in their reading, they likely have missing phonics instruction. Simply download the PDF files, (160 pages included) print and use. Full instructions are included for these easy-to-implement worksheets and activities. Even if you have never taught phonics, you can do this. All US and UK spelling-friendly **You get all these sounds: **Consonant Blends: bl cl fl gl pl sl br cr dr fr gr tr pr sc sm sn sp sw st tr tw Consonant Digraphs: mb, kn, sh, gh, ch, ng, ph, wr, th, ck, wh Long vowel sounds –ay -ai -a -ee -ea -ie -y -igh -ie -y -ow -oa -oo -ew. R-Controlled Vowels: ar, er, ir, ur, or, ear, air, ear, are, ire, ore. My resources, cover the five “pillars” of reading, as in the Science of Reading: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Oral Fluency, Vocabulary Development, and Comprehension.