Nonfiction Reading Comprehension 2- After reading brief nonfiction passages about science, geography, or history topics, students answer multiple-choice and short-answer questions to build seven essential comprehension skills.
The activities target standards in these areas:
main idea
making predictions
reflection on reading to develop ideas and opinions
interdependence of species and environment
physical characteristics of a geographical location
Paperback. 48 pages. Reproducible.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Meeting Standards and Benchmarks
How to Use this Book
Achievement Graph
Practice Passages
The White House
Electricity on the Move
Science Passages
Day and Night
The American Toad Hops Again
Animal Instincts
Busy as a Bee
The Platypus
The Rock Cycle
Geography Passages
Getting Around
Leafy Forests
Sharing Ideas
Grasslands
Saving the Calvaria Trees
City or Suburb?
History Passages
The Early American Colonies
She Made the First American Flag
The American Bald Eagle
The Statue That Stands for Freedom
Presidents' Day
Memorial Day
Answer Key
Paired Passages
for grade 2 features compelling material that students compare and contrast so that they can integrate knowledge and ideas across parallel passages. Designed to keep young minds engaged, this series strengthens comprehension skills and students' ability to think critically.
Paperback. 95 pages.
Paired Passages
for grade 2 offers pairs of nonfiction and fiction passages for students to compare and contrast. Separated by topic and aligned to state standards, students will read high-interest passages about topics such as insects, pets, animal folktales, and more.
Help your students meet rigorous college- and career-ready expectations by improving reading comprehension skills. Paired Passages helps students meet and exceed reading standards by teaching them to compare and contrast:
fiction with nonfiction
fiction with fiction
nonfiction with nonfiction
When students finish reading a pair of passages, they will rely on the text to complete the accompanying questions and activities.
Improve reading comprehension scores with this personalized approach. TheStandards-Based Connections: Reading
book will help to identify learning gaps so that focus can be redirected as needed. Complete with skill assessments, practice pages, and self-assessing "I Can" statements, this book is sure to help students stay on track.
Paperback. 96 pages.
Standards-Based Connections Reading
for grade 2 offers focused skill practice in reading comprehension. A skill assessment will point out students' learning gaps. This allows teachers to choose appropriate student pages for individualized remediation. The student pages emphasize five important reading comprehension skills: summarizing, inferring, story elements, comparing and contrasting, and cause and effect. The book includes high-interest fiction and nonfiction, with texts about moving day, volcanoes, Laura Ingalls Wilder, planets, poetry, and more.
Each 96-page book in the Standards-Based Connections Reading
series includes a skill assessment, an assessment analysis, targeted practice pages, and an answer key, making this series an ideal resource for differentiation and remediation. The skill assessments and assessment analyses help teachers determine individualized instructional needs. And, the focused, comprehensive practice pages and self-assessments guide students to reflection and exploration for deeper learning!
