Reading Comprehension Fundamentals provides you tools to target the reading skills and strategies with which students need the most help. The 35 skill-based units include fiction and nonfiction texts, a variety of practice activities, and a unit review.
The comprehensive units guide students to develop a deep understanding of each skill, strategy, and genre introduced with a simple "teach, practice, and assess" approach. Ample reading experiences and varied response formats help to improve students' overall comprehension and test-taking skills.
Third Grade Comprehension Activities for Nonfiction TextsThird Grade Comprehension Activities for Fiction Texts Character Main Idea and Details Setting Text Features and Visual Information Plot Description Theme Cause and Effect Point of View Compare and Contrast Predict Sequence Vocabulary Problem and Solution Visual Information Predict Summarize Vocabulary Make Inferences Summarize Cause and Effect Fact and Opinion Compare and Contrast Make Inferences Dialogue Simile and Metaphor
Nonfiction genre studies include expository nonfiction, persuasive nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, and descriptive nonfiction. Fiction genre studies include historical fiction, realistic fiction, fables, and fairy tales.
Use Reading Comprehension Fundamentals as a core standards-aligned reading resource or select the units that align with your curriculum and with your students' needs.
