Teach the Language Comprehension Strands Effectively and Efficiently with Passage Text Cards and Student Practice—in Print and Digital Formats.
The Text Passages and Blackline Masters are available in both Print and PDF formats so that teachers and students can access in school and at home:
Short, complex Fiction and Nonfiction original Texts Passage, created to target teach Comprehension Strategies and focus on the Language Comprehension strands of Science of Reading instruction.
Blackline Masters accompany each Text Passage and support practice and interaction with texts.
Direct Explicit, Flexible Instruction: Individual Lesson Plans for each Text Passage with prompts and easy-to-follow instruction for teachers at every level of experience. Includes ELL Strategies.
Family Notes: Strategies and Practice Activities to support students at home.
Student Resources
Text Passages Cover Many Genres and Text Types
Students Interact with Complex-Level Fiction & Nonfiction Texts on laminated cards to Build Content Knowledge, Vocabulary – and Ultimately, Comprehension
Short, complex text keeps students focused, and helps them to apply the Standards.
Fiction Passages cover a a variety of genres, including Historical Fiction, Folktales, Drama, Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, and Poetry.
Nonfiction Passages feature Science, Social Studies, and Technical topics that align to content standards.
Illustrated with original art and photographs.
Write-On/Wipe-Off Markers included to mark up the Passages.
Access to PDFs of the Passages Cards and linked Blackline Masters.
Teacher Resources
Individual Lesson Plans for each Passage.
Pre-reading support for building background knowledge, making predictions, and introducing vocabulary.
Step-by-step guided reading instruction with modeling and text annotation suggestions.
Scripted prompts for applying the standard to the text and encourage in-depth analysis.
Detailed scaffolding strategies for every response item.
Support for ELL students.
Complete answer key with sample responses for every short-answer question to model answers when students need extra support.
Strategy-specific Graphic Organizers for every Passage and Test introduce students to the skill.
Monitor students' mastery of the standards/skills with Pretests and Posttests.
Blackline Masters:
Multiple-Choice and Short-Answer Questions for each Passage assess the target standard/skill.
Questions increase in difficulty to check students' depth of comprehension.
Mix of literal, inferential, and evaluative questions challenge students, preparing them for standardized tests.
Student Answer Key allows students to correct their own answers when working independently.
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