Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

Reading a short passage is a great way to get kids thinking about the main idea and its supporting details.

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

Get your third grader in the habit of reading closely with this multi-page story featuring questions on the main character, sequencing, and recalling details.

Bring it back to the basics with this reading comprehension exercise about Mindy, her birthday party, and her cake.

Learn about the USA's three branches of government and where each one works.

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

Build comprehension skills with this reading page on cause and effect for kids.

Your students will use this two-sided worksheet to practice distinguishing between facts and opinions. As they do, they’ll have fun learning about howler monkeys!

Young readers practice analyzing characters in a work of fiction with this five-page reading comprehension worksheet.

In this Reader's Theater worksheet, students read a script, then answer the reading comprehension questions that follow.

Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy worksheet.

Use this resource for fluency practice.

Use this resource to read a nonfiction passage about sharks and write a summary.

Use this high-interest text with your students to practice recognizing the author’s point of view. Students will determine the author’s viewpoint on the subject of the Titanic as they establish their own points of view.

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.

Good readers decode words as they read, giving them an ability to read fluently. Use this resource with your students to practice decoding by focusing on the beginning and end sounds in a word.

This passage will challenge your 3rd graders to think deeper into the text to strengthen their comprehension skills.

One of the first questions young readers should ask is, "Who is telling this story?" Here students will practice spotting different points of view by identifying which point of view sentences are written from and then writing sentences of their own.