In this worksheet, children will read a short passage about Day of the Dead, then answer five multiple choice questions.

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

What happened first? Have your young reader find the beginning, middle, and end of this short story. Use the illustrations to help her picture the events.

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

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

Use this chocolate-themed exercise to introduce your students to close reading with annotations.

Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.

Young readers will discover how to identify the point of view of a story or text in this literacy worksheet.

Young readers practice identifying the theme of a story in this thoughtful fable about two friends who find gold in the forest.

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

Identifying the author’s purpose is as easy as P-I-E with the right mnemonic device!

Analyzing what a character says and does in a story can help determine their personality or character traits. This resource gives students practice in harnessing this important reading comprehension skill.

Students will practice using pronouns to support their understanding of point of view.

Use this resource for fluency practice.

Story webs organize a story into one main idea and several details. Help your second grader read the story, then analyze it using the story web.

Help young readers make inferences using context clues with this worksheet.

Students can use this graphic organizer to make inferences as they read fiction or nonfiction texts.

Students will practice making inferences about the characters, setting, and events based on clues in the passage.

Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.

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

In this exercise, students will work through a series of steps to identify the theme of a classic story.

Familiarize your child with Peter Pan, one of the most enduring characters of children's literature, with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

Readers will delight in this first (worst) day of school story, and practice cause and effect with this funny worksheet.

Kids match reading genres to descriptions in this worksheet.

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Many folk tales share similarities, but are also very different. Can you find the similarities and differences between these two stories?

Learners will review a definition for each type of author's purpose, then sort nine sentences according to these criteria.