In this writing assessment, see how well your students draw connections between texts and the real world.

Writing nonfiction can be a daunting task for newbies, but this note-taking sheet contains helpful prompts that keep your young writer on track.

Do your students have difficulty making mental pictures or writing summaries? Help them practice both skills with this reading comprehension worksheet in which students choose a scene from their book to illustrate and summarize.

This worksheet introduces fifth graders to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.

Get your students excited about making text connections!

In this activity, your child will get the chance to adapt a favorite book for the stage or screen.

Guide students to get the most out of non-fiction texts by thinking about their previous knowledge, what they learn, and what they still want to know. When they finish, they can trim it to paste into a spiral-bound notebook.

Every story has a turning point or two, and this worksheet encourages your kid to examine the main event in a book up close.

Students will look over a sample reading response letter and identify important elements in the text.

Use this reading strategy to help your students along in their reading comprehension skills. Students will respond to literature with Stop & Jots, with or without sticky notes.

Then what happened? In this activity, students will choose stop and jot sticky notes from different parts of the story to practice their sequencing and summarizing skills as they respond to questions about the literature.

This reading and writing worksheet teaches your young film buff about cool Coraline stop motion effects.

These thinking stems will set the stage for a rich reading environment and spark thoughtful reading responses.

Students will practice making connections between a text and their real life experiences in this reading comprehension activity.

Children are introduced to Sonia Sotomayor, one of the nine Supreme Court justices, and the only Latina, in this reading and writing worksheet.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.

Your students will practice fiction comprehension while they read this short story about best friends and then make connections and predictions based on the reading.

Read about the Wampus Cat, a famous Tennessee legend. Test comprehension as your child reads about some of the sightings.

If your kid loves the book Bridge to Terabithia, he might enjoy its movie adaptation. He'll have fun reading and watching while honing his analytical skills.

Use this stop and jot reflection activity to assess reading comprehension. Your students will choose their favorite response to their reading and explain their choice.

Don't lose your head over reading comprehension this Halloween...try it with Ichabod Crane and the story of Sleepy Hollow.

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

What if Peter Pan and Alice of "Alice in Wonderland" met? Your child gets to decide what happens next and write a story based on this fun coloring page scene!

After your students read an excerpt of The Land of the Blue Flower, ask them to respond to a writing prompt. Encourage them to use comparative works like similarly and unlike.

Get your kids writing about their reading! When students note key observations as they read, they have a better chance at understanding a text's message.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.

After students have learned about reading response letters they can use this checklist to polish their own letter.

What would happen if Peter Pan invited Robin Hood to Neverland? A fun coloring page scene starts your young writer out!

Kids identify information about characters and setting in this worksheet.