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.

After your students finish reading this story about Leo and how he overcomes his soccer injury, they will answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about the text.

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

Children are introduced to the life and accomplishments of aeronautics pioneer Amelia Earhart in this fascinating worksheet.

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

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

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

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

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

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

In this worksheet, children read a classic fable about a man and his son who get too much advice!

Use this half-sheet graphic reading log to help students write simple summaries.

Your students will need to read between the lines as they make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Young readers will refer to a passage from The Secret Garden to answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

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

Get your third grader in the habit of reading deeper by encouraging him to think about what's going on in this short story and why.

Folktales are a great way to get your child into reading, and to help them consider moral values as well!

Learners will practice distinguishing fact from opinion in this literacy worksheet.

Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.

Your young historian can step back in time and read about an important battle that helped to end the American Revolution.

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

This comprehensive exercise will introduce your students to twelve elements of poetry and six types of poems.

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