Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

This graphic organizer guides readers to complete a story map of their reading by having them record the characters, setting, problem, and solution.

Here's a worksheet that's great for improving reading comprehension skills. Kids read a simple story about a girl and her kitten then answer the question below.

This cause and effect worksheet opens your child up to improved critical thinking abilities. Use this cause and effect worksheet to focus on story structure.

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

Young readers respond to the books they have completed with this versatile worksheet template.

Get excited about going into nature as you read this passage about a camping trip!

Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.

With this resource, your students will read and compare two nonfiction texts on the same topic.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.

Help your child learn the "Wh words," who, what, where, why and when, with this charming story about a day at the dog park.

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

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

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

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.

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

Use this worksheet to practice matching a character’s actions with their emotions.

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

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.

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

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

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.

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.

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.