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When children encounter new words, they don't need to make a beeline for the dictionary. Train them to use context clues to determine the meaning of an unknown word.

Use this reading comprehension exercise with your students to practice determining word meaning.

Use this reading comprehension passage with your students to practice determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Find some words from My Vacation (Part Three) that have more than one meaning. Look at the way the word is used to figure out what it means.

Give your young readers some practice using context clues and dictionaries to expand their vocabulary with this reading activity. As students read, they will consider the meaning of tricky words, then write down their definitions using a dictionary.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using Text Features for Comprehension.

This worksheet will have your students use codes to help them understand the meaning of the story.

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

Use this resource with your students to practice one of the core reading strategies: determining importance. Support your young learners as they read, judge, justify, and defend their understanding of a text.

In this historical heroes worksheet, second and third graders read a short passage about Owens' life and legacy, then answer the comprehension questions to help determine their understanding.

Use this resource with your students to practice looking at pronouns in sentences to determine the point of view narration. Your students will be challenged to create new sentences written in first person.

In this worksheet, children determine the order of events in a story about two friends who like to roller skate together in their neighborhood.

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.

Use this science-themed resource with your students to practice recognizing the author’s point of view in a text about life cycles. Students will determine the author’s viewpoint on the subject as they establish their own points of view.

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 resource with your students to practice recognizing the author’s point of view in a text about a major historical event. Students will read a passage about the Tsunami of 2004 and determine the author’s viewpoint as they establish their own point

In this worksheet, readers learn about the fascinating kangaroo, then use both the text and text features to answer questions.

Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.

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.

Practice comparing and contrasting scary stories using conjunctions to connect ideas.

Good readers make inferences using story details and their own background knowledge to figure out information that isn't provided by the author. Help your students practice making inferences using quotes from their reading with this graphic organizer.

EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

Readers practice describing fictional characters using their own words with this graphic organizer template.

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

Children will practice using nonfiction text features as they read and interpret a passage about extreme weather.

This reading resource gives your students practice using text clues and background knowledge to make inferences about characters.

Kids hunt for different reading genres using this interactive worksheet.

Use this resource to give your students practice using a simple sentence structure to describe characters, setting, and events.

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.