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

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

In this Reader's Theater worksheet, students read a script, then answer the reading comprehension questions that follow.

Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy worksheet.

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

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

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

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

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

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

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

Students will refer to important details to answer text-dependent questions about some wild weather! Get ready to read like a detective and learn some cool facts along the way.

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

Learners compare two fiction stories for characters, setting, and plot in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary 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.

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

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

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

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

Help students appreciate the information they can get from text features!

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.