Nonfiction Reading Comprehension, Grades 7 - 8

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension, Grades 7 - 8
Author: Schyrlet Cameron
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2012-01-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580376630

Motivate students in grades 7–8 to read using Nonfiction Reading Comprehension! This 64-page book provides students with practice reading nonfiction selections and testing for comprehension. The book covers five content areas: science, history, geography, economics, and informational text. Within each content area, there are four reading selections and one set of paired passages. Standardized testing formats assess reading comprehension to help students become familiar with the testing process. The book supports NCTE standards and aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

Document-Based Questions for Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking

Document-Based Questions for Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking
Author: Debra Housel
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2007-02-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1420683721

Give students practice in answering the types of questions used in standardized tests. High-interest stories, primary source documents, and comprehension questions encourage the use of higher order thinking skills.

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grades 2-3

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grades 2-3
Author: Ruth Foster
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2006-01-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1420680234

High-interest, nonfiction articles help students learn about science and social studies topics while developing skills in reading comprehension. Each story is followed by questions that cover main idea, details, vocabulary, and critical reasoning. The format is similar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book s units, they are preparing for success in testing.

Text-Marking Lessons for Active Nonfiction Reading

Text-Marking Lessons for Active Nonfiction Reading
Author: Judith Bauer Stamper
Publisher: Teaching Resources
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-02
Genre: Book with CD-ROM.
ISBN: 9780545288170

Dozens of high-interest reproducible passages provide text marking practice that helps students build comprehension skills.

Hi-lo Nonfiction Passages for Struggling Readers

Hi-lo Nonfiction Passages for Struggling Readers
Author: Scholastic Teaching Resources
Publisher: Teaching Resources
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780439694971

Reproducible passages, grouped by reading strategies, come with test-formatted questions

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grade 5

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grade 5
Author: Ruth Foster
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2007-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1420680307

"High interest, nonfiction articles help students learn about social studies topics while developing skills in reading comprehension. Each story is followed by questions that cover main idea, detail, vocabulary, and critical reasoning. The format is similiar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book's units, they are preparing for success in testing"--Page 4 of cover.

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grades 1-2

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grades 1-2
Author: Ruth Foster
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2006-01-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1420680277

High-interest, nonfiction articles help students learn about science and social studies topics while developing skills in reading comprehension. Each story is followed by questions that cover main idea, details, vocabulary, and critical reasoning. The format is similar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book s units, they are preparing for success in testing.

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grade 3

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grade 3
Author: Ruth Foster
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2006-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1420680242

High-interest, nonfiction articles help students learn about science and social studies topics while developing skills in reading comprehension. Each story is followed by questions that cover main idea, details, vocabulary, and critical reasoning. The format is similar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book s units, they are preparing for success in testing.

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grade 4

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grade 4
Author: Ruth Foster
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2006-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1420680250

High-interest, nonfiction articles help students learn about science and social studies topics while developing skills in reading comprehension. Each story is followed by questions that cover main idea, details, vocabulary, and critical reasoning. The format is similar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book s units, they are preparing for success in testing.

From the Classroom to the Test

From the Classroom to the Test
Author: Adele Macula
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2015-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1496603036

Today, it is more essential than ever that students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become college and career ready. There is a nationwide focus on the skills and strategies students need in order to be successful. At the core are the assessments currently in circulation. From the Classroom to the Test: How to Improve Student Achievement on the Summative ELA Assessments is a comprehensive book to help educators of grades 3-8 support students in these efforts. It provides information for adjusting instruction to enhance reading comprehension, close reading, vocabulary development, writing and media skills, speaking and listening, and much more. Sample tests for each grade level rounds out this resource.