Teaching reading comprehension with these activities books helps children develop skills that will last a lifetime.
Click here to see sample pages. Reading Comprehension Mysteries is a collection of intriguing stories that draw in readers and activate their thinking skills. The story format is designed to develop the skills of interacting with text before, during, and after reading. Each "Case File" begins with pre-reading activities, breaks during the story to ask "evidence" questions, and concludes with vocabulary and creative extension activities.
Format: Soft Cover, 128 pages 8 ½ x 11 inches
Publisher: Frank Schaffer Publications
Recommended grade: 5th
- Supports National Reading Standards
- Closed- and open-ended questions
- Reinforces comprehension and prediction sills
Comprehension skills addressed include predicting and evaluating, sequencing, identifying cause and effect, sorting fact from opinion, recognizing basic elements of fiction, reading for details, and summarizing. Whether as part of reading instruction, supplementary activities, or a mysteries unit, the excitement of cracking these cases is sure to transform your students into reading detectives! Drawing on the students' love of mystery stories, these high-interest books combine important comprehension skills with fascinating puzzler texts. Reproducible.
Frank Schaffer Publications designed the activities in this book to cover essential skills found in standardized tests. Every activity is aligned to state and national standards and designed to improve performance. Through cooperative efforts with Align to Achieve, an independent, non-profit organization, the instructional contents of this book have been correlated to meet or exceed standards for each state as well as national standards. Click here to see a complete list of items available from Frank Schaffer Publications. |
