Interactive Whiteboard Activities:
Short Reading Passages with Graphic Organizers to Model and Teach Key Comprehension Skills: Grades 6 - 8
Current state ELA assessments overwhelmingly consist
of short reading passages, followed by multiple - choice questions that probe reading comprehension.
Each short reading passage includes following directions to identify answers.
This product contains: - 1
short reading passage - 1 application activity - 1 writing prompt that goes along with the passage - Photo example / answer key Each reading passage is simple & not overwhelmingly long like textbooks are.
This product contains: - Reading Comprehension Tips - 1
short reading passage - 1 application activity - 1 writing prompt that goes along with the passage - Photo example / answer key Each reading passage is simple & not overwhelmingly long like textbooks are.
They are also child orientated, with
shorter reading passages and more straightforward questions.
Each card features
a short reading passage and the three multiple choice PIE options.
For example, some reading teachers teach students to «read» by looking over the answer options to questions attached to
short reading passages and then searching the passage to find a clue for selecting the answer.