This resource helps your EL students identify and explain charts, graphs, and diagrams.

Reading primary sources doesn't have to be a bore! Learn to gather information from records using data given by celebrity whom you just might know.

Challenge your students to consider the author's intention of a piece of writing. Ask your students to read Rudyard Kipling's poem, "If-" and answer the questions about the author's intent.

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Making inferences using visual clues takes practice! Use this worksheet to help analyze visual elements.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

Learners will read and interpret three types of nonfiction text features in this three-page practice worksheet.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

Learners will practice using nonfiction text features to support their understanding of a short text about the Winter Olympics.

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.

Practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions using this handy worksheet.

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

Practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions using this handy worksheet.

Help students master summarizing using keywords with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Make inferences and draw connections between illustrations and related text.

Students will practice using pronouns to support their understanding of point of view.

Using paired passages on soil and decomposers, students will compare and contrast information.

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.

Using this worksheet, students will focus on creating a personal timeline about their life.

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.

Practice finding and identifying text features with your second grader using this helpful checklist.

Introduce students to the concept of using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Use this exercise to give your students practice using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Students will compare two informational texts on the same topic using a Venn diagram.

Children will practice using a text to create a timeline in this engaging worksheet.

This worksheet will enable your readers to examine several books in a series and compare and contrast the main features across the texts.