Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using Text Features for Comprehension.

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

Using this template, readers will use symbols and words to identify the ways a character's actions, thoughts, and words change from the beginning to the end of a story.

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.

Good readers decode words as they read, giving them an ability to read fluently. Use this resource with your students to practice decoding by focusing on the beginning and end sounds in a word.

Students identify noun phrases that describe character and setting.

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

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

Practice comparing and contrasting scary stories using conjunctions to connect ideas.

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.

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.

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

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.

Support your students in using introductory phrases to cite the text as they make inferences.

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

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

In this exercise, EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

Readers practice describing fictional characters using their own words with this graphic organizer template.

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

Tap into your students’ creativity by challenging them to create an infographic using content from their reading!