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Showing Results for reading comprehension

A central component of reading comprehension is the ability to understand the main idea or theme of a text. In this series, your child will practice basic analysis of a short story or poem.

Story Sleuth: Reading Comprehension

After reading The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, complete this comprehension page to test your understanding of the story.

The Nightingale Comprehension

In this Reader's Theater worksheet, students read a script, then answer the reading comprehension questions that follow.

Reader’s Theater: Camping in the Cold

Learners will practice identifying the theme of a story by reading a short passage and answering four comprehension questions.

Finding the Theme

Improve your child's reading skills and introduce her the classic tale of Peter Rabbit with this comprehension page, all about finding the main idea.

Find the Main Idea: Peter Rabbit

Every great reader and writer knows that syntax matters. During this lesson, students will use the close reading strategy to focus on word choice, and use their understanding of syntax to develop theories about patterns in the text.

Close Reading Through Word Choice

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Mu&ntilde;oz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Post-Reading Response Prompts

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

Novel Study: Wonder: Post-Reading Response Prompts

Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

Book Poster

This workbook takes a snapshot of select heroes from Norse and Irish-Celtic stories: Thor and Cu Chullain. Their exciting deeds give kids noteworthy reading, writing and critical thinking practice.

Men of Myth

Get your kids writing about their reading! When students note key observations as they read, they have a better chance at understanding a text's message.

Find the Central Message: Literary Response

Children to identify the theme of a story from the Panchatantra, an ancient collection of Indian animal fables.

Panchatantra: The Fish That Were Too Clever

Practice analyzing poetry with&nbsp;one of Emily Dickinson&rsquo;s most popular poems!

Analyzing Poetry:  “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson

What happens when you have a foolish friend? Introduce your stellar reader to the Panchatantra stories, animal fables with a moral lesson.

Panchatantra: "The Foolish Friend"

What if you met a snake who could make you rich? Enjoy one of the classic Panchatantra stories, animal fables from India that have a moral lesson.

Panchatantra: "The Gold-Giving Snake"

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7&nbsp;of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #4

Help your young reader learn to identify themes with the Panchatantra story "The Broken Pot" a classic fable from India that has a moral lesson.

Panchatantra: "The Broken Pot"

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #3

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the eighth and final part&nbsp;of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #5

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the third part of Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #3

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #4

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1&ndash;38 of The One and Only Ivan.

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #1

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #1

Put a personalized twist on the old-school bookmark and your young reader will make the experience more fun for themselves by reviewing the book as they go.

Cool Bookmarks 3

Use this activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

Head to Head Fiction: Themes

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #2

With this easy-to-use flowchart, your students will learn how to find the theme of a fictional story.

Find the Theme Flowchart

Use these picture cards to introduce your students to 16 common theme words.

A Visual Glossary of Theme Words

In this exercise, students will work through a series of steps to identify the theme of a classic story.

Rudyard Kipling: What's the Theme?

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