Use this half-sheet graphic reading log to help students write simple summaries.

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

After your students finish reading this story about Leo and how he overcomes his soccer injury, they will answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about the text.

In this worksheet, children will read a short passage about Day of the Dead, then answer five multiple choice questions.

If your child is writing their first book report, help them get a handle on the characters in their book.

This exercise will give your students practice reading a text, making a prediction, and citing text evidence to support it. They will use introductory phrases as they complete sentence frames to create strong evidence-based sentences.

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

Children read a passage from L. Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, then answer a series of questions in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Students will practice making inferences about the characters, setting, and events based on clues in the passage.

All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.

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

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.

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

Folktales are a great way to get your child into reading, and to help them consider moral values as well!

Use the exercises on this sheet to teach and practice the skill of making predictions.

Young readers practice analyzing characters in a work of fiction with this five-page reading comprehension worksheet.

During this activity, students will match parts of a story to one of four elements.

Use these task cards with your students to practice reading short passages and making inferences about character, setting, and plot.

This cause and effect worksheet opens your child up to improved critical thinking abilities. Use this cause and effect worksheet to focus on story structure.

Get in the spooky spirit of Halloween with our vocab-packed copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy of writing fiction summaries with these reading passages.

This fun resource will strengthen students’ emotional intelligence as they use images to make inferences, a skill which contributes to improved reading comprehension.

Compare and contrast your traits with the character traits of other people.

Get your third grader in the habit of reading deeper by encouraging him to think about what's going on in this short story and why.

In this worksheet, children read a classic fable about a man and his son who get too much advice!

This comprehensive exercise will introduce your students to twelve elements of poetry and six types of poems.

If your budding reading is writing their first book report, help them nail down the plot with this quick review worksheet.

Students will make inferences, compare texts, and identify figurative language as they interpret reading passages.

Learners compare two fiction stories for characters, setting, and plot in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Use this handy genre guide to teach students about 14 different genres!