Not all reading comprehension questions are created equal: some are easily answered by reading the text, while others require looking beyond the text to make inferences. This worksheet teaches students how to ask both kinds of questions as they read.

This compare and contrast exercise will give your students practice recording information about two similar fiction texts.

Students are asked to distinguish between first and third person narration as well as fiction or nonfiction writing.

Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.

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

Write an ice skating story based on the illustration on the page. It can be silly or heartfelt, even science fiction!

Use this resource to help your students track information as they compare and contrast the story elements from two fiction texts

Use this resource to help your students formulate who, what, when, where, why, and how questions when reading fiction texts.

Readers practice analyzing a character in a work of fiction as they read a passage from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

After reading Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan, students make comparisons to the true story on which the novel was based.

In nonfiction, bolding and underlining are frequently used to help words stand out. In fiction, authors can use ALL CAPS to add emphasis to a character’s voice.

Use this exercise with your students as they focus on finding the similarities between two short fiction texts.

This resource helps ELs make strong connections with a simple fiction text. After reading a short story, students will think about how they can connect with the text and use sentence frames to explain their thinking.

Learn about famous nonfiction writers such as Henry David Thoreau and Jack London in this fun worksheet, then try writing some nonfiction yourself.

Add some color and fun to your classroom library bins with the help of these Brainzy-themed book bin labels!

Using this worksheet template, students plan their work by filling out a plot diagram with their story's exposition, rising action climax, falling action, and climax.

Strengthen your students' reading comprehension skills with the fable, The Serpent and the Eagle.

Young readers will refer to a passage from The Secret Garden to answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

With this reading exercise, students will identify a character’s traits and provide evidence from the text.

This resource offers readers 10 different discussion focuses for critical reflection towards thesis writing development.