Search Language Arts Making Connections in Reading Educational Resources

In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text.

Help students hone reading comprehension skills and techniques with this classic Robert Frost poem.

Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Introduce students to Japanese American civil rights hero Fred Korematsu with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

Students read an excerpt adapted from L. Frank Baum’s short story “The Girl Who Owned a Bear” and answer reading comprehension questions about the text.

Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational reading comprehension worksheet.

Learn all about the history of candles with this two-page nonfiction reading worksheet!

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

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

Expand your reader’s knowledge of world folklore with this unique and engaging reading comprehension worksheet! 

Use this resource with your students to practice connecting key events in nature. They will read about the water cycle and note the steps in order that they occur.

Learn about what makes certain elements cooler than others in this chemistry-based informational reading passage! 

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Help your students practice their informational reading skills as they learn about leafcutter ants!

After finishing Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, readers reflect on the major elements of the story with these writing prompts.

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

Use this resource with your students to practice relating to the text by making connections. Your students will practice making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections as they read literature or informational text.