Extensive examination of what it means to critically read an argument. This process is sometimes called "critical reading," or "close reading," or "active reading." First the differences between reading to extract information and reading...

This site contains a list of commonly confused words with practice activities to help in learning how to use them correctly.

Choose from a variety of lessons that meet the Kindergarten standard of engaging in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

Links to 94 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard RL.4.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4 and 5 text complexity band proficiently,...

This page provides a detailed chart to aid students' understanding of texts. It goes through the steps of pre-reading, during reading, and after reading, outlining what students should be thinking about as they interact with a text. This...

This activity asks students to differentiate between main ideas and supporting details.

This resource focuses on text structure by defining the types of organizational patterns and providing examples of each. These are followed by a list of links to practice activities on text structure and main idea, as well as some videos.

Links to 44 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard SL.3.2: Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually,...

Today's lesson is all about asking and answering questions so we can strengthen comprehension.

For this lesson, students will record events and evidence from the story "Frog and Toad Are Friends" so they can use that evidence to answer comprehension questions.

Where did Miss Nelson go? We look at the key details in the text to determine what is happening throughout the story.

A historical figure helps students recognize a specific initial sound, the hard /c/.