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This Abraham Lincoln Reading Comprehension—Childhood interactive also includes:
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Who wants to learn about Honest Abe? The reading passage highlights the early life of Abraham Lincoln, detailing his experience as a young boy growing up in Kentucky. Readers read the brief passage and then answer 10 comprehension questions.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have pupils create a visual timeline to reconstruct Abraham Lincoln's early years
- Ask learners to write their own questions based on the reading passage and quiz one another
Classroom Considerations
- The passage contains some advanced vocabulary, such as inconsistent and rudimentary
Pros
- Scholars receive immediate feedback when they answer each reading comprehension question
- The website allows individuals to highlight text as they read
- Most of the questions are search-and-find, making them easy to locate while building research skills
Cons
- There is a formatting error at the beginning of the fourth paragraph
- A few of the questions are not worded very clearly