How confident are your readers in responding to short reading passages? Find out with a worksheet that reinforces reading comprehension skills and requires self reflection on one's ability to read and answer questions pertaining to the story's details. 

Concepts

responding to literature, responding to reading, horses, context clues, academic vocabulary, main ideas

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Attach a sheet of paper for scholars to write their response to the connection question located at the bottom of the page 
• Remind learners to read the questions first and underline or highlight key details in the text that can help them find the correct answer
• Have a grand conversation to discuss the rating scale used and your pupils' level of confidence when answering questions 

Classroom Considerations

• Copies are required 
• The rating scale under each question may need explaining prior to distributing to class members 

Pros

• Engagement is enhanced with an interesting and informative story
• The worksheet has a clean and easy-to-follow design without an abundance of directions 
• The rating scale is a quick indicator of which scholars need additional support with reading comprehension 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.4 RI.5.2 RI.5.4 RL.6.1 RL.6.4 RI.6.2 RI.6.4