Comprehension Skills: Short Passages for Close Reading, Grade 3

According to the Common Core State Standards, students should be able to read closely to determine what a text says explicitly, make logical references from it, and cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.

Each of the 40 short, fiction and nonfiction passages in this collection includes companion comprehension questions that target these critical reading skills and give students the repeated practice they need to build mastery in identifying main idea and details, using context clues, distinguishing between fact and opinion, and more. For use with Grade 3.

Build valuable language arts skills and help your third graders make sense of what they are reading to become successful readers with Scholastic's Comprehension Skills 40 Short Passages for Close Reading! This standards-based teacher resource features short, engaging non-fiction text followed by a variety of three focused questions with multiple choice and short answer choices.

This reproducible activity book is in black and white with illustrations and includes an answer key.

Skills addressed are:
 
- Main idea and details
- Sequence
- Context clues
- Compare and contrast
- Predict
- Inference
- Make connections
- Fact and opinion
- and more

Tip: Be sure to review the completed pages with students on a regular basis, and encourage them to explain their thinking for each correct answer! Each targeted skill is labeled at the bottom of the page.
 
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• Scholastic 
• Comprehension Skills 40 Short Passages for Close Reading
• 48-page reproducible paperback
• High-interest non-fiction passages
• For your classroom, daycare, and summer break
• Grade 3

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