Building Reading Comprehension Series

by Sneller, Norm; Johnston, Clinton

• ISBN13: 9781568229140
• ISBN10: 1568229143
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-15
• Publisher: Instructional Fair

Summary

We read every day. We read books, poems, assignments, lists, signs, directions, recipes, letters, and more. To face a world of print, students must read critically and for meaning. A variety of formats in this book offers the practice students need to build important reading skills. Drawing conclusions, identifying the main idea, examining the writer's purpose, mapping story elements, building vocabulary, and determining fact or opinion are among the many reading skills covered.

Table of Contents

Little My Wants
comprehension	1	(2)
In the Cupboard
phonic spelling	3	(1)
Can You Tell a Book by Its Cover?
book genres	4	(1)
Moody Blues
character analysis	5	(1)
Spinnin' Wheels
time charts	6	(1)
Just Friends
story comprehension	7	(2)
R U ->?
following directions	9	(1)
Ninos y Ninas
logic	10	(1)
Tune Time Headlines
vocabulary	11	(1)
Finishing Touches
context clues	12	(1)
Hide-and-Seek
comprehension	13	(2)
Look the Whole World Over
rebuses	15	(1)
Togetherness
word associations	16	(1)
Ripping Jamjams
vocabulary	17	(2)
Hidden Treasures
word associations	19	(1)
Can It Get Any Better?
vocabulary	20	(1)
Rivalry
story mapping	21	(2)
Can You Make Heads or Tails out of It?
idioms	23	(1)
Going for the Gold
vocabulary	24	(1)
Time Is on Your Side
sequencing	25	(1)
Farmer Questions Chicken IQ
story elements	26	(1)
The Escape
comprehension	27	(2)
I'll File Away
categories	29	(1)
Are You Conning Me?
vocabulary	30	(1)
Queen of the Heap
cause and effect	31	(2)
A Moral Dilemma
reading for awareness	33	(2)
It's in Plain English
vocabulary	35	(1)
Like, for Sure!
discerning	36	(1)
King of the Mountain!
comprehension	37	(2)
You're Never Alone
Venn diagrams	39	(1)
Going to the Hoops
reading charts	40	(1)
Hello, and Good Evening
reading for details	41	(2)
I Think I'll Be a
vocabulary	43	(1)
Trepidation
context clues	44	(1)
Smiling
sequencing	45	(2)
Got a Match, Bud?
synonyms	47	(1)
Cul-de-sac Heaven
logic	48	(1)
In the Classifieds
making inferences	49	(1)
Plus One
vocabulary	50	(1)
Get the Picture
following directions	51	(1)
Inspiration
comprehension	52	(2)
Here or to Go?
problem solving	54	(1)
In the Still of the Night
comprehension/response	55	(2)
I've Got a Secret
descriptions	57	(1)
Guilt
comprehension	58	(2)
Food for Thought
classification	60	(1)
Memorials
following directions	61	(1)
With the Guys
main idea/comprehension	62	(2)
Commonality
word associations	64	(1)
Proverbial Wisdom
context clues	65	(1)
The Hands of Rodin
outlining	66	(2)
The Writers' Block
matching	68	(1)
What's the Word?
context clues	69	(1)
Write Me a Letter
inference	70	(2)
Lay It on the Line
idioms	72	(1)
A Far-Off Place
reading graphs	73	(1)
Peppermints
comprehension	74	(2)
Fly This Past Me
rebuses	76	(1)
Take Your Pic
word meaning	77	(1)
Telling Tales
comprehension	78	(2)
In the Mood
mood	80	(1)
Mm-Mm-Good!
vocabulary	81	(1)
American Graffiti
critical response	82	(2)
Black, White, and Read All Over
newspaper	84	(1)
Somewhere Out There
Venn diagram	85	(2)
It's True!
exaggeration	87	(2)
Moving Right Along
knowledge/following directions	89	(1)
Oops! Sorry!
logic	90	(1)
Fee, Fi!
chronology/perspective	91	(2)
Data Doubled
reading charts	93	(1)
In Your Face
webbing	94	(1)
With You
comprehension	95	(2)
A Contractual Agreement
reading contracts	97	(1)
Students in Sports
reading graphs	98	(1)
How'd You Like That?
comprehension	99	(2)
What's the Word?
vocabulary	101	(1)
Pop Out
vocabulary	102	(2)
Sanitation Engineer
context clues	104	(1)
Drive Like Jehu
comprehension	105	(2)
Top Secret
context clues	107	(1)
Hit or Myth
breaking codes	108	(1)
Stormy Weather
chronological order	109	(2)
Haste Makes Waste
context clues	111	(1)
London's Calling
word associations	112	(1)
The Visit
understanding emotions	113	(2)
Three Cases
problem solving	115	(1)
She's in the Money
chart making	116	(1)
Answer Key	117