Week-by-Week Homework for Building Reading Comprehension and Fluency: Grades 3–6 30 Reproducible, High-Interest Passages for Kids to Read Aloud at Home—With Companion Activities

by Rose, Mary

• ISBN13: 9780439271646
• ISBN10: 0439271649
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources

Summary

Can a once-a-week homework activity really boost reading fluency and comprehension? Yes! One-page reading passages, a couple of quick comprehension activities, and a parent's signature are all you need to ensure success. Developed by a leading teacher, who says it's the most successful homework/parent connection she's ever done. Parents love it, too! For use with Grades 3-6.

Author Biography

Mary Rose received her Bachelors and Masters degrees from Marshall University in Huntington, WV, and a Masters in Educational Leadership from the University of Central Florida. She has been a classroom teacher for 37 years and is currently teaching fourth grade in Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, Florida. She is active in state and national assessment projects, including the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP - the "Nation's Report Card") and the New Standards Project. She has been trained as a scorer for the Florida State Writing Assessment and helped to write the reading portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. She presents at state and national conferences and is a national consultant on improving scores on writing assessments. Mary Rose is a contributor to Storyworks and Instructor magazines and is the author of eight books, all published by Scholastic.

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(7)
American History	12	(16)
Columbus and the Arawak Indians	16	(2)
Skill: Recognizing print conventions
Standard: Uses text features to enhance comprehension
And You Think Your Mom Is Strict!	18	(2)
Skill: Comparing and contrasting
Standard: Recognizes use of compare and contrast
Compares literature to events in own life
Organizes information for a variety of purposes
What's a Yankee Doodle?	20	(2)
Skill: Answering literal questions
Standard: Constructs meaning from complex reading selection
Thomas Jefferson and the Big Cheese	22	(2)
Skill: Using context clues-vocabulary
Standard: Uses context clues
A Star-Spangled Story	24	(2)
Skill: Interpreting idioms
Standard: Understands and recognizes idioms and figurative language
Recognizes vivid description in nonfiction
Kids in the Gold Fields	26	(2)
Skill: Inferencing
Standard: Makes inferences
Identifies relevant supporting details
Fiction	28	(17)
The Golden Touch	32	(2)
Skill: Using context clues-vocabulary
Standard: Uses context clues
The Smuggler	34	(2)
Skill: Identifying When a Speaker in the text Change
Standard: Uses text Features to enhance comprehension
William Tell	36	(2)
Skill: Making inferences-character traits
Standard: Constructs meaning from complex reading selection
Makes inferences and draws conclusions regarding story elements
Senor Coyote, the Judge	38	(2)
Skill: Making inferences-plot
Standard: Constructs meaning from complex reading selection
Makes inferences and draws conclusions regarding story elements
The Hickory Toothpick	40	(2)
Skill: Using context clues-vocabulary
Standard: Uses context clues
How Big Is a Foot?	42	(3)
Skill: Understanding story structure
Standard: Uses text features to enhance comprehension
Biography	45	(11)
More Miracles for Helen Keller	48	(2)
Skill: Separating main idea from supporting details
Standard: Determines main idea
Finds supporting details
Tazio Nuvolari, Racing Legend	50	(2)
Skill: Separating fact from opinion
Standard: Identifies fact, fiction, and opinion in text
Dr. Samuel Lee Kountz Jr., Kidney Specialist	52	(2)
Skill: Determining main idea
Finding supporting details
Answering literal questions
Standard: Determines, main idea
Finds supporting details
Distinguishes between, significant and minor details
William H. Cosby Jr.	54	(2)
Skill: Recognizing; print conventions
Standard: Uses text features to enhance comprehension
Poetry	56	(14)
Ice Can Scream	59	(2)
Skill: Identifying verbs
Standard: Recognizes parts of speech
School Daze Rap/Sick	61	(3)
Skill: Identifying theme
Standard: Uses appropriate literary terminology
Identifies characteristics of literary genres (poetry)
Reads fluently
Mary and Her little Lamb	64	(3)
Skill: Relating personal experience to text
Standard: Recognizes that time period affects language and events of story
Compares literature to events in own life
Casey at the Bat	67	(3)
Skill: Sequencing story events
Standard: Arranges events in chronological order
Science	70	(15)
Star Trek!	73	(2)
Skill: Using test-taking strategies-multiple-choice questions
Standard: Uses text features to enhance comprehension
Arctic Disaster!	75	(2)
Skill: Comparing and contrasting
Standard: Recognizes use of compare and contrast
Zapped!	77	(2)
Skill: Recognizing print conventions-interpreting bulleted information
Standard: Uses text features to monitor comprehension
Antarctic Facts	79	(2)
Skill: Categorizing information
Standard: Identifies relevant supporting details
A Crayon Is Born	81	(2)
Skill: Rereading text
Standard: Makes inferences and draws conclusions regarding story elements
Bananas!!	83	(2)
Skill: Recognizing persuasive techniques
Standard: Recognizes when text is intended to persuade
Popular Culture	85	(10)
Under the Big Top	87	(2)
Skill: Interpreting figurative language
Standard: Understands and interprets figurative language
The History of a Toy	89	(2)
Skill: Identifying cause and effect
Standard: Recognizes cause-and-effect relationships
Ozified!	91	(2)
Skill: Identifying author's purpose
Standard: Identifies author's purpose
Identifies supporting details
Want Fries With That?	93	(2)
Skill: Recognizing appositives
Standard: Uses text features to enhance comprehension
Answers	95