Week-by-Week Homework for Building Reading Comprehension & Fluency: Grades 2–3 30 Reproducible High-Interest Passages for Kids to Read Aloud at Home—With Companion Activities

by Rose, Mary

• ISBN13: 9780439517799
• ISBN10: 0439517796
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-01
• Publisher: Teaching Resources

Summary

In this follow-up to the best-selling Week-by-Week Homework for Building Reading Comprehension and Fluency, Mary Rose has selected short passages perfect for second and third graders. Kids take these home with the companion comprehension activity and practice reading with the support of a grown-up. Includes easy parent tips. The results are phenomenal! Teachers, parents, and students alike rave about this simple, effective way to boost reading skills. Great for building the home-school connection. For use with Grades 2-3.

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)
Fiction: Folk Tales, Fables, and Realistic Fiction	12	(22)
The Three Billy Goats Gruff	16	(2)
Skill Focus: Determining the Main Idea; Identifying Supporting Details
Standard: Determines Main Idea; Identifies Supporting Details
The Fire on the Mountain	18	(2)
Skill Focus: Recognizing Compare and Contrast
Standard: Recognizes the Use of Compare and Contrast
The Grasshopper and the Ant	20	(2)
Skill Focus: Identifying the Theme in Fiction
Standard: Uses Literary Terms
The Real Princess	22	(2)
Skill Focus: Identifying Story Elements: Conflict and Resolution
Standard: Draws Conclusions From Story Elements
The Man With the Coconuts	24	(2)
Skill Focus: Identifying Cause and Effect
Standard: Recognizes Cause-and-Effect Relationships
The Little Red Hen	26	(2)
Skill Focus: Recognizing Compare and Contrast
Standard: Recognizes the Use of Compare and Contrast
How the Camel Got His Hump	28	(2)
Skill Focus: Identifying Story Elements: Conflict and Resolution
Standard: Draws Conclusions From Story Elements
The Story of Snuggles	30	(2)
Skill Focus: Understanding Implied Chronological Order
Standard: Arranges Events in Chronological Order
Michael's Racetrack	32	(2)
Skill Focus: Making Predictions; Noticing Irony
Standard: Makes Predictions; Uses Literary Terms
Animals and Nature	34	(13)
John Silver the Pigeon	37	(2)
Skill Focus: Separating Root Words and Suffixes
Standard: Recognizes Root Words and Suffixes
The American Bald Eagle	39	(2)
Skill Focus: Distinguishing Fact From Opinion
Standard: Recognizes Difference in Fact and Opinion
Know About Snow?	41	(2)
Skill Focus: Identifying the Theme in Nonfiction
Standard: Uses Literary Terms
Danger Ahead: The American Alligator	43	(2)
Skill Focus: Determining the Main Idea; Identifying Supporting Details
Standard: Determines the Main Idea
Hoffmann's Sloth	45	(2)
Skill Focus: Identifying the Author's Purpose
Standard: Identifies Author's Purpose
Famous People	47	(13)
Paul Revere	50	(2)
Skill Focus: Recognizing Appositives
Standard: Uses Context Clues
Butch O'Hare	52	(2)
Skill Focus: Identifying Cause and Effect
Standard: Recognizes Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Otis	54	(2)
Skill Focus: Recognizing Synonyms
Standard: Identifies Synonyms in Context
The General and the Corporal	56	(2)
Skill Focus: Differentiating Between Past- and Present--Tense Verbs
Standard: Recognizes Parts of Speech
Marco Polo	58	(2)
Skill Focus: Using References; Factual Recall
Standard: Constructs Meaning From Reading Selections
Just for Fun	60	(12)
The History of Gum	63	(2)
Skill Focus: Sequencing Events in Nonfiction
Standard: Arranges Events in Chronological Order
Flag Facts	65	(3)
Skill Focus: Gathering Information; Constructing Meaning
Standard: Constructs Meaning From Reading Selections
Puzzled by Puzzles?	68	(2)
Skill Focus: Recognizing Compare and Contrast
Standard: Recognizes Compare and Contrast
Wham-O-Toys	70	(2)
Skill Focus: Determining the Main Idea
Standard: Determines the Main Idea
Poetry and Figurative Language	72	(21)
``Let's Marry!'' said the Cherry	76	(3)
Skill Focus: Identifying Rhyming Words and Couplets
Standard: Recognizes Effects of Language Such as Rhyme
Old Mother Hubbard	79	(2)
Skill Focus: Identifying Rhyming Words; Factual Recall
Standard: Recognizes effects of language Such as Rhyme; Factual Recall
Rain Sizes	81	(2)
Skill Focus: Understanding Figurative Language: Similes
Standard: Understands and Interprets Figurative Language; Uses Literary Terms
Three Blind Mice	83	(3)
Skill Focus: Using Context Clues
Standard: Uses Context Clues
The Llama and the Aardvark	86	(2)
Skill Focus: Retelling in Prose; Using Context Clues
Standard: Constructs Meaning; Uses Context Clues
December Leaves	88	(2)
Skill Focus: Understanding Figurative Language: Metaphors
Standard: Understands and Interprets Figurative Language; Uses Literary Terms
Spaghetti Poems	90	(3)
Skill Focus: Comparing and Contrasting in Poetry
Standard: Compares Works of Literature to Each Other
Answers	93