"Includes over 20 graphics organizers. Lessons include a variety of reading genres: fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction, biography, folktales."--Cover.

Reading Comprehension 1-3 is a resource that provides step-by-step instruction in reading comprehension strategies through the use of graphic organizers, modeled and guided practice, and literature selections.

Presents the use of graphic organizers to teach reading, writing, math and more. Includes reproducibles.

58 color reproducible graphic organizers to help your students comprehend any book or piece of literature in a visual way. Our graphic organizers enable readers to see how ideas fit together, and can be used to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your students' thought processes. Our graphic organizers are essential learning tools that will help your students construct meaning and understand what they are reading. They will help you observe your students' thinking process on what you read as a class, as a group, or independently, and can be used for assessment. They include: Story Maps, Plot Development, Character Webs, Predicting Outcomes, Inferencing, Foreshadowing, Characterization, Sequencing Maps, Cause-Effect Timelines, Themes, Story Summaries and Venn Diagrams.

Interactive SMART Board lessons focus on finding the main idea, understanding cause and effect, comparing and contrasting, and sequencing events.

Can a fish cough? With level B of Reading for Comprehension, your students will learn all about this kid-friendly topic and many more. This book for grade 2 students includes 46 high-interest, nonfiction articles with questions that reinforce key reading and writing skills commonly found on state tests. Multiple-choice questions test these reading skills: vocabulary, main idea and details, sequence, cause and effect, and inferences and conclusions. Students also answer open-ended questions to practice writing narrative text, descriptive text, persuasive text, and expository text.

Organized by specific reading skills, this book is designed to enhance students' reading comprehension. The focused, meaningful practice and entertaining topics motivate students to learn.