Main Ideas & Summarizing: 35 Reading Passages for Comprehension
by Linda Ward Beech
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Repeated practice builds mastery, and this book provides exactly the practice students need to master the reading skills of summarizing and finding the main idea. The 35 reproducible pages in this book feature high-interest nonfiction reading passage with short-answer practice questions that target one of these essential reading comprehension skills. Flexible and easy to use-in school or at home-the book also includes model lessons, assessments, and an answer key. For use with Grades 4-8.Tags
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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mini-Lesson:
Teaching About Main Idea & Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Review & Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Thinking Model & Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Pre-Assessment:
Sorting Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Practice Pages 1–35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Assessments 1–3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Student Record Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 show less
Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mini-Lesson:
Teaching About Main Idea & Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Student Learning show more Pages:
Review & Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Thinking Model & Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Pre-Assessment:
Sorting Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Practice Pages 1–35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Assessments 1–3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Student Record Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 show less
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