Paired Passages: Linking Fact to Fiction Grade 1


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Help students develop and practice the skills they need to compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction passages. After each of the 25 pairs of passages, students are asked both multiple choice and open-ended questions.




Reading Comprehension: Paired Text, Grade 1 Teacher Resource


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Reading comprehension practice gives first-grade students strong foundations. It includes 7 paired text units with leveled minibooks about science and social studies topics. Each unit has a big question, a teacher's complex text, a picture dictionary, and illustrated reading and writing activities. Each unit also includes assessment activities.




Close Reading with Paired Texts Level K


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Teach kindergarten students close reading strategies that strengthen their fluency and comprehension skills! Students will read and analyze various types of texts to get the most out of the rich content. Their reading skills will improve as they answer text-dependent questions, compare and contrast texts, and learn to use close reading strategies on their own! The lessons are designed to make close reading strategies accessible, interactive, grade appropriate, and fun. The lesson plans are easy to follow, and offer a practical model built on research-based comprehension and fluency strategies.




Paired Passages: Linking Fact to Fiction Grade 6


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Help students develop and practice the skills they need to compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction passages. After each of the 25 pairs of passages, students are asked both multiple choice and open-ended questions.




Paired Passages: Linking Fact to Fiction Grade 5


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Help students develop and practice the skills they need to compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction passages. After each of the 25 pairs of passages, students are asked both multiple choice and open-ended questions.




Using Paired Text to Meet the Common Core


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Teaching students to make connections across related texts promotes engagement and improves reading comprehension and content learning. This practical guide explains how to select and teach a wide range of picture books as paired text--two books related by topic, theme, or genre--in grades K-8. The author provides mini-lessons across the content areas, along with hundreds of recommendations for paired text, each linked to specific Common Core standards for reading literature and informational texts. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 22 reproducible graphic organizers and other useful tools. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.




Point of View & Fact and Opinion


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Repeated practice builds mastery, and this book provides exactly the practice students need to master the reading skills of determining point of view and distinguishing fact and opinion. 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.




Reading Paired Text, Grade 1 Teacher Resource


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Support your 1st graders in close reading practice that supports Common Core methodology. Each unit pairs leveled text sets and provides vocabulary, oral discussion, and writing activities. Downloadable home-school connection activities are included.







Research in Education


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