Passages to Comprehension

Easy-to-Follow Instruction and Activity-Based Student Materials

Teach Comprehension Effectively and Efficiently with Passage Text Cards and Student Practice—in Print and Digital Format

The Text Passages and Blackline Masters are available in both Print and PDF formats so that teachers and students can access in school and at home:

• Short, complex Fiction and Nonfiction original Texts Passages, created to target teach Comprehension Strategies.
• Blackline Masters accompany each Text Passage and support practice and interaction with texts.
• Direct, Flexible Instruction: Individual Lesson Plans for each Text Passage with prompts and easy-to-follow instruction for teachers at every level of experience. Includes ELL Strategies.
• Family Notes: Strategies and Practice Activities to support students at home.
• Take a Look Inside! Download a Program Brochure for Passages to Comprehension.
• Get Ready for Summer School! Download a Summer School Pacing Plan.

The Skills Gradually Increase in Difficulty to Meet the Standards for Each Grade

Program Overview

	Passages Laminated Fiction and Nonfiction Passage Cards Each Passage written to teach a specific Reading Standard/Skill. Short, complex text keeps students focused, and helps them to apply the Standards. Fiction Passages cover a a variety of genres, including Historical Fiction, Folktales, Drama, Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, and Poetry. Nonfiction Passages feature Science, Social Studies, and Technical topics that align to content standards. Illustrated with original art and photographs. Write-On/Wipe-Off Markers included to mark up the Passages. Access to PDFs of the Passages Cards and linked Blackline Masters. Take a Look Inside! Download a FREE Passage Card with accompanying Blackline Master.
	Teacher Guide Individual Lesson Plans for each Passage, with at-a-glance information about the Passage, standard/skill, GRL, Lexile measure, and word count. Pre-reading support for building background knowledge, making predictions, and introducing vocabulary Step-by-step guided reading instruction with modeling and text annotation suggestions Scripted prompts for applying the standard to the text and encourage in-depth analysis Detailed scaffolding strategies for every response item Support for ELL students Complete answer key with sample responses for every short-answer question to model answers when students need extra support Take a Look Inside! Download a FREE Teacher Guide sampler with Lesson Plans.
	Blackline Masters Multiple-Choice and Short-Answer Questions for each Passage assess the target standard/skill. Questions increase in difficulty to check students' depth of comprehension. Mix of literal, inferential, and evaluative questions challenge students, preparing them for standardized tests. Student Answer Key allows students to correct their own answers when working independently. Take a Look Inside! Download a FREE Teacher Guide sampler with Blackline Masters.
	Graphic Organizers Skill-specific Graphic Organizers for every Passage and Test introduce students to the skill. Students demonstrate their comprehension and record their notes in a clear format.
	Pretests and Posttest Cards Monitor students' mastery of the standards/skills with Pretests and Posttests. Each test covers all five standards/skills. Take a Look Inside! Download a FREE Posttest Card sampler.

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