Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Just for Girls! Reading Comprehension

About this curriculum

Includes   24 short fiction and nonfiction   readings. What girl can resist topics such as horses, best friends, gymnastics, and fashion? The subject matter, characters, and graphics have been carefully chosen to relate to girls of this age group. This outstanding collection of original short stories, articles, interviews, biographies, advertisements, and more is sure to capture - and hold - the interest of all your young female readers. Real-world applications address students' literacy development as they analyze an advertising poster, advice column, and magazine articles. The before, during, and after reading exercises incorporate effectively, research-based reading comprehension strategies including activating prior knowledge, predicting, visualizing, questioning, drawing inferences, summarizing, synthesizing, monitoring and repairing comprehension, and evaluation. 96 pages including an answer key. What's included: Assessment Rubric – Teacher Assessment Rubric – Student Self-Assessment Read Aloud Observation Form Teacher Suggestions Story Topics by grade Grade 3 Fiction Tessa Wants a Kitten Dreaming of a Fairy Godmother Little Sisters are a Pain! Grade 3 Nonfiction…