Uses real textbook passages, engaging activities, and explicit comprehension modeling to help bridge the gap between reading and understanding content text. Prepares students for successful content-area learning in social studies, science, and math. 128 pages.
| Features | 3 | |
| Correlation to Standards | 5 | |
| Unit 1 | Study Skills | |
| Check Out Reading | 7 | |
| Following Directions | 8 | |
| Parts of a Book | 9 | |
| Parts of a Chapter | 11 | |
| Skim and Scan | 12 | |
| Taking Notes | 13 | |
| Outlining | 14 | |
| Using the Library | 15 | |
| The Library Catalog | 16 | |
| Navigating the Library | 17 | |
| Choosing Reference Sources | 18 | |
| Using an Encyclopedia | 19 | |
| Using Charts and Graphs | 20 | |
| Completing a Bar Graph | 23 | |
| Using a Time Line | 24 | |
| Using a Diagram | 25 | |
| Using Maps | 26 | |
| Reading Maps | 27 | |
| KWL Chart and Summary Chart | 29 | |
| Main Idea Chart and Cause-Effect Chart | 30 | |
| Unit 2 | Social Studies | |
| Geography | ||
| The United Kingdom: An Island Country - Main Idea and Details | 31 | |
| Government | ||
| Local Governments - Fact or Opinion? | 38 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| The Aztec and the Inca - Summarizing | 45 | |
| History | ||
| The Age of Inventions - Sequence | 52 | |
| Economics | ||
| Communism and Socialism - Cause and Effect | 60 | |
| Geography | ||
| Asia, Australia, and Antarctica - Inferences | 68 | |
| Unit 3 | Science | |
| Health | ||
| Cancer - Classification | 75 | |
| Walking for Fitness - Comparison and Contrast | 83 | |
| Life Science | ||
| Dolphins - Conclusions | 90 | |
| Earth Science | ||
| What Was Pangaea? - Main Idea | 98 | |
| Life Science | ||
| Tropical Rain Forests - Cause and Effect | 104 | |
| Health | ||
| First Aid - Sequence | 111 | |
| Unit 4 | Math | |
| Finding Percent Discount - Following Directions | 117 | |
| Order of Operations - Sequence | 118 | |
| Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences - Sequence | 119 | |
| Identifying Extra or Unneeded Information - Summarizing | 120 | |
| Types of Triangles - Classification | 121 | |
| Reading a Double-Bar Graph - Comparison and Contrast | 122 | |
| Using a Table - Conclusion | 123 | |
| Time and Distance - Cause and Effect | 124 | |
| Answer Key | 125 |
Overview
Uses real textbook passages, engaging activities, and explicit comprehension modeling to help bridge the gap between reading and understanding content text. Prepares students for successful content-area learning in social studies, science, and math. 128 pages.