Reading Comprehension Passages - Close Reading - January
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Take out all the prep work with these easy-to-use close reading comprehension passages relating to the month of January. Each of the close reading passages (2 fiction and 2 nonfiction) contain 5 days of comprehension activities and graphic organizers that use text-dependent questioning to encourage high-level thinking in your students.
Each passage also contains symbols to use for marking the text to encourage active reading. A page is included at the beginning of the document to align each activity with Common Core standards for second, third, and fourth grade.
*** Please note that the CCSS Lexile Levels for grades 2-4 are as follows. These passages may be a bit of a challenge for 2nd grade.***
2nd Grade 420-650
3rd Grade 520-820
4th Grade 740-940
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Included Pages
Text - New Year's Resolutions (Lexile 660)
- Analyzing Character Traits
- Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
- Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
- Characters and Setting
- Central Message
Text - Martin Luther King Jr. (Lexile 760)
- Non-Fiction Note Taking
- Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
- Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
- 3-2-1 Graphic Organizer
- Making Connections
Text - Snow Day! (Lexile 820)
- Visualization
- Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
- Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
- Sequencing
- Summarizing
Text - The Beginnings of Braille (Lexile 840)
- Asking Questions Before Reading
- Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
- Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
- Facts and Opinions
- Pictures with Captions
TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Traci C. says, "These weekly readings look wonderful. I love the three different grade levels that are on topics my students enjoy. I teach a 2/3 GT class and having this type of variety works really well for my kiddos, too! Thank you so much."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Crystal Deans says, "This is very well thought out and created! It is a great way to review what we are working on in class at home! I cannot wait for February's set!"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nanette M. says, "Thank you! This provides small doses while keeping with the theme and encouraging the student to re-enter the text many times."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Erin Carver says, "This resource is really helpful when we close for inclement weather and have a remote learning day. I know my students have something to work on at home."