Week-By-Week Homework for Building Reading Comprehension and Fluency - Mary Rose - Paperback - JUVENILE NON-FICTION - ENGLISH - 9780439271646

Summary: Can a once-a-week homework activity really boost reading fluency and comprehension? Yes! One-page reading passages, a couple of quick comprehension activities, and a parentOs signature are all you need to ensure success. Developed by a leading teacher, Academic Level : Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 Author : Mary Rose Binding : Paperback BISAC Subject : Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General Book Type : JUVENILE NON-FICTION, NON-FICTION Dewey : 371 Language : ENGLISH Publication Date : 05/01/2002 Table of Contents Introduction 5 (7) American History 12 (16) Columbus and the Arawak Indians 16 (2) Skill: Recognizing print conventions Standard: Uses text features to enhance comprehension And You Think Your Mom Is Strict! 18 (2) Skill: Comparing and contrasting Standard: Recognizes use of compare and contrast Compares literature to events in own life Organizes information for a variety of purposes What's a Yankee Doodle? 20 (2) Skill: Answering literal questions Standard: Constructs meaning from complex reading selection Thomas Jefferson and the Big Cheese 22 (2) Skill: Using context clues-vocabulary Standard: Uses context clues A Star-Spangled Story 24 (2) Skill: Interpreting idioms Standard: Understands and recognizes idioms and figurative language Recognizes vivid description in nonfiction Kids in the Gold Fields 26 (2) Skill: Inferencing Standard: Makes inferences Identifies relevant supporting details Fiction 28 (17) The Golden Touch 32 (2) Skill: Using context clues-vocabulary Standard: Uses context clues The Smuggler 34 (2) Skill: Identifying When a Speaker in the text Change Standard: Uses text Features to enhance comprehension William Tell 36 (2) Skill: Making inferences-character traits Standard: Constructs meaning from complex reading selection Makes inferences and draws conclusions regarding story elements Senor Coyote, the Judge 38 (2) Skill: Making inferences-plot Standard: Constructs meaning from complex reading selection Makes inferences and draws conclusions regarding story elements The Hickory Toothpick 40 (2) Skill: Using context clues-vocabulary Standard: Uses context clues How Big Is a Foot? 42 (3) Skill: Understanding story structure Standard: Uses text features to enhance comprehension Biography 45 (11) More Miracles for Helen Keller 48 (2) Skill: Separating main idea from supporting details Standard: Determines main idea Finds supporting details Tazio Nuvolari, Racing Legend 50 (2) Skill: Separating fact from opinion Standard: Identifies fact, fiction, and opinion in text Dr. Samuel Lee Kountz Jr., Kidney Specialist 52 (2) Skill: Determining main idea Finding supporting details Answering literal questions Standard: Determines, main idea Finds supporting details Distinguishes between, significant and minor details William H. Cosby Jr. 54 (2) Skill: Recognizing; print conventions Standard: Uses text features to enhance comprehension Poetry 56 (14) Ice Can Scream 59 (2) Skill: Identifying verbs Standard: Recognizes parts of speech School Daze Rap/Sick 61 (3) Skill: Identifying theme Standard: Uses appropriate literary terminology Identifies characteristics of literary genres (poetry) Reads fluently Mary and Her little Lamb 64 (3) Skill: Relating personal experience to text Standard: Recognizes that time period affects language and events of story Compares literature to events in own life Casey at the Bat 67 (3) Skill: Sequencing story events Standard: Arranges events in chronological order Science 70 (15) Star Trek! 73 (2) Skill: Using test-taking strategies-multiple-choice questions Standard: Uses text features to enhance comprehension Arctic Disaster! 75 (2) Skill: Comparing and contrasting Standard: Recognizes use of compare and contrast Zapped! 77 (2) Skill: Recognizing print conventions-interpreting bulleted information Standard: Uses text features to monitor comprehension Antarctic Facts 79 (2) Skill: Categorizing information Standard: Identifies relevant supporting details A Crayon Is Born 81 (2) Skill: Rereading text Standard: Makes inferences and draws conclusions regarding story elements Bananas!! 83 (2) Skill: Recognizing persuasive techniques Standard: Recognizes when text is intended to persuade Popular Culture 85 (10) Under the Big Top 87 (2) Skill: Interpreting figurative language Standard: Understands and interprets figurative language The History of a Toy 89 (2) Skill: Identifying cause and effect Standard: Recognizes cause-and-effect relationships Ozified! 91 (2) Skill: Identifying author's purpose Standard: Identifies author's purpose Identifies supporting details Want Fries With That? 93 (2) Skill: Recognizing appositives Standard: Uses text features to enhance comprehension Answers 95