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Reading Practice Tests

Reading Practice Tests 2nd edition Teaching Supplies and ProductsReading Practice Tests Second Edition

Grade Level: Second - Third Grade
Price: $15.95
Product #: WR00211
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59 Skills Practice & Activity Sheets
63 Comprehension Practice Tests
Supports NCES Standards

Practice and assess reading skills and comprehension.

Give your students more practice in the skills they need to be confident readers and better test takers! This teaching resource book for grades 2-3 provides 128 pages of cost-effective reproducibles that include engaging skill activities and practice tests to help reinforce critical literacy skills.

This teacher resource gives you three solid ways to measure students' progress in reading skills development and comprehension of text passages:

  • 38 Skills Activity Pages
  • 21 Skills Practice Tests
  • 63 Comprehension Practice Tests

The reproducible skill activities and student practice tests strengthen literacy skills in:

  • Phonemic Awareness
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Vocabulary Development
  • Parts of Speech
  • Verb Tenses
  • Capitalization, Spelling, and Punctuation
  • Abbreviations
  • Understanding infographics

Learning to read is a great accomplishment for any student, and testing literacy is a necessary and valuable part of any student's academic evaluation process. This teacher resource book gives teachers reproducible tools to help students learn and develop key reading, language, and test-taking skills.

The reproducible practice sheets facilitate review and practice of vocabulary-synonyms, antonyms, homonyms; phonics-long and short vowels and consonant blends; contractions; singular and plural endings; root words; possessive nouns; prefixes; grammar; and sentence writing.

By using the reproducibles in this book, students will:

  • Gain a clearer understanding of vowel sounds
  • Realize the many meanings of words in text
  • Develop an awareness of parts of speech
  • Recognize the elements of a complete sentence
  • Construct meaning from text and graphics
  • Gain confidence around testing and build test-taking skills

 

Leveled Reading for ELL (English Language Learners)

Leveled Reading for ELL teacher resource bookLeveled Reading for ELL (English Language Learners): Book A Reading Level: 2.0 - 3.2

Grade Level: Second - Third Grade
Price: $15.95
Product #: WR00198
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Improve comprehension and fluency for all students!

Perfect for students in:

  • ELL/ESL programs
  • Structured English Immersion programs
  • Sheltered English programs
  • Struggling Readers and Striving Readers programs

This reproducible book provides a unique approach to language acquisition and development. Deliberately paced text passages are supported by literacy, linguistic, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies and activities.

Includes 48 lessons anchored by a short reading selection. Following each selection, Answer Time questions allow students to apply reading comprehension skills to content they have just read. Sentence Starters extend comprehension practice and develop vocabulary and language skills. After every four-lesson sequence, students will show what they know in a two-page cumulative review and quick assessment that extends learning and promotes critical thinking.

Book A features high-interest articles ranging from Spache reading levels 2.0-3.2.
Book B includes articles ranging from Spache reading levels 3.0 to 4.2.

Includes:

  • 48 Vocabulary-Rich Selections with Literacy Tips
  • 48 Comprehension Activities to Practice Test-Taking
  • 12 Cumulative Reviews & Assessments

128 pages, b&w reproducibles.
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Leveled Reading for ELL (English Language Learners): Book B

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Leveled Reading for ELL educational  bookLeveled Reading for ELL (English Language Learners): Book B Reading Level: 3.0 - 4.2

Grade Level: Third - Fourth Grade
Price: $15.95
Product #: WR00199
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Improve comprehension and fluency for all students!

Perfect for students in:

  • ELL/ESL programs
  • Structured English Immersion programs
  • Sheltered English programs
  • Struggling Readers and Striving Readers programs

This reproducible book provides a unique approach to language acquisition and development. Deliberately paced text passages are supported by literacy, linguistic, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies and activities.

Includes 48 lessons anchored by a short reading selection. Following each selection, Answer Time questions allow students to apply reading comprehension skills to content they have just read. Sentence Starters extend comprehension practice and develop vocabulary and language skills. After every four-lesson sequence, students will show what they know in a two-page cumulative review and quick assessment that extends learning and promotes critical thinking.

Book A features high-interest articles ranging from Spache reading levels 2.0-3.2.
Book B includes articles ranging from Spache reading levels 3.0 to 4.2.

Includes:

  • 48 Vocabulary-Rich Selections with Literacy Tips
  • 48 Comprehension Activities to Practice Test-Taking
  • 12 Cumulative Reviews & Assessments

Puppets / Flannel Board Stories

teaching supplies - readingPuppet & Flannelboard Stories for Reading Readiness

Grade Level: Preschool - First Grade
Price: $12.99
Product #: 1003701
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Use finger plays, flannelboard stories, and puppets to hold young learners' attention while they learn basic literacy concepts.

Stories, directions, and patterns for the puppets and flannelboard pieces are provided along with many activities.

The standards for early childhood addressed in each section are listed in the beginning of the unit. One or more teaching tips to support the use of the materials accompanies each unit, as does an art activity for expansion of the concept. Ideas for supporting children with special needs and additional enrichment activities round out each unit of stories and patterns.

The suggested flannelboard stories and puppets are enticing visual and tactile aids that make learning a hands-on experience. By watching and then manipulating the puppets, children will solidify concepts while improving their motor skills. Puppets allow the young child a safe place to experience the world of imagination.

The units included are:

Safety

All About Me

Mouse

Dinosaur

Space




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