![]() ![]() The skills being taught within the unit were also challenging and complex. These books are complex texts for kindergarten. The unit was for two books: Brave Irene and Dr. I knew my students could do more and deserved the opportunity to do more! Read It UpĪ couple years ago, our districted purchased an IFL unit for us to use as an “exemplar” unit for teaching literacy. One area that I’ve REALLY focused on t years is reading comprehension! We always work on comprehension but it’s been more teacher directed, oral or verbal discussions and just skimmed the surface. I’m also learning through conferences, professional books, webinars, etc. I am always looking at data and my students to see where my teaching can serve them better. View the passages HERE.As a teacher, I am always looking for areas to improve on. This packet contains decodable passages skill-based passages, fiction passages, and nonfiction passages. You can view the complete set of 100 comprehension passages HERE or by clicking below. ![]() The INSTANT Comprehension Passages have so many uses! You can use them during your small-group reading, during whole-group literacy, in an independent center, as extra practice, or also they can be sent home for homework/at-home reading. You can now try out each of the four types of passages for free! Download the free sampler HERE or by clicking on the image below! 100 Comprehension Pasages The nonfiction passages are still easily read by young readers with a few vocabulary reminders. However, it’s nearly impossible to find nonfiction readers that are truly leveled for early readers. Students LOVE to read about nonfiction animals. All of that is found in one concise passage! The short passage also contains a sequence of events. In the fiction passage below you will see characters, a setting, a problem, and a solution. It’s extremely hard to find fiction passages that can be comprehended and still be decodable. However, even more so, students love to read passages about nonfiction animals. Yes! Kids love to read stories about fictional characters. Of course skill-based passages can increase in rigor as the skill gets higher. The student will be able to reading (and therefore comprehend) this passage at a higher rate when the passage contains multiple words with that same vowel. You can see that this passage is stuffed with short a words: Nat, rat, fat, hat, pat, mat, and bat. This is a skill-based passage that works on the short a skill. Let’s take note of the passage directly below. There is absolutely no way in denying the importance of decodable reading, but what is skill-based reading? In short terms, skill-based reading is decodable reading, but with a honed-in focus on one particular skill within the passage. ![]() Skilled-BasedĪ lot has been said in education recently about the importance of decodable reading. The passages also offer differentiation to answer via simple pictures or longer, written answers. ![]() The passages offer simple and direct questions that are great for young readers. There is plenty of spacing between words and lines for those still using a tracking finger. Let’s take a look at the INSTANT Comprehension Passage below! You will note that the print is in a large scale which is great for young readers. INSTANT Comprehension passages are quick and easy! You can choose a passage that fits skills your students are comfortable with and they are DECODABLE! No more skimming books and keeping your fingers crossed that the book will have enough actual substance for reading comprehension! The passages are written and designed for that exact reason- a way to assess students on their comprehension. ![]()
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