Wlcom to! Comprhnsion Skills provids opportunitis for structurd and rpatd practic of spcific radg skills at ag- appropriat lvls to hlp your child dvlop comprhnsion skills. It is oftn a challng to hlp a child dvlop diffrnt typs of radg skills, spcially as h ncountrs an crasg varity of txts. Th ag-appropriat and ngagg txts will ncourag your child to rad and sift out important formation ssntial to rad spcific kds of txts. As your child progrsss rough lvls, h will ncountr a gratr varity of skills and txts whil contug to practic prviously larnt skills at a mor difficult lvl to nsur mast. Exrc is 2 Rad complt paragraph. Thn fil s ach l sntn bubbl c. at b st Can yo u nam is on of m plants. Lik a pa our sola or arou r systm nd plants, an? Mrcu su M at abou or plants. n. Mrcu tra rcu mov s t vls fa It str Mrcu 107,000 mil spds alon g s an ho sun. Its is plant ur. closst days ar to nights v ho ar v t, and watr its on Mr cold. Thr is no cu. 1. Th ma id a of paragr aph is: A. Th lack of watr on Mrcu B. Th plan so ts lar systm C. Wha t plant Mrcu is lik To pa rnt s Go to pag 12 1 and do Activi ty 2. A d tail mor ab at tlls out ida is: ma A. Th spd at which Mrcu travls ar sun ound B. Th nams of or plants solar sy stm C. Ho w fast plants or solar sy stm travl Dat: 3. Th bst paragr titl for is aph w ould b : A. Mov g Around Sun B. Ho t Days Cold N and ights C. Th Plant Mrcu 1 wi your chi ld. 8 Dat: Ev sction targts a spcific radg skill and rpatd practic of skill nsurs your child mastrs radg skill. Thr ar xtnsion activitis at can b don for spcific radg skills to ncourag your child to dlv vn dpr to txts. How to us is book? 1. Introduc targt radg skill at bgng of ach sction to your child. Exrcis 2 Rad paragraph. Thn follow structions. Talkg on Tras Som railroad tras hav quit cars. This mans at talkg on mobil phons is not allowd. It s a grat rul. Many popl ar tird aftr workg all day. Thy don t car to har somon ls s convrs ation. Popl who blab away on mobil phons ar rally rud. Undr mobil phon rul, popl who do nd to talk sit cars whr phons ar allowd. 1. Writ fact or opion nxt to ach sntnc. A. Som railroad tras hav quit cars. B. It s a grat rul. C. Many popl ar tird aftr workg all day. 2. Writ anor opion from paragraph. To parnts 2. Lt your child complt radg xrciss. 3. Rforc your child s larng wi an xtnsion activity at nd of ach activity. Ths activitis provid additional practic, and xtnd your child s larng of particular radg skill. Not: T o avoid awkward h or sh construction, pronouns is book will rfr to mal gndr. Go to pag 121 and do Activity 3 wi your child. 63 Extn sion A ctiv Activity itis 1: Th First an Skill: Id d ntifyg Last S ma id ntnc Choos a a sh ort your ch ild. Ex non-fiction t pla to found xt of ab ou your ch to your first or la ild at t 3 to 4 para st child. Undrli sntnc of ma ida graphs. Rad paragr ap n a what h h is. Thn as sntnc paragraph. of a non-fictio txt wi R k n ks is m your child to at tlls you ad first pa txt is usua lly what ai rad n ida Activity ma ragraph nxt. Rp pa id at 2: A Pi xrcis ragraph an a of ctur d und Skill: M for Tlls a rl akg nxt f Sto Pr w dictio paragr Us a ns aphs. sto book an your child and d ask him w is unfamiliar ha w what w titl of bo t h ks i. Show yo ur child book ok. Ex alrad pl form ation y know. R a at prd is all about ba front cov ad at confi ictions r of sd on ar go rm wha sto to pict od yo Activity t h ha ur s gus ur child, paus gusss ba 3: Whi sd on s g at d corr ch Lo Skill: Id placs ctly. llipop? ntifyg wi fact an Choos d op ion Fact a passag w an i bo child d or says O facts and op at a fa ct and oughts. is somg pion. Rad ions. Mak 2 lollipo is prob Ral na p ably a ms, tim at is tru an passag wi yo signs; on fa opio d an op s, da says n. Rad ct. Flg ur child t ion s an words and as pa ar clu d statistics ar is somon s. Tll your k ss s at clus flgs corrct your child to ag wi yo ur lollipo at statm child ag dicat sta p sign. n if t ai t h m is n, n probab Discus ks paus t s wi it your ch is a fact or g at approp ly an riat pl op ild why acs h ion by raisi ks so. ng 121 3 Scholastic Study Smart: Comprhnsion Skills (Lvl 3) Lda Ward Bch, Scholastic Tachg Rsourcs
Contnts Idntifyg Ma Idas and Supportg Dtails... 6 Exrcis 1... 7 Exrcis 2... 8 Exrcis 3... 9 Exrcis 4... 10 Exrcis 5... 11 Exrcis 6... 12 Exrcis 7... 13 Exrcis 8... 14 Exrcis 9... 15 Exrcis 10... 16 Exrcis 11... 17 Exrcis 12... 18 Exrcis 13... 19 Exrcis 14... 20 Exrcis 15... 21 Exrcis 16... 22 Exrcis 17... 23 Exrcis 18... 24 Exrcis 19... 25 Exrcis 20... 26 Exrcis 21... 27 Exrcis 22... 28 Exrcis 23... 29 Exrcis 24... 30 Makg Prdictions... 31 Exrcis 1... 32 Exrcis 2... 33 Exrcis 3... 34 Exrcis 4... 35 Exrcis 5... 36 Exrcis 6... 37 Exrcis 7... 38 Exrcis 8... 39 Exrcis 9... 40 Exrcis 10... 41 Exrcis 11... 42 Exrcis 12... 43 Exrcis 13... 44 Exrcis 14... 45 Exrcis 15... 46 Exrcis 16... 47 Exrcis 17... 48 Exrcis 18... 49 Exrcis 19... 50 Exrcis 20... 51 Exrcis 21... 52 Exrcis 22... 53 Exrcis 23... 54 Exrcis 24... 55 Exrcis 25... 56 Exrcis 26... 57 Exrcis 27... 58 Exrcis 28... 59 Exrcis 29... 60 4 Scholastic Study Smart: Comprhnsion Skills (Lvl 3) Lda Ward Bch, Scholastic Tachg Rsourcs
Idntifyg Fact and Opion... 61 Exrcis 1... 62 Exrcis 2... 63 Exrcis 3... 64 Exrcis 4... 65 Exrcis 5... 66 Exrcis 6... 67 Exrcis 7... 68 Exrcis 8... 69 Exrcis 9... 70 Exrcis 10... 71 Exrcis 11... 72 Exrcis 12... 73 Exrcis 13... 74 Exrcis 14... 75 Exrcis 15... 76 Exrcis 16... 77 Exrcis 17... 78 Exrcis 18... 79 Exrcis 19... 80 Exrcis 20... 81 Exrcis 21... 82 Exrcis 22... 83 Exrcis 23... 84 Exrcis 24... 85 Exrcis 25... 86 Exrcis 26... 87 Exrcis 27... 88 Exrcis 28... 89 Exrcis 29... 90 Comparg and Contrastg... 91 Exrcis 1... 92 Exrcis 2... 93 Exrcis 3... 94 Exrcis 4... 95 Exrcis 5... 96 Exrcis 6... 97 Exrcis 7... 98 Exrcis 8... 99 Exrcis 9... 100 Exrcis 10... 101 Exrcis 11... 102 Exrcis 12... 103 Exrcis 13... 104 Exrcis 14... 105 Exrcis 15... 106 Exrcis 16... 107 Exrcis 17... 108 Exrcis 18... 109 Exrcis 19... 110 Exrcis 20... 111 Exrcis 21... 112 Exrcis 22... 113 Exrcis 23... 114 Exrcis 24... 115 Exrcis 25... 116 Exrcis 26... 117 Exrcis 27... 118 Exrcis 28... 119 Exrcis 29... 120 Extnsion Activitis... 121 122 Answr Ky... 123 128 5 Scholastic Study Smart: Comprhnsion Skills (Lvl 3) Lda Ward Bch, Scholastic Tachg Rsourcs
Idntifyg Ma Idas and Dtails Radg comprhnsion volvs numrous kg skills. Idntifyg ma idas and dtails at support m is on such skill. A radr who is adpt at idntifyg ma idas maks bttr sns of a txt and crass his comprhnsion of what is bg communicatd. Th passags and qustions is sction will hlp your child larn to rcogniz ma idas and dtails at dvlop m. Undrstandg ma ida of a passag is to b abl to hav a broad ovrall undrstandg of what a passag is all about. This sction will provid opportunitis for your child to undrstand at supportg dtails fill formation about ma ida and at ma ida is biggr and broadr an supportg dtails. Th xtnsion activitis provid additional challngs to your child to ncourag and dvlop his undrstandg of particular comprhnsion skill. 6 Scholastic Study Smart: Comprhnsion Skills (Lvl 3) Lda Ward Bch, Scholastic Tachg Rsourcs
Dat: Exrcis 1 Rad paragraph. Thn fill bubbl at bst complts ach sntnc. Mum and Dad bought a jigsaw puzzl last Saturday. Th jigsaw is a pictur of an lphant sprayg watr on its back wi its hug, long trunk. It is a majstic scn. Thr ar two hundrd pics to puzzl. I lik dog puzzl. Mum, Dad and I work on jigsaw puzzl v vng aftr dnr. W ar still workg on it. W hop to fish it bfor nxt Sunday. W want to fram it up and giv it to Grandpa for his svnti birday. 1. Th ma ida of paragraph is: A. My birday prsnt B. An lphant sprayg watr C. Dog a jigsaw puzzl 2. A dtail at tlls mor about ma ida is: A. Grandpa s birday is on a Sunday. B. Th cost of jigsaw C. Mum, Dad and I work on jigsaw puzzl v vng. 3. Th bst titl for is paragraph would b: A. Grandpa s Birday Prsnt B. My hobby C. An Elphant Jigsaw Puzzl To parnts Go to pag 121 and do Activity 1 wi your child. 7 Scholastic Study Smart: Comprhnsion Skills (Lvl 3) Lda Ward Bch, Scholastic Tachg Rsourcs
Dat: Exrcis 2 Rad paragraph. Thn fill bubbl at bst complts ach sntnc. Can you nam plants our solar systm? Mrcu is on of m. Lik or plants, Mrcu movs a pa around sun. Mrcu travls fastr an or plants. It spds along at about 107,000 mils an hour. Mrcu is plant closst to sun. Its days ar v hot, and its nights ar v cold. Thr is no watr on Mrcu. 1. Th ma ida of paragraph is: A. Th lack of watr on Mrcu B. Th plants solar systm C. What plant Mrcu is lik 2. A dtail at tlls mor about ma ida is: A. Th spd at which Mrcu travls around sun B. Th nams of or plants solar systm C. how fast or plants solar systm travl 3. Th bst titl for is paragraph would b: A. Movg Around Sun B. hot Days and Cold Nights C. Th Plant Mrcu To parnts Go to pag 121 and do Activity 1 wi your child. 8 Scholastic Study Smart: Comprhnsion Skills (Lvl 3) Lda Ward Bch, Scholastic Tachg Rsourcs
Dat: Exrcis 3 Rad paragraph. Thn fill bubbl at bst complts ach sntnc. Community nams oftn hav words for watr m. For xampl, Rivrviw is a town Kansas. Runng Sprgs is California. You ll fd Bay City Michigan. Storm Lak is Iowa, Grat Falls is Montana, and Brookfild is Vrmont. Whr is Silvr Crk? Why, it s Mississippi. 1. Th ma ida of paragraph is: A. Whr to fd Silvr Crk B. Nams of placs wi watr words C. Diffrnt bodis of watr stats 2. A dtail at tlls mor about ma ida is: A. Which stat has most bodis of watr B. In which stat you ll fd Bay City C. Why watr words appar nams 3. Th bst titl for is paragraph would b: A. Whr Is Storm Lak? B. Watr Words Plac Nams C. how Communitis Ar Namd To parnts Go to pag 121 and do Activity 1 wi your child. 9 Scholastic Study Smart: Comprhnsion Skills (Lvl 3) Lda Ward Bch, Scholastic Tachg Rsourcs
Extnsion Activitis Activity 1: Th First and Last Sntnc Skill: Idntifyg ma ida Choos a short non-fiction txt of about 3 to 4 paragraphs. Rad txt wi your child. Expla to your child at ma ida of a non-fiction txt is usually found first or last sntnc of a paragraph. Rad first paragraph to your child. Undrl sntnc at tlls you what ma ida of paragraph is. Thn ask your child to rad nxt paragraph and undrl what h ks is ma ida. Rpat xrcis for nxt fw paragraphs. Activity 2: A Pictur Tlls a Sto Skill: Makg Prdictions Us a sto your child is unfamiliar wi. Show your child front covr of book and ask him what h ks book is all about basd on pictur and titl of book. Expla at prdictions ar good gusss basd on what w alrady know. Rad sto to your child, pausg at placs wi formation at confirm what h has gussd corrctly. Activity 3: Which Lollipop? Skill: Idntifyg fact and opion Choos a passag wi bo facts and opions. Mak 2 lollipop signs; on says Fact and or says Opion. Rad passag wi your child. Tll your child at a fact is somg at is tru and an opion is somon s flgs and oughts. Ral nams, tims, dats and statistics ar clus at statmnt is probably a fact. Flg words ar clus at statmnt is probably an opion. Rad passag wi your child aga, pausg at appropriat placs and ask your child to dicat if h ks it is a fact or opion by raisg corrct lollipop sign. Discuss wi your child why h ks so. 121 Scholastic Study Smart: Comprhnsion Skills (Lvl 3) Lda Ward Bch, Scholastic Tachg Rsourcs
Activity 4: What s Alik? What s Diffrnt? Skill: Comparg and Contrastg Choos a fiction book wi two ma charactrs. Rad book wi your child and gt him to highlight formation about two charactrs two diffrnt colors. Expla to your child at you ar gog to fd ways at charactrs ar alik and ways at y ar diffrnt. Rcord formation gard usg followg Vnn diagram. Nam of charactr 2 Nam of charactr 2 Ways charactr 1 is diffrnt from charactr 2. Ways charactr 2 is diffrnt from charactr 1. Ways 2 charactrs ar alik. 122 Scholastic Study Smart: Comprhnsion Skills (Lvl 3) Lda Ward Bch, Scholastic Tachg Rsourcs