Test Prep: Reading Comprehension (3rd & 4th Grade)

***Please note that the same passage is used for each class. If you sign up for multiple classes, you will be working through the same passage. #study

In this class, students will read a new passage every week and practice their reading comprehension skills through discussion of the text. I will review multiple comprehension skills (context clues, author's purpose, text features, main idea, inferencing, synonyms & antonyms, etc.) during this class. Each new passage will not connect to any other passages we have read. Please feel free to come and go as you please! 

Our classes will generally look like this:

1. Greeting/Introduction: Students will have a quick get-to-know-you activity in order to get comfortable with one another. 
2. Test-Taking Strategy: Go over reading passage expectations and dissect the meaning of each comprehension question. 
3. 1st Read-Aloud: The teacher will read aloud the passage while the students follow along. The teacher will model strategies as she reads. At this time, (if the child is comfortable) students are given the opportunity to read a paragraph allowed. 
4. Multiple Choice Questions: Students will answer multiple-choice questions about the passage they read in class. Any questions that students get incorrect or are unsure about will be reviewed in class.

Before class, the students will be provided with a printable version of the passage and questions along with a copy of the reading strategy. 

Schedule of class reading topics: Each passage has been written by MyPaths or myself
       
          Week of March 28th: The Microscope (Procedure)
          Week of April 4th: Animals with Backbones (Nonfiction Text) 
          Week of April 11th: Ecosystems (Nonfiction)         
          Week of April 18th: Traveling (Poetry)
          Week of April 25th: Steps to Building a Birdhouse (Procedure Text) 
          Week of May 2nd: Fly Fishing (Brochure)
          Week of May 9th: Amazon Rainforest (Nonfiction Text) 
          Week of May 16th: My Friend (Poetry) 
          Week of May 23rd: Helping Blaze (Fiction)
          Week of May 30th: The Big Rock (Fiction)
          Week of June 6th: Devil's Tower (Nonfiction Text)
          Week of June 13th: Ava Makes a Difference (Fiction and Poetry)
          Week of June 20th: Backyard Campout 
          Week of June 27th: Cheetahs (Nonfiction Text)
          Week of July 4th: Mexico (Nonfiction Text)
          Week of July 11th: Veronica's Class Project (Fiction)
          Week of July 18th: Black Widows (Nonfiction Text) 
          Week of July 25th: No class 
          Week of August 1st: Pole Mountain Camp (Flyer and Fiction)
          Week of August 8th: Bright Gifts (Nonfiction Text)
          Week of August 15th: Missing Cupcake (Fiction Text) 
          Week of August 22nd: Food Groups (Nonfiction Text)
          Week of August 29th: My Favorite Food Group (Poetry)
          Week of September 5th: Hoop it Up
          Week of September 12th: Thunder and Lightning (Nonfiction Text)
          Week of September 17th: The Room Inside (Poetry) 
          Week of September 19th: Trails of Change (Fiction) 
          Week of September 26th: Help Wanted - President (Nonfiction)  
          Week of October 3rd: Thinking While Drinking My Juice (Poetry)
          Week of October 10th 7th: Charlie’s Goodbye (Fiction)
          Week of October 17th: Olympic Champion - Paired Text (Fiction and Nonfiction)
          Week of October 24th: Climbing for Kids (Nonfiction)
          Weeks after:  to be determined

I look forward to helping your child gain confidence when it comes to reading comprehension and test-taking skills!