Reading Comprehension Strategies for Nonfiction Informational Topics

📚 Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Class 🧠✨
Unlock the Power of Reading with Purpose!

Welcome to my Nonfiction Reading Comprehension class, where reading is more than just turning pages! In this engaging course, students will dive deep into nonfiction texts to develop essential skills like vocabulary building, identifying the main idea, analyzing text structures, exploring literary devices, making inferences, and writing a strong summary.

🔍 Why take this class?
Understanding nonfiction helps students think critically, absorb real-world knowledge, and become confident readers across all subjects — from science to history to current events! By learning to break down complex texts, students gain tools to succeed in school and beyond.

🎯 What to Expect:

📝 Comprehension questions to guide deep thinking

🧩 Graphic organizers to map out key ideas

🖱️ Interactive Nearpod activities including:

Quizzes on prefixes, roots, and suffixes, general vocabulary

Drag-and-drop tasks

Text highlighting

Quick writing responses

🗣️ Practice with both written and verbal answers to strengthen communication

Each class is dynamic, interactive, and designed to make nonfiction come alive. Get ready to read smarter, think deeper, and have fun along the way! 🎉




The text passages will be at or above a 7th-grade instructional reading level.

The text passages cover a wide range of topics in science and social studies. 

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Learners will analyze non-fiction texts in class and practice reading comprehension.  I welcome group discussions and debates on topics.

      *Preteaching of key vocabulary, prefixes, roots, and suffixes
      * Identify the text structure
      *Use graphic organizers to organize facts
      *Active reading strategies
      *Answering comprehension questions- skills and strategies
     * Summary and paraphrasing


All lessons include the text passage on visual slides. 

All learners can be actively involved throughout the class. I encourage learners to contribute to the class (either in the chat, Nearpod, or on camera). Learners are welcome to leave their cameras on or off after verification at the start of each class.


This a reminder that I am on EDT time.