First Grade Leveled Reading Passages and Questions

Description

Practice reading and fluency with these leveled reading comprehension passages and questions. These engaging fiction and nonfiction reading passages build fluency and reading comprehension so you can make the most of your reading instruction. The best part? It requires NO PREP!
The 134 passages were carefully crafted with a first grader in mind. The response sheets include close reading tasks that are text-dependent. The text falls within the kindergarten to third grade reading level. The level and word count are on each page to determine fluency.

This 307 page resource is perfect for the end of kindergarten all the way to the end of second grade. It could also be used with third grade students who are below grade level.

The 68 fiction articles have their own response sheets based on CCSS. Each of the 66 nonfiction articles has its own response sheets that focus on the main idea, supporting details, using text supported evidence, and summaries. Generic response sheets are also included.

THIS PRODUCT HAS MULTIPLE USES

1. Intervention- The teacher can read the text and students can practice responding orally or with support. Once the teacher reads, students can try it on their own. This would be a great opportunity to practice fluency, comprehension, predicting, inferring and many other skills. This is a great way to build confidence with students who are not yet ready to read books independently.

2. Partner Reading- The passages are high interest for second graders, which is beneficial for reluctant readers. Working with partners is another way to help students who lack confidence and /or stamina.

3. Homework or Independent Work During Centers or Daily Five – For students who are more fluent in their reading, this would be a great way to assess their reading comprehension and ability to respond appropriately to the response sheets.

4. Fluency Work – Since the word count is provided, it would be easy to time student’s reading and figure out how many words per minute they are reading. 60 wpm or higher is desirable by the end of first grade.

5. Guided Reading – Especially if you have limited time, short, snappy texts are perfect for reading groups. You can focus on a reading strategy, such as close reading, inference, asking and answering text-dependent questions, or citing evidence from the text. You could send the article and reading comprehension sheet home as homework or do it with the group.

6. Enrichment – This resource can be used with high flyers who need to be challenged in reading.