Reading Comprehension Practice: Grades 2-8 Practice Worksheets Featuring Story Webs, Newspaper Ads, Fliers

By Patsy Peek

Questions for each passage include several levels of Blooms Taxonomy to include the upper-levels of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The format of the passages and questions provide students with practice exercises that help improve their reading comprehension competency and test taking skills.

The exercises in this book may be done in any order or sequentially. The user friendliness makes the book beneficial for both teachers and parents to help students become more prepared to score well on high stakes assessments.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Aug 15, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477249345

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© 2012 Patsy Peek. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 12/18/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4772-4933-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4772-4934-5 (e)

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgements

Free Puppies

Samantha’s Dance Studio

Answer Key

Biography

Reading Comprehension

Grades 2-8

Written and Illustrated

by

Patsy Peek

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Introduction

As a literacy specialist my focus has been to assist teachers and parents in developing and improving reading comprehension skills; therefore, the creation of this reading comprehension practice book, Reading Comprehension Practice Featuring Story Webs, Newspaper Ads, and Fliers. I have created this collection of reading story webs, fliers, recipes, newspaper advertisements, and other reading comprehension practice for that specific purpose, increasing reading comprehension. The inclusion of a variety of questions supports the common core language arts standards. Questions for each passage include several levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy to include the upper-levels of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The format of the passages and questions provide students with practice exercises that help improve their reading comprehension competency and test taking skills.

The exercises in this book may be done in any order or sequentially. The user friendliness makes the book beneficial for both teachers and parents to help students become more prepared to score well on high stakes assessments.

After reading the passages, the questions that follow can be answered by circling the correct