Completely revised and updated! Paraphrasing and summarizing remain important skills for reading comprehension of expository text. This resource includes pretests, three text sets, and assessments to help students in grades 3-6 improve at paraphrasing and summarizing. These activities complement the research-based strategies discussed in my book, "Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Retelling."

Students will begin by practicing paraphrasing in a whole class activity, and reviewing with handouts. Three pretests help you to see if students are ready for summarizing instruction. Then, choose from three text sets, each with three texts filled with activities to reinforce the component skills of summarizing--collapsing lists, paraphrasing, understanding repeated referents, selecting the best summary, and writing a summary of a portion of a text. Pick and choose or follow the whole pathway of activities--either way, students will have high-quality resources based on the research! You will get over 90 pages of printable, classroom-ready activities based on my 20+ years of experience with readers in grades 3-6.

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