Eric Summers

Animals Reading Comprehension Passages for Elementary Grades, Can be used for reading comprehension assessment. This pack includes 9 reading passages about amazing animals. Following each passage is another version of the passage in MAZE/Daze reading comprehension assessment format. This means that the passage is altered so that every few words the reader is prompted to select the word that makes the most sense out of three possible answers. This forces the reader to think about what words woul

This free reading passage about Bottlenose Dolphins is in the MAZE assessment format. This means that the passage is altered so that every few words the reader is prompted to select the word that makes the most sense out of three possible answers. This forces the reader to think about what words would have the best meaning in light of the passage. The reader must be familiar with both the content of the passage and basic sentence structure. The passage is also followed by detailed instructions

Physical Science Reading Passages with Comprehension Practice This packet includes 9 reading passages for mid to upper elementary on various physical science topics. The passages are written in simplified vocabulary to allow the students to focus on comprehension and science rather than decoding long or unfamiliar words. The simplified language also makes these passages great for your special education students and other struggling readers. Each passage is approximately 450 words in length and a

While we often rely on GPS and other digital navigation tools, the ability to read maps is still an important skill. Many professions still require the use of maps such as airplane pilot, boat captain, cartographer, and surveyor. Reading letter/number grid maps also helps students prepare for reading Cartesian coordinates in mathematics. Finally, many video games that students play still utilize and require map skills. This packet includes several worksheets that can be used whole class or in sm

Like most of us, you probably are not happy that the teaching of science is fading into the background in favor of reading. It's not that reading isn't important, but most of what the textbook authors push on us today are not helpful beyond the teaching of reading. That is why we need to use reading time as an opportunity to also learn more about science and other subjects. This packet includes 5 reading passages that are aligned with most state's second grade science standards as well as the gr

Ready to help your students prepare for their standardized science assessments? Then this packet is what you are looking for. This packet contains five high-quality HUMAN WRITTEN passages that cover a variety of science topics across the Earth and Life Sciences domain. Excellent for fourth grade and above (and maybe late third graders), this packet will help your students expand their knowledge of various science topics, improve their science vocabulary, and encounter standardized assessment sty