Eric Summers

Astronomy (Planets) reading passages for middle school covering the planets and the sun. Can be used for reading comprehension practice and assessment. The Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Each reading passage is appropriate for 6-8th grade and contains information about each planet including how it was discovered and general information about the planet's origin and makeup. The passages are approximately 500 words in length and each passage is accompanied by a glossary

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

********Updated - Now a TpT Digital Resource as Well! **********Middle School Earth Sciences (Weather) Reading Passages for Reading Comprehension Practice and Assessment Check the preview to see everything you are getting! This reading packet includes articles on the following topics: Clouds Snow Thunderstorms Hurricanes Tornadoes Weather Forecasting Floods Lightning These reading passages can be used for assessment or for practicing close reading. They are also great on their own as science rea

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

Leveled Booklets and Reading Passages about Thomas Edison for Middle School Reading Comprehension Assessment or Science and Social Studies Content. Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors of the modern era. His work with the telegraph, electricity, and the phonograph literally set the stage for the telephone, motion pictures, and even the Internet. This packet includes two printable booklets and reading passages concerning Thomas Edison and how his hard work and determination ensured h

Middle school reading passages covering Astronomy (planets) and Earth Science (weather) for reading comprehension practice and assessment. This bundle contains my Weather Reading Passages and my Planets Reading Passages all in one product at a discounted price. This bundle includes over 70 pages of reading and comprehension exercises for your classroom. PLUS the packet includes BOTH the Adobe and MS Word versions of all files. If you want or need to make edits, you can do it! Just make sure yo

This reading passage is a free sample of the passages that are included in my Solar System Reading Passages product. The passage includes a ~500 word article about the planet Neptune, including its discovery and composition. These products are intended as reading practice/intervention/activities. They are aligned with 6,7,8 grade Common Core standards for informational text. Includes the passage, a glossary, a 5 question multiple choice 'quiz', 3 questions asking the student to select evidenc

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

Close Reading Comprehension Passages on the computer science topics of the Internet, World Wide Web, Hypertext, and Search Engines This package includes four full-length reading passages (700-850 words) for reading comprehension practice and assessment in upper secondary (grades 9+). The passages include longer sentences and paragraphs to encourage careful reading. Each passage also includes a 5 question multiple-choice assessment for quick check of comprehension AND a 3-question open-ended a

This is a free and complete version of one of the eight reading passages found in my 8 Middle School Earth Science Passages (Weather) With Comprehension Practice packet. This packet includes a reading passage of approximately 500 words in length about clouds - how they are formed, common types of clouds, and how they are used to predict the weather. Check out some of my other products! Middle School Astronomy Close Reading Passages With Comprehension Practice Middle School Physical Science Cl

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

8 middle school audio passages for ELA or visually impaired students to practice reading comprehension. This package includes 8 reading passages targeted at the middle school grade levels. Each passage covers one aspect of weather or weather safety and is intended to help integrate reading practice with science instruction. They can be used as stand alone reading passages or as part of a science unit on weather or other STEM subjects. Also included are MP3 audio files of each passage. This al

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

In order to help you differentiate instruction, I am going to start testing providing audio versions of my reading passages. This passage, "Clouds" is my pilot product to include an English audio version of the reading passage. If you choose to download this file, PLEASE let me know if it is something that will be useful in your class. Included in this download: Clouds reading passage for 6th-8th grade reading levels. Short answer constructed response questions of escalating depth following