Reading Comprehension

in Varied Subject Matter

Program Overview
Grades 2–11

Including
Passages from
National
Geographic
Society

Build literal and inferential

comprehension skills with reading
selections across the content areas

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What is Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter?

Reading Comprehension spans grades 2–11

and comprises fourteen student books. The
series offers nonfiction reading passages with
comprehension questions on a variety of
subjects.

● Topics and questions prepare students for

standardized tests and provide valuable
practice in nonfiction reading comprehen-
sion.
● Short passages on a variety of topics are
followed by varied comprehension exercises
including story recall, inferential questions,
and writing prompts.
● Reading passages promote thinking and
learning across the content areas and include
topics in science, social studies, literature,
math, and more.

The Early Reading Comprehension workbooks

(Books A–D) are for young readers, specifically
grades 2 through 4. Reading Comprehension
(Books 1–6) targets grades 3 through 8, and
MORE Reading Comprehension (Levels 1–4) is
designed for junior high and older students.
The entire Reading Comprehension series is
particularly useful in a classroom that has students
of varying reading abilities. The consistent format
allows students in the same class to use different
levels in the series. Students gain confidence and
increase their reading, language, and comprehen-
sion skills as they progress through the series.

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 Features for You Benefits for Your Students

● Passages include a variety of content ● Students maintain interest and increase

area topics, allowing for cross-curricular their knowledge as they read nonfiction
reading practice. passages across the content areas.

● Each passage for grades 2–11 is followed by ● Students learn to think critically and
a writing response prompt, similar to those respond to texts in writing as they build
encountered on many standardized tests. language and comprehension skills.

● Vocabulary development exercises are ● Students increase their comprehension

incorporated into each lesson as students and understanding and they build
identify and define key words from the essential vocabulary skills in context.
passages.

● The Reason for Reading prompt preceding ● Students activate prior knowledge and
each passage sets a purpose for reading. bring what they know to the topic.

Skills Addressed

Early Reading Comprehension MORE Reading Comprehension

(Grades 2–4) (Grades 8–11)
● ●
Story elements Story recall
● ●
Literal comprehension questions Sequencing
●
● Recalling the main idea and details Drawing conclusions
● ●
Sequencing Vocabulary development
●
● Matching vocabulary words with meanings Main idea
● Responding to reading passages ● Extending thoughts in writing
●
Reading Comprehension Inference

(Grades 3–8)
● Story recall
● Sequencing
● Drawing conclusions
● Vocabulary development
● Main idea
● Extending thoughts in writing
● Inference

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Types of Exercises

Early Reading Reading Comprehension and

Comprehension MORE Reading Comprehension
● About the Passage – introduces the ● About the Passage – introduces the
selection to the readers and asks them selection to the reader and activates
to determine the main idea prior knowledge
● Can You Remember? – asks students to ● Reason for Reading – explains the reading
recall literal information from the passage skill being emphasized in the passage
● Put the Sentences in the Correct Order – ● Thinking It Over – asks two to three broad
lists four sentences from the selection and questions that students must answer with a
asks students to sequence them in the complete sentence
correct order ● Studying the Passage – asks both literal and
● Match the Words with Their Meanings – inferential questions in multiple-choice and
asks students to match vocabulary from true/false formats including main idea,
the passage with its meaning interpretation, sequencing, and drawing
● Write about It – provides conclusions
several prompts for ● Using the Words – encourages students
students to respond to use vocabulary from the passage in a
critically to the passage paragraph
in writing ● Write about It - provides several prompts
for students to respond critically to the
passage in writing including their own
interpretations

How can I fit Reading Comprehension into my curriculum?

Early Reading Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, and MORE

Reading Comprehension can be used in a variety of ways.
The program can be used to supplement any existing reading program. Students can begin in
second grade with Early Reading Comprehension Book A and move through the series to MORE
Reading Comprehension for junior high and high school. The books in this series can also be
used to differentiate instruction. Students can be assigned different selections at different levels
according to their skills or interests. In addition, students can read passages on the same theme
at different reading levels and discuss them as a group.
Early Reading Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, and MORE Reading Comprehension
are perfect for small group and one-on-one instruction with struggling readers or English
Language Learners.

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 Passages cover a variety
of content-area topics
including science, social
Early Reading Comprehension, Book A, p. 33 studies, math, and the arts.

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 Comprehension exercises following
every passage promote story recall
including main idea.

Early Reading Comprehension, Book B, p. 33

Consistent exercises ask

students to synthesize the
information they read and
sequence events from the story.

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Passages not only vary in topic but also
include a wide range of formats including
charts and graphs.

Early Reading Comprehension, Book C, p. 14

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 Exercises promote vocabulary development and
include vocabulary words taken from the reading
selection.
Early Reading Comprehension, Book D, p. 24

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 Reason for Reading explains the
reading skill being emphasized in
the passage prior to reading.
Reading Comprehension, Book 1, p. 79

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 Exercises mimic those commonly
found on standardized assessments
and provide test-taking practice.

Reading Comprehension, Book 3, p. 18

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 Exercises promote both literal and inferential
thinking including drawing inferences and
thinking beyond the text.
Reading Comprehension, Book 4, p. 48

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 Students are encouraged to respond
to passages in writing and give their
personal reactions and interpretations.

Reading Comprehension, Book 6, p. 15

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About the Passage introduces
the selection to the readers,
asks them to recall what they
know, and offers new information.
MORE Reading Comprehension, Level 1, p. 40

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 Passages familiarize students with conventions of nonfiction
and help them to navigate through selections involving
complex and technical language.
MORE Reading Comprehension, Level 2, p. 44

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 Pre-reading exercises activate prior knowledge and
provide background information before students
read the selection.
MORE Reading Comprehension, Level 4, p. 8

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