Time for Kids: Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice, Second Edition, Level 6 | Date: 28 April 2011, 04:50
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Time for Kids: Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice, Second Edition, Level 6
By Dr. Edward Fry
* Publisher: Shell Educational Publishing
* Number Of Pages: 144
* Publication Date: 2005-12-14
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0743903366
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780743903363
Product Description:
This series, developed by Dr. Fry, is based on articles from TIME For Kids magazines. Activities provide reading comprehension practice in standardized test format.
Introduction
Why Every Teacher Needs This Book
In a day of increased accountability and standards-based instruction, teachers are feeling
greater pressure for their students to perform well on standardized tests. Every teacher
knows that students who can read, and comprehend what they read, will have better test
performance.
In many classrooms today, teachers experience challenges they are not trained to meet,
including limited English speakers, students with disabilities, high student mobility rates,
and student apathy. Many states with poor standardized test scores have students that
come from print-poor environments. Teachers need help developing competent readers and
students who can apply their knowledge in the standardized test setting.
The Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice series is a tool that will help teachers to
teach comprehension skills to their students and enable their students to perform better
in a test setting. This series supplies motivating, readable, interesting, nonfiction text,
and comprehension exercises to help students practice comprehension skills while truly
becoming better readers. The activities can be quick or in depth, allowing students to
practice skills daily. What is practiced daily will be acquired by students. Practice for
standardized tests needs to be started at the beginning of the school year, not a few weeks
before the tests. The articles in this series are current and develop knowledge about
today’s world as well as the past. Students will begin thinking, talking, and developing a
framework of knowledge which is crucial for comprehension.
When a teacher sparks an interest in knowledge, students will become life-long learners.
In the process of completing these test practice activities, not only will you improve your
students’ test scores, you will create better readers.
Readability
All of the articles used in this series have been edited for readability. The Fry Graph, The
Dale-Chall Readability Formula, or the Spache Readability Formula was used depending
on the level of the article. Of more than 100 predictive readability formulas, these are
the most widely used. These formulas count and factor in three variables: the number of
words, syllables, and sentences. The Dale-Chall and Spache formulas also use vocabulary
lists. The Dale-Chall Formula is typically used for upper-elementary and secondary gradelevel
materials. It uses its own vocabulary list and takes into account the total number of
words and sentences. The formula reliably gives the readability for the chosen text. The
Spache Formula is vocabulary-based, paying close attention to the percentage of words
not present in the formula’s vocabulary list. This formula is best for evaluating primary and
early elementary texts. Through the use of these formulas, the levels of the articles are
appropriate and comprehensible for students at each grade level.
Introduction (cont.)
General Lesson Plan
At each grade level of this series, there are 20 articles that prove interesting and readable
to students. Each article is followed by questions on the following topics:
Sentence comprehension—Five true/false statements are related back to one
sentence from the text.
Word study—One word from the text is explained (origin, part of speech, unique
meaning, etc.). Activities can include completion items (cloze statements), making
illustrations, or compare and contrast items.
Paragraph comprehension—This section contains one paragraph from the text and
five multiple-choice questions directly related to that paragraph. The questions range
from drawing information directly from the page to forming opinions and using outside
knowledge.
Whole story comprehension—Eight multiple-choice questions relate back to the whole
article or a major part of it. They can include comprehension that is factual, is based
on opinion, involves inference, uses background knowledge, involves sequencing
or classifying, relates to cause and effect, and involves understanding the author’s
intent. All levels of reading comprehension are covered.
Enrichment for language mechanics and expression—This section develops language
mechanics and expression through a variety of activities.
Graphic development—Graphic organizers that relate to the article are used to
answer a variety of comprehension questions. In some lessons, students create their
own maps, graphs, and diagrams that relate to the article.
Table of Contents
Standards Correlations . 4
Introduction . 5
Lesson 1: It’s Raining Monarchs. 21
Lesson 2: Raising Royal Treasure. 27
Lesson 3: Keep the Grownups Out of It. 33
Lesson 4: Remembering Their Journey . 39
Lesson 5: Dazzling Diamonds. 45
Lesson 6: A Real Pain in the Neck. 51
Lesson 7: A Million Butterflies. 57
Lesson 8: Exploring the Deep. 63
Lesson 9: Serious About Fun . 69
Lesson 10: Race the Wind. 75
Lesson 11: Panic in Paris. 81
Lesson 12: China’s Big Dam. 87
Lesson 13: Should Kids Be Able to Surf the Internet?. 93
Lesson 14: The Sandia Pueblo Should Share the Land. 99
Lesson 15: Tragedy in the Jungle. 105
Lesson 16: Amazon Alert!. 111
Lesson 17: Global Warming . 117
Lesson 18: A Healthy Rise in Vaccinations. 123
Lesson 19: Goal: Ending Child Labor . 129
Lesson 20: Viking Voyage. 135
Answer Key. 141
Answer Sheet. 144
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