Reading Comprehension Level 2
Part of the Reading Comprehension skill progression -- 8 lessons, each building toward demonstrated mastery.
8 Lessons
What Your Child Will Learn
- 1
Reading Between the Lines
Understand what inference means and learn that good readers use clues to figure out what authors don't tell us directly.
Objective: Students will understand that inference means using clues to figure out information that isn't directly stated, and will begin identifying clues in text.45 minutes - 2
Clues in the Text
Learn to identify specific text evidence and combine it with background knowledge to support inferences.
Objective: Students will identify specific text evidence (clues) and explain how combining clues with background knowledge leads to inferences.45 minutes - 3
How Characters Feel
Learn to infer character emotions by examining their actions, words, facial expressions, and body language.
Objective: Students will infer how characters feel by identifying clues in their actions, words, facial expressions, and body language, and support their inferences with text evidence.45 minutes - 4
Why Characters Act
Learn to infer character motivations - the reasons behind their actions and decisions.
Objective: Students will infer character motivations by examining what characters want, need, or are trying to accomplish, and explain the reasons behind character actions using text evidence.45 minutes - 5
What Will Happen Next?
Learn to make predictions about what will happen next based on text evidence and story patterns.
Objective: Students will make reasonable predictions about what will happen next in a story using text evidence, character behavior patterns, and story patterns.45 minutes - 6
Drawing Conclusions
Learn to draw conclusions by combining multiple clues from the text to figure out bigger ideas.
Objective: Students will draw conclusions by identifying and combining multiple text clues, explaining how the evidence supports their conclusion.45 minutes - 7
Author's Message
Learn to identify the big idea or lesson the author wants readers to understand or learn from a story.
Objective: Students will identify the author's message by examining how problems are solved, what characters learn, and how the story ends, using evidence from the text to explain the lesson or big idea.45 minutes - 8
Review and Application
Apply all inference skills across different text types with mixed practice. Consolidate understanding of reading between the lines.
Objective: Students will demonstrate mastery of all inference skills by applying them flexibly across fiction and nonfiction texts, selecting appropriate strategies, and self-monitoring their comprehension.45 minutes
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