Practice is the best way to ensure reading comprehension and writing success. This guide urges students to find out where to focus study efforts to prepare for state assessments in English language arts and increase test-taking confidence on all standardized exams. Inside, 8th graders will find: A pretest to pinpoint strengths/weaknesses A posttest to show progress made 31 short lessons that gradually increase in difficulty Practice exercises to help master essential skills

Reading Comprehension Practice for seventh and eighth grades improves reading skills by providing: -independent reading for on-level readers -instructional reading for below-level readers -supplemental reading for above-level readers All units feature reading guides, comprehension questions, and more. This middle school reading comprehension workbook gives students the practice they need to be successful readers by helping them: -decode words -relate new information to known information -monitor growth and take action when necessary The Mark Twain Publishing Company provides classroom decorations and supplemental books for middle-grade and upper-grade classrooms. These products are designed by leading educators and cover science, math, behavior management, history, government, language arts, fine arts, and social studies.

A top-selling teacher resource line, The 100+ Series(TM) features over 100 reproducible activities in each book! --Organized by specific reading skills, this book is designed to enhance students' reading comprehension. The focused, meaningful practice and entertaining topics motivate students to learn. Lively reading passages present high-interest subjects in a variety of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Subject matter from across the curriculum--including topics from science, history, and literary classics--deepen student knowledge while strengthening reading skills.

Can a fish cough? With level B of Reading for Comprehension, your students will learn all about this kid-friendly topic and many more. This book for grade 2 students includes 46 high-interest, nonfiction articles with questions that reinforce key reading and writing skills commonly found on state tests. Multiple-choice questions test these reading skills: vocabulary, main idea and details, sequence, cause and effect, and inferences and conclusions. Students also answer open-ended questions to practice writing narrative text, descriptive text, persuasive text, and expository text.

Quick, critical reading is an essential skill needed in the classroom and is critical to succeed on all standardized tests. Be it literature, essays, or articles, this new addition to the Express Review Guides series covers all of these aspects of reading comprehension. It's also filled with tips on how to develop reading strategies, how to read better, understand more, and do it all faster. Includes pre and posttests to show progress and comprehension.

The 5-pack provides five books of the same grade level.