Reading Comprehension Bundle 2nd Grade ~ Reading Fluency Making Inferences

Increase your student reading scores with these great tools related to reading nonfiction , using nonfiction text features , reading rate , reading with expression , deeper thinking , making inferences and written response to reading. Tons of graphic organizers, reading response sheets, reading passages , running records and more.

This packet contains 4 of my best selling products. Save $11.00 when you purchase them bundled. Inside you will find:

Reading Comprehension

#1 Inferring: Inferring with Picture Books

Deeper Thinking while Reading - Do you wish your students would practice deeper thinking so that they could increase their reading comprehension skills? I made this product in an effort to get my students to think more deeply about what they read. It is a product I am most proud of and one I had great fun making. Each story has 2 pages of open ended comprehension questions that encourage your students to think rather than just answer. I will continue to add to this product as I add more books. This packet currently contains specific questions related to the following titles:

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman

Babushka’s Doll by Patricia Polacco

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

The Best Story by Eileen Spinelli

Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes

Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson

The Empty Pot by DEMI

Enemy Pie by Derek Munson

A Firefly Named Torchy by Bernard Waber

Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

How Full Is Your Bucket by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer

The Jacket by Kirsten Hall

I love You the Purplest by Barbara M. Joose

The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

Ma Dear's Aprons by Patricia McKissack

Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia McKissack

Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully

The Mud Pony by Caron Lee Cohen

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

One Smile by Cindy McKinley

The Recess Queen by A. O’Neill and L. Huliska-Beith

The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan

Sebastian’s Roller Skates by Joan De Deu Prats

Sheila Rae, The Brave by Kevin Henkes

Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

Thank you, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco

Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts

Reading Comprehension

#2 MEGA Graphic Organizers

Common Core Reading Graphic Organizers - Use with ANY text! This packet contains all of my graphic organizers related to reading comprehension. I will be continually adding to it so if you buy it today for one price, you will be able to download new versions every time I add a new graphic organizer. Although it is aligned with Grade 2 common core standards, it can definitely be used for grades 1 and 3. These are FUN and my students love using them. Each sheet is small enough to be cut and glued into a 8 x 11 spiral bound reader's notebook.

The skills addressed are:

Thinking about Reading

Reading Inventory

Asking questions

Making predictions and connections

Previewing a book

Visualization

Characters

Character Traits

Character Responses

Story Elements

Poetry

Using Illustrations

Compare and Contrast

Author Message

Identifying Lesson or Moral

Main Idea

Using Nonfiction Text Features

Inferring Meaning

Tackling Tricky Words

Reading Realistic Fiction

The Why behind text features

Does the heading match the words-Prove it!

And More!!

Reading Comprehension

#3 Fluency

Fluency 

Have you struggled with finding the most efficient tools to increase reading fluency among your struggling readers? I have combined many of my favorite tools, and that of my students, in one packet. This packet will provide you and your students with fun activities to build reading fluency and increase reading scores for your struggling readers. Included in this packet are:

Reading Passages for Individual readers

Reading Passages for Strategy Groups

Running Records(both students and teacher sheets)

Self assessment

Partner Work and Peer Assessment

Fluency Strips Re. Heeding Punctuation

Fluency Strips Re. Reading Dialogue

Echo Activity

Scooping Words Activity

Decoding Nonsense Words

Decoding CVC Words

Decoding Words with Blends and Digraphs

Decoding Words with Long Vowel Sounds

Reading Comprehension

#4 Nonfiction Reading

This packet contains graphic organizers and resources you can use for teaching your students how to read non-fiction text, including nonfiction text features.

NEW AND IMPROVED:

THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN UPDATED NOVEMBER 2014

Included in this packet are:

*9 grade level passages (3 each for grades 1 through 3) to teach heading and/or main idea with answer sheet

*graphic organizer for fact or opinion

*3 grade level passages(1 for each grade 1-3) for distinguishing between fact and opinion with answer sheets

*2 graphic organizers for listing facts learned

*8 graphic organizers for learning about and using non-fiction text features

*graphic organizer for new vocabulary words using glossary

*2 graphic organizers for main idea and supporting details

*graphic organizer for author message and important points

*graphic organizer for compare and contrast of two different books/same topic

*3 graphic organizers for asking questions and thinking about reading

This nonfiction product is also part of a non fiction bundle:

Non Fiction Reading and Writing Bundle

The other products in the bundle can also be purchased separately:

Non fiction Text Features-strips for your mini lessons

A Non Fiction Writing Unit - Expert Topics

Are you also looking for CCSS aligned grammar activities and a way to organize what to teach and when to teach it?!

Check out my Grammar Packets below that come with a CALENDAR TO FOLLOW, LESSONS, aligned follow up NO PREP Circle Activities, and 70 plus Printables.

Grade 2 Common Core Grammar Bundle.

Grade 3 Common Core Grammar Bundle.

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