Reading Comprehension and Fluency Passages for High School Students Set 2

This is a print-n-go, turn-key data driven fluency and reading comprehension program for high school students. Please look at the preview - it is the print version of most of the resource. These are high interest passages students can relate to. These passages work to create authentic student learning experiences, are engaging and promise practice and power.

The 10-Minute Fluency and Comprehension is a comprehensive, simple, and research-based program that builds students’ reading fluency in just minutes a day. This is great for student grade level fluency practice. For students in grades 9-12, this peer-driven solution pairs same-skill-level students to read age-appropriate and record each other's progress with fluency and accuracy to meet today's career and college readiness challenges.

Lexile-based reading passages and comprehension worksheets to help build student fluency. Engaging passages at appropriate levels.

Passage Reading Levels - 22 Reading Passages in All

page 3 Reading Passage Levels

page 4 Fluency Research

page 6 Why Lexile Measures and Fluency

810L-1000L Passages

1. Military Tech Comes to Comics
2. Taylor Swift
3. The Lord of the Flies or People Can Be Brutal
4. The Oldest NFL Team
5. Disney World
6. What is Human Geography?
7. ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
8. From Jane Eyre Chapter 27

1010L-1200L

1. Dwayne, the Rock, Johnson
2. Simone Johnson
3. Khaby Lame
4. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
5. Tai Tzu-Ying – Badminton
6. Top Three Under 10
7. The Other Side of the Hobbit
8. Is it Real?
9. Is Harry Potter Still Relevant?
10. Hamlet by William Shakespeare

1210L-1400L

1. Superhero and their Evolving Use of Technology: Superman
2. Disney’s Animal Kingdom
3. The History of Child Labor
4. The Other Side of Jane Eyre
5. Stunning Neckless is Unearthed in England
6. Sidney Crosby
7. Paying College Athletes
8. World’s Greatest Dancers

Page 36 Fluency Tracking Sheet

Page 37 References

This is an evidence-based strategy for improving reading fluency. The student is asked to read the same passage three times, receiving feedback each time from the instructor or peer reviewer. The first read comes with comprehension checks - the second and third are pure fluency checks.

Since this program is peer-to-peer, feedback comes from peers. By providing feedback on accuracy, rate and expression, students can incorporate those changes into each subsequent reading, eventually reaching a point of fluency with that particular passage. They can then move on to more difficult assignments.

Repeated readings of text can also contribute to better comprehension, one of the cornerstones of reading throughout life. All schools, from elementary to college, can easily provide students with repeated readings as well as paired passages of the same theme or topic.

For those teachers who want to mix-up full-class fluency lessons, one option is fluency-oriented reading instruction. This evidence-based practice begins with a teacher reading a particular passage aloud while students follow along in silent reading. Then, students read the passage aloud numerous times throughout the week, including echo, choral and partner reading. They also practice the passage for 15-30 minutes daily. At the end of a week, students engage in discussion, writing an essay or performing other activities that prove comprehension of the passage.

If you need these passages at a lower level to differentiate for struggling readers - see: 24 High Interest - Low Level Reading and Comprehension Passages Grades 5-12 this version is written at a second and third grade reading level. If you need more passages - add SET 1

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