Description
Mentor Texts Reading Comprehension & Test Prep | Build strong readers with this engaging Mentor Texts Poetry & Reading Passages set featuring 11 high-quality poems, fables, and classic literature excerpts. This resource is designed to help students practice essential reading comprehension skills through close reading, discussion, and written responses using meaningful mentor texts.
Each passage includes student-friendly questions that guide readers to think deeply about the text while practicing skills commonly assessed on state tests and classroom assessments.
INCLUDED:
- Print and Go Version included
- Color and Black-and-White Options
- Answer Key Included – For easy grading and review
- 11 Quick Mentor Texts – Featuring fiction, fables, poetry, and more
- Versatile Graphic Organizers – Applicable to any text
SKILLS COVERED
- Main idea
- Summary writing
- Inference
- Character feelings & motivation
- Context clues vocabulary
- Cause and effect
- Text connections
- Moral / lesson
- and more
PERFECT FOR:
- Test Prep for: STAAR, PARCC, SBAC, STAR and more
- Small Group Literacy Stations
- Warm-up
- Homework
- Sub work
- Independent work
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Amy G. –
Thank you!!
Cassandra F. –
This resource has been so helpful with my small group reading.
Nicole L. –
Great resource and excellent differentiation opportunities. Thank you for this great source.
Lessons with Lauren –
Love this!
Mishelle T. –
Excellent! Very useful resource!
margaret N. –
Great asset for comprehension practice.
Brittany Causey –
Loved using these to help students improve their comprehension skills!
Laken Bowlin –
These warm ups are perfect for when my students first come into the classroom.
Virtual Vibes Co. –
This is great for progress monitoring comprehension goals for my kids! Thanks!
Kristi Houston –
Thanks!
Fab Fun in 5th –
Fabulous resource!
LittleDesksBigMinds –
This is such a great resource! A bunch of my students struggle with pulling information from a text. I always need short reading passages with questions (and who has time to find them and make them up). My kids word on this today and loved it too!
Crystal W. –
Thanks
Andrea Beaupied –
Love it!
Kathryn H. –
use as homework and morning work. loving it!
Caritas Classroom –
Excited to use this for remediation! Thanks!
carina L. –
Great resource!
Lapa’s Little Learners –
Thank you!
Created by Kimber –
This is an excellent resource for use during RTI!!
raquel G. –
great !