Developing Reading Power 1 - Stories With Comprehension Activities

Students practise early reading through letter work, picture matching, rhyme activities and short story-based comprehension tasks.
Grades
K–1, Elementary
Pages
34
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Jul 10, 2024

Subject
ELA, Reading
Topic
Beginning Reading, Letter Recognition
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Answer key
Included
Standards
RL.1.1

Product description

From the author

This language arts-based resource is designed for grade 1. Basic reading skills are developed through the use of this resource. High-interest stories are presented in a way that encourages students to start reading. Students learn what they have read through literal and inferential comprehension. The teacher notes introduce readiness skills and recommend reading the directions aloud. Readability is discussed for the wider series; no individual DRP measurement is supplied for every activity here. Aligned to the International Reading Association and National Council of Teachers of English Standards 1 and 3.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Students recognize and name letters of the alphabet by tracing and identifying hidden letter shapes.

  • Students complete words and sentences using picture and word-bank context clues.

  • Students answer inferential comprehension questions about a short story using key clue details.

Teaching tips

  • Read the directions for each activity aloud to students throughout Book 1, as the teacher notes recommend (page 3).

  • Complete the lessons in the order they appear; the skills build in sequence toward reading-comprehension readiness (page 3).

  • For the earliest pages, such as the friend-drawing page, have children dictate their answers for you to write, since these activities are designed for pre-writers (page 5).

Skills covered

  • Letter recognition through tracing missing strokes and finding hidden letters

  • Context-based word completion using pictures and word banks

  • Comprehension through Peter’s Box story clues

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How does Peter’s Box work?

Students listen to the story, use its clues and check pictures to identify the object in the box.

Are the activities independent writing tasks?

The teacher reads directions aloud. The friend-drawing page includes dictation guidance, while Favorite Five asks children to name pictures and circle five choices.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • RL.1.1

Core concepts

  • Reading readiness

  • Letter recognition

  • Rhyming

  • Reading comprehension

  • Classifying

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