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PSPKK123 January 10, 2020  •  11 Comments

Reading comprehension passages for early readers

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Enjoy this set of free reading passages for young readers!

Without a doubt, one of the biggest requests I get at The Measured Mom is for simple reading passages for young readers.

I love to create reading passages, but they take a lot of time.

Because of that, I’ve started sharing new reading passages every month on my paid membership site.

Here’s a free sample so you can get a taste of what members get every month (in addition to many other printable resources!).

Each set of early reading passages comes in three different levels.

My kindergartner enjoyed the simplest passage and read it easily.

Every time she read the passage, she colored one of the smiley face circles. (Rereading builds fluency!)

Next, I helped her answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Finally, she traced the vocabulary word (“snow”) and wrote it twice in her best handwriting.

She did well with the level 2 passage as well, although she needed help with the word “covers.”

The level 3 passage was at her frustration level, and she didn’t enjoy it. For her second reading, we read it chorally (at the same time) to boost her confidence. If I was using these with her in the classroom, I’d have her do the level 2 page.

How to use these passages

  • Use them with individuals or small, ability-based reading groups.
  • Encourage your learners to use their word solving skills when they come to tricky words.
    • Find a part of the word you know.
    • Read the first chunk and see if you can add the rest of the word.
    • What would make sense?
    • Say all the sounds in order.
  • Teach your students how to read the question and all the possible answers before choosing the correct one.
  • Consider completing these at school and sending them home for more practice.
  • After you have done the passages with your learners, you might place them at a fluency center so students can read the passages again (alone or in pairs).

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Reader Interactions

11 Comments

  1. Mahwash

    January 12, 2020 at 7:56 pm

    As a newly hired KG teacher your resources and techniques are a life saver for me. And it helps my student and my daughter to understand the basic concepts in Pakistan

    Reply to this comment
  2. Komal Narang

    January 12, 2020 at 11:01 pm

    Your resource are something on which we can depend totally..
    We r lucky to have you.
    Please keep guiding us.
    I wish to meet you personally.
    But I live too far INDIA.
    Thank you dear

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  3. Jean

    January 13, 2020 at 4:14 am

    Thank you so much for making teaching easy for me. Your work made me save a lot of time..greatly appreciated them..

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  4. SHARIE

    January 13, 2020 at 11:13 pm

    I really appreciate this as it will help me as I help my grandson who does NOT like reading and is in 1st grade. Ugh Very frustrating for me since I am a retired teacher and want to play with him working on word families, but my son and d-in-law do not see that there is a problem.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      January 14, 2020 at 6:37 am

      That’s always hard for a teacher to see! Hopefully you’re able to read aloud to him a lot … I often fin that can help bridge the gap for kids who really aren’t excited about reading.

      Reply to this comment
  5. Olga

    January 14, 2020 at 10:13 am

    Hello Anna,

    Thank you very much for all your hard work. I used many of your resources. Now I would like to purchase these passages. Do you sell them or the only way to get them is by signing up to The Measured Mom Plus?

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      January 14, 2020 at 10:38 am

      Eventually I will have a full set for sale in my shop (which members will get for free). Currently I am releasing one new set a month in the membership (5 sets so far).

      Reply to this comment
  6. Jen

    January 18, 2020 at 9:42 am

    I’m considering joining to get all of the passages. However, before I do I was wondering if you could tell me how the passages are leveled? Do they follow a leveling system or correlate with Reading A-Z or DRA levels? If not, is there some kind of correlation to help ensure we’re using the correct level with the correct groups? Thanks!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      January 18, 2020 at 10:24 am

      So far I have 5 sets of passages in the membership (I add a new set each month; the membership is only a few months old. 🙂 I do not level the passages, but if I had to guess I would say …

      Level 1 … GRL C/D
      Level 2 … GRL E/F
      Level 3 … GRL G/H

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  7. Arshiya

    September 2, 2020 at 7:02 pm

    Dear Anna,
    I am pursuing Tefl pg diploma course from Asian college of teachers. I find it difficult to get through it. I am completely perplexed what to do. Please, kindly guide me, I want to to be ESL tutor.

    Reply to this comment
    • Kate Dowling

      September 3, 2020 at 7:59 pm

      Hello Arshiya!

      This is Kate, Anna’s assistant. Unfortunately, Anna is not able to help with this. We sincerely hope you find what you need! Here are some websites you can try:

      Becky at http://kidworldcitizen.org/
      Rachel at http://amotherfarfromhome.com/
      Vanessa at  http://www.pre-kpages.com/
      Mary Anne at http://www.mamasmiles.com/

      We wish you all the very best!

      Reply to this comment

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