Happy 2017!

I don't know about you, but for me the testing crunch is on! When I go back to school I am going to be working towards getting my students ready for MAP testing and OELPA testing. I use a variety of materials but one type of material I cannot live without are the ones I deem"close reads".  One of these Australian animal fluency/comprehension product. I spent the best part of a month researching to create it. One of them is a fluency product that ended up being both fluency and comprehension, so it works well for test prep. Even one of the selections in this file could be used for close reading activities that could extend more than a couple sessions with students. I like to number the paragraphs and dig deeply into nonfiction for details and context clues

. This particular item would work for high fourth-fifth reading level students, I believe, but I have chosen to label it for grades 5-7.  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fluency-Australian-AnimalsNonfiction-Comprehension-1995719