4th Grade STAAR Reading Test Prep Passages – Literary Genres Unit 1

Description

STAAR reading practice for literary genres. This first unit of 4th grade test prep includes reading comprehension passages with multiple choice questions, including new question types, for fiction, poetry, and drama.

Fourth grade Texas reading test prep: reading comprehension passages with multiple choice questions for fourth grade tested reading TEKS, including new question types! It’s great test prep for the RLA STAAR, and it includes a review of literary genres and introduces informational genres. 9 passages with questions for each one.

Each week in this daily spiral review includes one short passage that covers the new TEKS, and a test aligned question to answer each day. All of the passages are to prepare for Reporting Category 1: Reading. New question types included (Hot Text, Multi-select question, Multi-part question, and Short Constructed Responses)

****This resource is a .zip file that contains pdfs and two versions of an editable data tracker that you can edit with Adobe Reader. Be sure that you have the software that will enable to you to open these files.*******

Included in this resource:

Nine Reading Passages with Questions: 26 pages)

• One half-page passage per week in various literary genres
• 5 questions (one for each day) aligned with tested TEKS
• Aligned to tested TEKS/Readiness/Supporting Genres:
• 3 Fiction
• 2 Literary Nonfiction
• 2 Poetry (one narrative, one free verse)
• 2 Drama

Teacher Tools: (9 pages)

• TEKS Coverage Alignment Guide: the first nine weeks covers TEKS related to the genres of Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Literary Nonfiction.
• TEKS Mastery Tracker (data collection page: printable and editable format in Adobe Reader)

Academic Vocabulary Word Wall: (16 pages)

• Academic Vocabulary by Week Guide
• Academic Vocabulary Headers for each genre: Fiction, Drama, Poetry, and Literary Nonfiction.
• Academic Vocabulary for each week (64 word cards)

Answer Documents (3 pages)

• Student Answer Document
• Teacher Key

Accommodations (10 pages)

• Large Print Version: Each text in a full-page version for students who need the accommodation

Reading & Writing Connections (12 pages)

• Recommended titles for building background knowledge about the topics of each passage
• Writing response for each passage – perfect for practicing for the Extended Constructed Response portion of the ELA STAAR!

To grab the big bundle which includes all four nine weeks of test review, and save a bundle, too :), click here!

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