4th Grade STAAR Reading Test Prep Passages – Non-Literary Genres Unit 2

Description

STAAR reading practice for informational text. This second unit of 4th grade test prep includes non-literary passages with multiple choice questions, including new question types.

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 covers all of the genres tested in 4th grade! Includes 9 reading passages with questions

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. New question types included (Hot Text, Multi-select question, Multi-part question, and Short Constructed Responses)

This is the second nine week unit. Each unit builds to provide you with a full year’s curriculum in the Fourth Grade Texas Reading Test Prep Bundle! They are PERFECT for spiral review, daily warm-ups, exit tickets, or small group!

****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 Passages with Questions include: (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:
• 1 Fiction
• 1 Literary Nonfiction
• 1 Poetry
• 1 Drama
• 3 Informational (one with procedural included)
• 1 Persuasive
• 1 Argumentative

Teacher Tools: (9 pages)

• TEKS Coverage Alignment Guide: a review of the 1st nine weeks covers TEKS related to the genres of Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Literary Nonfiction, plus we add informational, persuasive, and argumentative genres this nine weeks.
• 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, Literary Nonfiction, Informational, Persuasive, and Argumentative.
• Academic Vocabulary for each week (52 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 prep and review, and save a bundle, too, click here!

• Third Grade TEK-a-Day
• Fifth Grade TEK-a-Day

This product, once purchased, is licensed to be used in one classroom. Additional users must purchase additional licenses.