Reading Comprehension is the ability to understand, interpret, and reflect on written texts. In Grade 6, students move beyond simply reading words to analyzing themes, context, and meaning. Through inquiry learning, they explore different genres, compare perspectives, and ask questions that deepen understanding. Instead of only answering worksheets, they connect texts to their own experiences, debate interpretations, and share reflections with peers. By practicing strategies like summarizing, predicting, and inferring, Reading Comprehension becomes more than reading, it becomes an active way to learn and think critically.
🟢 Starter
- Write three questions you ask when reading a story.
- Summarize a short paragraph in two sentences.
- Write three words that describe the main idea.
- Predict what happens next in a story.
- Write one sentence about your favorite book.
- Identify two characters in a text.
- Write three sentences about the setting of a story.
- Circle strong verbs in a short passage.
- Write one question you would ask the author.
- Compare two endings: happy and sad.
- Write two sentences about what makes a good story.
- Highlight three details that support the main idea.
- Write one sentence about why details matter.
- Share three facts from a nonfiction article.
- Write three examples of text features in nonfiction.
- Create a slogan about reading.
- Write one way reading teaches new ideas.
- Draw a picture of the main event in a story.
- Write two sentences about a character’s feelings.
- Share one text that made you think.
🟡 Practice
- Write a paragraph summarizing a short story.
- Compare two characters and their choices.
- Write about the theme of a fable.
- Research an author and share three facts.
- Write three ways to find the main idea.
- Create a chart of cause and effect in a passage.
- Write about why context clues matter.
- Compare a fiction and nonfiction text.
- Write a diary entry as a book character.
- Analyze how setting affects a story.
- Write about how an author uses imagery.
- Create a quiz with 10 reading questions.
- Write about how to infer meaning from a text.
- Compare two news articles on the same topic.
- Write a reflection about a story’s message.
- Create a poster about reading strategies.
- Write about why predictions help comprehension.
- Compare a story you read to a personal experience.
- Write about the role of dialogue in a text.
- Create a summary of a chapter in your own words.
🔴 Challenge
- Write an essay on why reading comprehension is important in school.
- Debate whether fiction teaches more than nonfiction.
- Research how reading improves the brain.
- Write a persuasive speech about reading daily.
- Analyze a poem for theme and tone.
- Write a report on how culture shapes storytelling.
- Compare two books with similar themes.
- Write a diary entry from the perspective of an author.
- Research how reading shapes empathy.
- Create a multimedia project about favorite books.
- Write about how symbolism works in literature.
- Compare the narrator’s point of view in two texts.
- Write a reflection about how reading changed your thinking.
- Research how technology affects reading habits.
- Write about the role of conflict in stories.
- Create a project that links reading to current events.
- Write an editorial about promoting literacy in schools.
- Analyze how authors use foreshadowing.
- Write a story response letter to a character.
- Propose three strategies for improving reading comprehension.