Help older elementary readers notice the difference between someone who experienced an event and someone who is reporting on it later.

Help older elementary readers slow down and actually use tables and charts instead of skipping past them. This lesson shows kids how visual information supports the main text.

Reading fluency with a read-along partner. Your child times themselves reading and practices smooth pacing with your guidance.

Discover the three main reasons authors write and practice identifying purpose in real texts.

Study the real life of Davy Crockett, a true East Tennessean, and learn to separate historical fact from legend.

Learn what inferences are and practice combining text clues with prior knowledge to read between the lines.

Learn to navigate nonfiction text using headings, subheadings, captions, bold words, indexes, and glossaries - with a Tennessee geography practice text.

Learn the difference between retelling and summarizing, then practice writing a strong summary using a simple template.

Discover how Latin and Greek word roots unlock the meaning of unfamiliar words, and start a Word Detective journal.