• Practice for every day of the school year • Help students prepare for standardized testing

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Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3453 • © Evan-Moor Corp.
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WEEK
DAY
1
Remind students of the 
Cause and Effect
skill. Take a very sharp pencil and begin to write on a piece 
of paper. Press hard enough to break the lead. Ask: What happened? (The pencil lead broke.) That is 
the effect. What was the cause? (You pressed too hard.) Then tell students they will read about bats. 
Read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. Remind students of the 
Visualization 
strategy, 
which was taught during Week 2. Then tell students that making a mental image of what happens in 
a passage is a good way to picture the causes and effects. Have students read the passage. When 
students have finished, direct them to complete the skill practice activity. Review the answers 
together. For the strategy practice activity, pair students or complete it as a group.
DAY
2
Remind students of the 
Cause and Effect 
skill. Tell students they will read about different animals in 
a rainforest. Remind students of the 
Organization 
strategy, which was taught during Week 3. Say: 
Sometimes writers organize their passages by causes and effects. Read the instructions at the top 
of the page aloud. Then have students read the passage. When students have finished, direct them to 
complete the skill and strategy practice activities. Review the answers together. For the strategy 
practice activity, help students find all of the cause-and-effect combinations in the passage.
DAY
3
Remind students of the 
Fact and Opinion
skill. Then say: A fact can be proved. An opinion is what 
someone thinks or believes. If I tell you that owls have feathers, is that a fact or an opinion? (fact)