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

you pay more attention to the ones that help you best understand what you are reading. 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 
Nonfiction Text Features 
skill and of the 
Organization 
strategy, which was 
taught during Week 3. Say: Nonfiction text features are sometimes organized in a way to make 
information clear and easy to find. Read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. If necessary, 
help students with the pronunciation of the glossary words. Then have students read the glossary. 
When students have finished, direct them to complete the skill and strategy practice activities. 
Review the answers together. 
DAY
3
Remind students that visual information is given as a picture, chart, graph, or other visual element. 
Point out something in the classroom that is an example of visual information (map, chart, graph, 
etc.). Brainstorm with students why showing information visually is sometimes important (e.g., It 
may be the only way to convey information, as with maps. It can break up a lot of text on a page. It 
can be seen and understood quickly.). Read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. Then 
remind students of the 
Determine Important Information
strategy. Say: It’s important to pay 
attention to the most important parts of a piece of visual information. Have students read the 
passage. When students have finished, direct them to complete the skill and strategy practice 
activities. Review the answers together.
DAY
4
Remind students of the 
Visual Information 
skill. Say: Sometimes a passage will have both text and