New York Test Prep Reading Skills Workbook Informational Texts Grade 5

Develops the Advanced Skills in the Next Generation Learning Standards! This workbook focuses on developing a thorough understanding of informational texts. It contains a wide range of informational texts organized by type. Each passage is followed by a complete full-length question set. This workbook will ensure that students have strong reading comprehension skills and can respond to challenging passages. Students will also be fully prepared for the informational text reading tasks on the New York State English Language Arts tests. Focuses on Understanding and Analyzing Informational d104s - Includes 18 practice sets containing a wide range of informational texts - Includes science and history articles, reviews, interviews, speeches, flyers, advertisements, biographies, opinion pieces, and how-to articles - Complex passages include features like charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, quotations, sidebars, and photographs - Each passage is followed by a full set of 15 questions with a range of formats - Complete reading comprehension question sets provide extensive practice responding to and analyzing texts Advanced Skill Development - Covers the skills listed in the Next Generation Learning Standards - Challenging passages build strong reading comprehension skills - Encourages close reading and using evidence from texts - Focuses on advanced skills like evaluating texts, making connections, and looking at texts critically - Provides experience with a wide range of question types Preparation for the New York State English Language Arts Assessments - Provides experience with a wide range of informational text types - Develops the student's ability to respond to and analyze complex texts - Ensures that students are able to analyze complex text features - Wide range of question formats challenge students and encourage strong skill development - Includes practice writing short answers and essays based on informational texts - Ongoing practice builds confidence

Matches the New Next Generation Learning Standards! This workbook will develop the reading skills that New York students need, while preparing students for the New York State English Language Arts tests. It offers a simple and convenient system for ongoing practice, while being focused on building strong reading skills. Skill Development Made Simple - Provides 48 passages with questions divided into convenient sets - Includes sets for literary texts, informational texts, and paired passages - Updated edition includes a wider variety of informational texts including advertisements, flyers, reviews, and instructional texts - Short passages and question sets allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions - Develops and builds on all the reading skills needed - Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year Helps Students Prepare for the New York State ELA Tests - Covers all the reading skills that are assessed on the state tests - Provides practice completing multiple-choice, short-response, and extended-response questions - Additional exercises provide practice completing more complex tasks - Students gain extensive experience understanding, analyzing, and responding to a wide range of passages Full Coverage of the New Next Generation English Language Arts Standards - Covers all the reading skills listed in the new standards - Additional exercises introduce and develop essential key skills - Full answer key lists the specific skill covered by each question Key Benefits of this Book - Short passages and question sets build confidence - Ongoing practice develops strong reading comprehension skills - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - Allows for convenient revision and practice as the student learns - Provides experience with a range of passage types - Develops the skills students need to perform well on assessments

Matches the New Next Generation Learning Standards introduced in 2017! This workbook will develop the reading skills that New York students need, while preparing students for the New York State English Language Arts tests. It offers a simple and convenient system for ongoing practice, while being focused on building strong reading skills. Skill Development Made Simple - Provides 48 passages with questions divided into convenient sets - Includes sets for literary texts, informational texts, and paired passages - Updated edition includes a wider variety of informational texts including advertisements, flyers, reviews, and instructional texts - Short passages and question sets allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions - Develops and builds on all the reading skills needed - Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year Helps Students Prepare for the New York State ELA Tests - Covers all the reading skills that are assessed on the state tests - Provides practice completing multiple-choice, short-response, and extended-response questions - Additional exercises provide practice completing more complex tasks - Students gain extensive experience understanding, analyzing, and responding to a wide range of passages Full Coverage of the New Next Generation English Language Arts Standards - Covers all the reading skills listed in the new standards - Additional exercises introduce and develop essential key skills - Full answer key lists the specific skill covered by each question Key Benefits of this Book - Short passages and question sets build confidence - Ongoing practice develops strong reading comprehension skills - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - Allows for convenient revision and practice as the student learns - Provides experience with a range of passage types - Develops the skills students need to perform well on assessments

Matches the New Next Generation Learning Standards introduced in 2017! This workbook provides extensive guided practice with a complete range of writing tasks, and will help prepare students for the reading and writing tasks on the New York State English Language Arts tests. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write arguments, essays, and narratives. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, argument, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Full Coverage of the New Next Generation English Language Arts Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the state standards, including arguments, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional writing skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Provides extensive practice analyzing, reflecting on, and responding to literary and informational texts Preparation for the New York State ELA Tests - Helps students gain the skills and experience needed for the New York State ELA tests - Provides extensive experience with short-response and extended-response questions - Students learn to understand, analyze, and respond to texts - Develops the skills needed to write effective essays - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Develops the writing skills that are needed to perform well on the state tests - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement

Matches the New Next Generation Learning Standards! This workbook will develop the reading skills that New York students need, while preparing students for the New York State English Language Arts tests. It offers a simple and convenient system for ongoing practice, while being focused on building strong reading skills. Skill Development Made Simple - Provides 48 passages with questions divided into convenient sets - Includes sets for literary texts, informational texts, and paired passages - Updated edition includes a wider variety of informational texts including advertisements, flyers, reviews, and instructional texts - Short passages and question sets allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions - Develops and builds on all the reading skills needed - Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year Helps Students Prepare for the New York State ELA Tests - Covers all the reading skills that are assessed on the state tests - Provides practice completing multiple-choice, short-response, and extended-response questions - Additional exercises provide practice completing more complex tasks - Students gain extensive experience understanding, analyzing, and responding to a wide range of passages Full Coverage of the New Next Generation English Language Arts Standards - Covers all the reading skills listed in the new standards - Additional exercises introduce and develop essential key skills - Full answer key lists the specific skill covered by each question Key Benefits of this Book - Short passages and question sets build confidence - Ongoing practice develops strong reading comprehension skills - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - Allows for convenient revision and practice as the student learns - Provides experience with a range of passage types - Develops the skills students need to perform well on assessments

Matches the 2015-2016 State Standards and Assessments! This workbook will develop the reading skills that students need, while preparing students for the Common Core English Language Arts Test. It offers a simple and convenient system for ongoing practice, while being focused on developing Common Core reading skills. Skill Development Made Simple - Provides 40 passages with questions divided into convenient sets - Short passages and question sets allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions - Develops and builds on all the reading skills needed - Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year Prepares Students for the New York Common Core ELA Test - Covers the reading skills assessed on the Common Core ELA Test - Develops both the reading and writing skills needed for the test - Strong skill development prepares students for more rigorous assessments - Provides practice with multiple-choice, short-response, and extended-response questions - Focuses on key Common Core features like close reading and using evidence from texts Full Coverage of the Common Core Reading Standards - Covers all the Common Core reading skills that students need - Includes sets for literature, sets for informational texts, and mixed sets - Includes paired literary texts and paired informational texts - Additional exercises introduce and develop essential Common Core skills - Full answer key lists the specific skill covered by each question Key Benefits of this Workbook - Short passages and question sets build confidence - Ongoing practice develops strong reading comprehension skills - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - Allows for convenient revision and practice as the student learns - Provides experience with a range of passage types - Develops the skills students need to perform well on assessments

New and Updated for the 2014-2015 Common Core ELA Tests! This workbook will develop the reading skills that students need, while preparing students for the Common Core English Language Arts Test. It offers a simple and convenient system for ongoing practice, while being focused on developing Common Core reading skills. Skill Development Made Simple - Provides 40 passages with questions divided into convenient sets - Short passages and question sets allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions - Develops and builds on all the reading skills needed - Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year Prepares Students for the New York Common Core ELA Test - Covers the reading skills assessed on the Common Core ELA Test - Develops both the reading and writing skills needed for the test - Strong skill development prepares students for more rigorous assessments - Provides practice with multiple-choice, short-response, and extended-response questions - Focuses on key Common Core features like close reading and using evidence from texts Full Coverage of the Common Core Reading Standards - Covers all the Common Core reading skills that students need - Includes sets for literature, sets for informational texts, and mixed sets - Includes paired literary texts and paired informational texts - Additional exercises introduce and develop essential Common Core skills - Full answer key lists the specific skill covered by each question Key Benefits of this Workbook - Short passages and question sets build confidence - Ongoing practice develops strong reading comprehension skills - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - Allows for convenient revision and practice as the student learns - Provides experience with a range of passage types - Develops the skills students need to perform well on assessments

Develops the Advanced Skills in the Next Generation Learning Standards! This workbook focuses on developing a thorough understanding of informational texts. It contains a wide range of informational texts organized by type. Each passage is followed by a complete full-length question set. This workbook will ensure that students have strong reading comprehension skills and can respond to challenging passages. Students will also be fully prepared for the informational text reading tasks on the New York State English Language Arts tests. Focuses on Understanding and Analyzing Informational d104s - Includes 18 practice sets containing a wide range of informational texts - Includes science and history articles, reviews, interviews, speeches, flyers, advertisements, biographies, opinion pieces, and how-to articles - Complex passages include features like charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, quotations, sidebars, and photographs - Each passage is followed by a full set of 15 questions with a range of formats - Complete reading comprehension question sets provide extensive practice responding to and analyzing texts Advanced Skill Development - Covers the skills listed in the Next Generation Learning Standards - Challenging passages build strong reading comprehension skills - Encourages close reading and using evidence from texts - Focuses on advanced skills like evaluating texts, making connections, and looking at texts critically - Provides experience with a wide range of question types Preparation for the New York State English Language Arts Assessments - Provides experience with a wide range of informational text types - Develops the student's ability to respond to and analyze complex texts - Ensures that students are able to analyze complex text features - Wide range of question formats challenge students and encourage strong skill development - Includes practice writing short answers and essays based on informational texts - Ongoing practice builds confidence