Science Fiction Reading Comprehension: 20 Sci-Fi Short Stories to Make Comprehension Fun

By D.M.W. Lewis

Could a shrink ray help you save a friend from gooey, blue boogers? Ever tried a piping-hot donut from the Electric Donut Boy? Do you know the reason why bears and clone machines don't mix? These sci-fi tales will shock some life into you during comprehension time, or make you disappear. Do you have reluctant readers? Do your kids need reading comprehension practice but can't find anything they like? Are you a teacher who needs funny/silly stories for read-aloud that include questions to ask your students? Introducing Laughroom Literacy's short-fiction SCIENCE FICTION comprehension stories! 20 futuristic tales to get kids reading and reading again! These SCIENCE FICTION TALES can be read in any order and includes * The Voyage of Weird Part One * The Voyage of Weird Part Two * The Voyage of Weird Part Three * The Voyage of Weird Part Four * 3D Printers are from Mars * Always Thank Your Electronics * Eye of the Principal * The Rude Robot * Mrs. Redd and the Aliens at the Pool * Forward to the Past * The Silent Papers * Y2K 2 * The Electric Donut Boy * 37 Cakes for an Alien * Mr. Louis and the Recess Robots * Jak Tanner and the Gurgonauts * The Mosquitoes * Baroony and the Clone Machine * The Hacker of Hill Ridge Elementary * Let Me Give You a Hand What are classroom teachers saying about my stories? What are classroom teachers saying about these stories? "This product worked out very well with my 4 sessions of 3rd-5th graders in a Virtual Summer Bridge program (Covid19 summer of 2020). This held their interest and worked well with my home document camera for the whole group of 10 students and in smaller differentiated groups. Thank you!" - Karen B. "This is a great little resource! I used it during summer school for a student that I really had difficulty keeping focused." - Lisa H. "Great stories! So engaging! Got the kids to truly understand the genre of Science Fiction." - Stephanie P. "This is an awesome resource. My students really enjoyed using it. Thank you!" - Educationally Yours "Students loved reading all these science fiction stories. They were definitely engaged in this assignment." - Christine L. "Very helpful in making sure I fully covered the genre of science fiction." - Alicia P. "Used to differentiate to lower reading levels...thanks! This is a tough standard to find!" - Michelle T. "This is a great supplement to my Science Fiction unit." - Dot Dot Not A Lot, TPT Seller "Very helpful - science fiction resources are hard to find for lower elementary grades." - Judy C. "Very enjoyable stories! These stories fit great into my science fiction unit. Thanks!" - Audra R. WHAT AGES CAN I USE THESE FOR? Strong 3rd, 4th, and struggling 5th grade students smile/laugh their way through these fun stories and answer comprehension questions about what they read. Also recommended for upper grade SPED learners including middle school and some high school, depending on their level. * They will make kids SMILE and LAUGH * They ASK four CCSS based comprehension questions that help review reading skills, including answer keys * They try to TEACH lessons through self-reflection * They aim to make kids WANT to RE-READ the story because they loved it

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 172904199X
• ISBN13: 9781729041994
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.4" x 5.0"