So Many Stories to Tell. . .

    Valerie Flournoy explains that, for her, American Stories are made up of special people and places from her own life.  Who and what would you include in your American Story?

    As you read each selection, ask yourself what ingredients help to make it an American Story.  There are people to meet, places to see, and best of all, stories to be shared.  Click on Kids' Space to find out more about American Stories

 

SKILLS FOR AMERICAN STORIES

COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES AND SKILLS
Strategies:  Predict/Infer, Evaluate, Summarize, Question
Skills:  Sequence of Events, Making Inferences, Making Generalizations, Categorize and Classify, Drawing Conclusions, Making Judgments, Compare and Contrast, Noting Details, Cause and Effect, Problem Solving
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Contractions
Word Roots sign and spect
Suffixes -er, -or, -ist
Possessives
VOCABULARY/DICTIONARY
Antonyms
Using Context
Entry Words and Their Meanings
Multiple-Meaning Words
INFORMATION AND STUDY SKILLS
Using the Library
Timelines/Schedules

Return to Reading