Introduction

Who wants to be a great reading detective? Grab your magnifying glass and look for fun activities that will help you become super readers. By being a fantastic detective and solving your mystery reading task…you can earn delightful detective rewards.

The Task

· Ready….choose one reading activity from the Reading Detective packet

· Set….gather up any materials you need to complete the task

· Go….complete the task and show it to the teacher

Goal: The student will earn a Delightful Detective reward for every 5 activities successfully completed…while improving reading comprehension skills.

The Process and Resources

Not all resources will be used by all students. The following are some suggestions to improve the reading comprehension skills for students in grades 1, 2 , and 3. Appropriate reading level assessment is necessary, so each student will meet success in the task. Teacher observation and assessment is necessary.

Web resources:

· Inferences: http://www.rhlschool.com/read6n3.htm

· Listening: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Lang-arts/Reading/RDG0003.html

· Reading Comprehension: Free worksheets http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm

· Main idea: http://www.rhlschool.com/read6n4.htm

· Reading Comprehension: http://teams.lacoe.edu/village/welcome.html

· Sequencing: http://www.pilkey.com

Evaluation

This WebQuest will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

·        Teacher observation

·        Teacher and student discussion

·        80% accuracy on paper/pen worksheets

Conclusion

We hope that you have had fun being master detectives. Also, we know that you have increased your reading comprehension skills. Finally, we hope that you will enjoy reading more and become lifetime readers.