Grade 5 Reading Comprehension Skills (Work Sheet)

 

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GREENBANK.pdf breaks down Grade 5 Reading Comprehension into three categories: Functional, Recreational, and Textual.

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Functional Reading Comprehension skills include identifying the source of information, determining the title, making inferences, drawing conclusions, analyzing the author's purpose, identifying the main idea/theme, analyzing fact and opinion, using context clues, and demonstrating literal comprehension.

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Recreational Reading Comprehension skills include interpreting figurative language, determining reasons, demonstrating literal comprehension, analyzing the author's purpose, analyzing structure, determining the title, making inferences, identifying the main idea/theme, drawing conclusions, identifying fiction and non-fiction stories, and determining a title.

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Textual Reading Comprehension skills involve extending the story, identifying fiction and non-fiction stories, analyzing the speaker in a poem, interpreting a poem, interpreting mood, applying reading strategies, determining reasons, identifying the source of information, using context clues, analyzing the author's purpose, identifying the main idea/theme, demonstrating literal comprehension, making inferences, drawing conclusions, and determining a title.

The source also provides the average national and local scores for each of these skills, as well as indicating whether Green Bank Elementary-Mid Grade 5 students are performing above, at, or below the national average.

 

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Creating a Grade 5 Reading Comprehension Heat Map

You can create a heat map to visualize the performance of Green Bank Elementary-Mid Grade 5 students in Reading Comprehension compared to national averages. The sources provide the necessary data for this, specifically in.

Data and Structure

• Data: The sources list various skills within Functional, Recreational, and Textual Reading Comprehension categories. For each skill, a local score (Green Bank's performance) and a national average score are provided. You can calculate the score difference (Local score minus National score) for each skill.
• Heat Map Structure:
  • Rows: Represent individual Reading Comprehension skills.
  • Columns: Represent the three categories: Functional, Recreational, and Textual.
  • Cells: Show the score difference for a particular skill within its category, represented by color intensity.

Color Scheme

• Green: Indicates skills where Green Bank students outperform the national average. Darker green represents a larger positive difference.
• Red: Represents skills where Green Bank students fall behind the national average. Darker red indicates a more significant negative difference.
• Neutral Color (e.g., white or light gray): Shows skills where Green Bank students' performance is at or very close to the national average.

Example Structure

Skill	Functional	Recreational	Textual
Identify source of information
Determine title
Make inferences
Draw conclusions
Analyze author's purpose
Identify main idea/theme
Analyze fact and opinion
Use context clues
Demonstrate literal comprehension
Interpret figurative language
Determine reasons
Analyze structure
Identify fiction and non-fiction stories
Extend story
Analyze speaker in poem
Interpret poem
Interpret mood
Apply reading strategies
Determine a title

Tools

You would need a data visualization tool or software to create this heat map. Many options exist online, such as:

• Datawrapper
• Tableau Public
• Infogram

Insights

The heat map would provide a clear visual representation of Green Bank's strengths and weaknesses in Grade 5 Reading Comprehension, enabling educators to tailor instruction and support. For example, a cluster of red cells in the "Functional" category might indicate a need for targeted interventions to improve those specific skills. Conversely, a concentration of dark green cells in the "Recreational" category would highlight areas where students excel.