SEL Story Series: Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Articles

This singer / songwriter wonders if she took it off for you, would people like her better?

What are we talking about?

Can your Middle School and High School students infer based on clues from the text?

He was supposed to be playing in the NFL.

So, why was his dad driving him back home? All he had was seven bucks in his pocket.

How does the Rock go from ZERO to HERO?

By working harder than everyone else in the room.

This person was asked by a stranger if she was born in this country.

Although immediately offended, the conversation she had with the stranger would change her life forever.

Have your students ever been offended by somebody? What happened next?

This ballerina and beauty pageant contestant gave a speech about Why Women Should NOT Be Engineers.

And that makes her an epic ambassador for STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Will your students disagree?

This innovative app used by 500 million people helps close the gap between rich and poor.

Can your students guess which app this is?

This reading comprehension article goes well with the Inferring reading strategy.

Do any of your students want to be pro athletes or celebrities one day?

Who can afford to sit courtside at a game? NBA players, rappers, drug dealers, and these two guys…

This reading comprehension article goes great with the Making Connections reading strategy.