Reading comprehension worksheets are a useful tool when children are learning to read. They help teachers and parents ensure that the child is understanding what they read. This is important as many children are able to read, but they do not comprehend what they have read at all times. Reading comprehension is a major component of standardized tests, which makes these worksheets even more
. helpful.English for Everyone, a site devoted to helping people learn English and enhance their reading skills, has several reading comprehension worksheets online. They are located at http://englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Reading%20Comprehension.htm. The site includes beginner worksheets through advanced ones, which have multiple choice questions, vocabulary questions and other comprehension activities.RHL School, located online at http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm, has even more reading comprehension worksheets for students in elementary through middle school. The worksheets include reading topics, such as poems, essays and short stories. The students then answer questions on the worksheet about the topic they read. The teacher can examine the answers to the questions to determine if the student is understanding the stories that they are reading. If they are having difficulty comprehending the story, then the teacher can have them read at a slower pace, or work with them about processing the reading material.ABC Teach, online at http://abcteach.com/directory/reading_comprehension/, has slightly different reading comprehension worksheets. These worksheets involve having the students write out short book reports on the information to show that they read it and understood the story. There are also worksheets requiring students to write short responses about the plot, characters and other parts of the narrative. These worksheets help ensure that the student understood the entire story and not just bits and pieces. They also help ensure that the student reads the entire piece instead of just skimming or scanning it for basic information they think they may need. More reference links: http://englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Reading%20Comprehension.htm http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm
