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Introduction
The goal of this book is to improve students’ reading and comprehension skills. The more experience 
a student has with reading and comprehending, the better reader and problem-solver he or she will 
be. Daily Warm-Ups: Reading contains a variety of passages to be read on a daily basis. Each passage 
is followed by comprehension questions. The questions that follow the passages are based on Bloom’s 
Taxonomy and allow for higher-level thinking skills. Making this book a part of your daily classroom 
agenda can help your students’ reading and comprehension abilities improve dramatically.
Nonfiction and Fiction
Daily Warm-Ups: Reading is divided into two sections: nonfiction and fiction. It is important for 
students to be exposed to a variety of reading genres and formats. The nonfiction section is divided 
into five categories. These categories are animals, biographies, history, science, and current events. By 
reading these nonfiction passages, your students will be exposed to a variety of nonfiction information, 
as well as questions to stimulate thinking on these subjects.
The fiction section of the book is also divided into five categories. These categories are fairy tales/
folklore, historical fiction, contemporary realism, mystery/suspense/adventure, and fantasy. Each story 
is followed by questions to stimulate thinking on the plot, characters, vocabulary, and sequence.
Comprehension Questions
Comprehension is the primary goal of any reading task. Students who comprehend what they read 
perform better on both tests and in life. The follow-up questions after each passage are written to 
encourage students to improve in recognizing text structure, visualizing, summarizing, and learning 
new vocabulary. Each of these skills can be found in scope-and-sequence charts as well as standards for 
reading comprehension. The different types of questions in Daily Warm-Ups: Reading are geared to 
help students with the following skills:
• Recognize the main idea
• Identify details
• Recall details
• Summarize
• Describe characters and character traits
• Classify and sort into categories
• Compare and contrast
• Make generalizations
• Draw conclusions
• Recognize fact
• Apply information to new situations
• Recognize sequence
• Understand vocabulary
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Readability
Each of the reading passages in Daily Warm-Ups: Reading varies in difficulty to meet the various reading 
levels of your students. The passages have been categorized as follows: below grade level, at grade level, 
and above grade level. (See the Leveling Chart on page 6.)
Record Keeping
Use the Tracking Sheet on page 176 to record which warm-up exercises you have given to your students, 
or distribute copies of the sheet for students to keep their own records.
How to Make the Most of This Book
Here are some simple tips to supplement your educational strategies. They are only suggestions to help 
you make your students as successful in reading as possible.
• Read through the book ahead of time so you are familiar with each portion. The better you
understand how the book works, the easier it will be to answer students’ questions.
• Set aside a regular time each day to incorporate Daily Warm-Ups into your routine. Once the 
routine is established, students will look forward to and expect to work on reading strategies at that