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Skill Builder Teacher Packs

A complete reading-comprehension toolkit — Teacher Manual, Student Journal, Assessments, and ready-to-teach PowerPoint lessons — built around the five reading skill categories.

5
5 Skill Categories
3–10
Grade Range
School License Included

What's in the pack

Four components, one complete teaching system

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01Component

Teacher Manual

Includes an introduction to each of the Reading Comprehension Skill Categories; a summary of each lesson and student activity; alignment to the Alberta Grade 6 Curriculum for each Reading Skill Category Lesson package; suggested content from Reading Comprehension Success Blackline Master Packages for additional practice; and Answer Keys for Student Skills Check, Student Journal Activities, Student Unit Test, and Student Post-test.

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02Component

Student Journal

A PDF of student reading and writing activities to be completed after each lesson or group of lessons within the PowerPoint Presentations. These activities can be assigned to students individually or in small groups to allow for discussion and critical thinking. Use any of them as formative or summative assignments — print them or share digitally for online work.

03Component

Assessment Section

Includes PDFs of Student Skill Check, the Student Unit Tests for each of the 5 Reading Skill Categories, and the Student Post-Test. Note: Answer Keys for the Student Skills Check, Student Unit Tests, and Student Post-test are only available in the Teacher Manual.

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04Component

PowerPoint Presentation Lessons

Includes 5 mini-lesson packages — one for each of the Reading Comprehension Skill Categories. Modify to suit your classroom needs and teach them in any order that works best for you. Units can be taught within a 3-to-4-week time frame, one unit per month, or distributed throughout the year. Infuse your own content and add novel studies, short story units, or poetry units to demonstrate the significance and application of reading comprehension.

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Why teachers love it

Drop-in ready, classroom tested

Curriculum-aligned

Mapped to Alberta's Program of Study so the content fits.

Fully reproducible

Print or share digitally as many times as you need within your school.

Differentiated

Activities scale up or down for the full range of learners in your room.

School license included

One license covers your whole school — no per-student fees.

Ready to bring Skill Builder into your classroom?

Talk to us about a school or district licence — we'll walk you through the pack and answer any questions.