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Finish Line Comprehension Skills

Grades 3-8  |  Reading & Language Arts

$1.35$300.00 each

Teach eight key reading skills, one at a time. Each skill-specific book features carefully designed exercises to help students develop higher-order reading strategies.

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With Finish Line Comprehension Skills, you can teach eight key reading skills one at a time. In six grade-appropriate levels, each series uses high-interest, real-world reading selections, including classic literature and poetry, and carefully designed exercises to help students develop higher-order reading strategies.

Eight skill-specific titles are available for grades 3–8:

  • Understanding Main Idea and Details
  • Identifying Sequence (grades 4–8)
  • Recognizing Cause and Effect
  • Comparing and Contrasting
  • Making Inferences
  • Understanding Literary Elements
  • Analyzing Language
  • Recognizing Author’s Purpose

Each book features:

  • Part I (beginning of the book): Skill Review
    Students review various approaches to address the skill. For each approach, an instructional overview is followed by a guided practice section that gives the answer along with an explanation of why the choice is correct. This practice promotes a deeper understanding of each approach and prepares students for Part II of the book.
  • Part II (back of the book): Independent Practice
    Early on, reminders direct readers back to specific pages in Part I for support. As practice progresses, the reminders are phased out to encourage students to work on their own.

Other book features:

  • Graphic organizers, such as webs, time lines, Venn diagrams, cause-and-effect charts, and process diagrams, help students comprehend text.
  • Multiple-choice and open-ended written response questions are found throughout Part I and Part II of each book.

Student Book: 48-56 pages

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Level C (Grade 3)
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Level D (Grade 4)
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Level E (Grade 5)
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Level F (Grade 6)
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Level G (Grade 7)
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Level H (Grade 8)
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Student Book: Minimum order of 5 of the same book

Package: 5 copies of all 8 skill books of the same level and 1 answer key for each of the 8 skill books

Answer Key: FREE with the purchase of 25 of the same student books

Level C (Grade 3)
ISBN Format Qty Price Each
4090-2 Student Book, Cause & Effect 5+ $7.50
3916-6 Student Book, Inferences 5+ $7.50
3930-2 Student Book, Author's Purpose 5+ $7.50
3944-9 Student Book, Literary Elements 5+ $7.50
3958-6 Student Book, Analyzing Language 5+ $7.50
3986-9 Student Book, Compare & Contrast 5+ $7.50
4078-0 Student Book, Main Ideas & Details 5+ $7.50
K4090-2 Answer Key, Cause & Effect 1+ $1.35
K3916-6 Answer Key, Inferences 1+ $1.35
K3930-2 Answer Key, Author's Purpose 1+ $1.35
K3944-9 Answer Key, Literary Elements 1+ $1.35
K3958-6 Answer Key, Analyzing Language 1+ $1.35
K3986-9 Answer Key, Compare & Contrast 1+ $1.35
K4078-0 Answer Key, Main Ideas & Details 1+ $1.35
Level D (Grade 4)
ISBN Format Qty Price Each
4091-9 Student Book, Cause & Effect 5+ $7.50
3917-3 Student Book, Inferences 5+ $7.50
3931-9 Student Book, Author's Purpose 5+ $7.50
3945-6 Student Book, Literary Elements 5+ $7.50
3959-3 Student Book, Analyzing Language 5+ $7.50
3987-6 Student Book, Compare & Contrast 5+ $7.50
4079-7 Student Book, Main Ideas & Details 5+ $7.50
4085-8 Student Book, Sequence 5+ $7.50
5374-2 Package, All Skills Books 1+ $300.00
K4091-9 Answer Key, Cause & Effect 1+ $1.35
K3917-3 Answer Key, Inferences 1+ $1.35
K3931-9 Answer Key, Author's Purpose 1+ $1.35
K3945-6 Answer Key, Literary Elements 1+ $1.35
K3959-3 Answer Key, Analyzing Language 1+ $1.35
K3987-6 Answer Key, Compare & Contrast 1+ $1.35
K4079-7 Answer Key, Main Ideas & Details 1+ $1.35
K4085-8 Answer Key, Sequence 1+ $1.35
Level E (Grade 5)
ISBN Format Qty Price Each
4092-6 Student Book, Cause & Effect 5+ $7.50
3918-0 Student Book, Inferences 5+ $7.50
3932-6 Student Book, Author's Purpose 5+ $7.50
3946-3 Student Book, Literary Elements 5+ $7.50
3960-9 Student Book, Analyzing Language 5+ $7.50
3988-3 Student Book, Compare & Contrast 5+ $7.50
4080-3 Student Book, Main Ideas & Details 5+ $7.50
4086-5 Student Book, Sequence 5+ $7.50
5375-9 Package, All Skills Books 1+ $300.00
K4092-6 Answer Key, Cause & Effect 1+ $1.35
K3918-0 Answer Key, Inferences 1+ $1.35
K3932-6 Answer Key, Author's Purpose 1+ $1.35
K3946-3 Answer Key, Literary Elements 1+ $1.35
K3960-9 Answer Key, Analyzing Language 1+ $1.35
K3988-3 Answer Key, Compare & Contrast 1+ $1.35
K4080-3 Answer Key, Main Ideas & Details 1+ $1.35
K4086-5 Answer Key, Sequence 1+ $1.35
Level F (Grade 6)
ISBN Format Qty Price Each
4093-3 Student Book, Cause & Effect 5+ $7.50
3919-7 Student Book, Inferences 5+ $7.50
3933-3 Student Book, Author's Purpose 5+ $7.50
3947-0 Student Book, Literary Elements 5+ $7.50
3961-6 Student Book, Analyzing Language 5+ $7.50
3989-0 Student Book, Compare & Contrast 5+ $7.50
4081-0 Student Book, Main Ideas & Details 5+ $7.50
4087-2 Student Book, Sequence 5+ $7.50
5376-6 Package, All Skills Books 1+ $300.00
K4093-3 Answer Key, Cause & Effect 1+ $1.35
K3919-7 Answer Key, Inferences 1+ $1.35
K3933-3 Answer Key, Author's Purpose 1+ $1.35
K3947-0 Answer Key, Literary Elements 1+ $1.35
K3961-6 Answer Key, Analyzing Language 1+ $1.35
K3989-0 Answer Key, Compare & Contrast 1+ $1.35
K4081-0 Answer Key, Main Ideas & Details 1+ $1.35
K4087-2 Answer Key, Sequence 1+ $1.35
Level G (Grade 7)
ISBN Format Qty Price Each
4094-0 Student Book, Cause & Effect 5+ $7.50
3920-3 Student Book, Inferences 5+ $7.50
3934-0 Student Book, Author's Purpose 5+ $7.50
3948-7 Student Book, Literary Elements 5+ $7.50
3962-3 Student Book, Analyzing Language 5+ $7.50
3990-6 Student Book, Compare & Contrast 5+ $7.50
4082-7 Student Book, Main Ideas & Details 5+ $7.50
4088-9 Student Book, Sequence 5+ $7.50
5377-3 Package, All Skills Books 1+ $300.00
K4094-0 Answer Key, Cause & Effect 1+ $1.35
K3920-3 Answer Key, Inferences 1+ $1.35
K3934-0 Answer Key, Author's Purpose 1+ $1.35
K3948-7 Answer Key, Literary Elements 1+ $1.35
K3962-3 Answer Key, Analyzing Language 1+ $1.35
K3990-6 Answer Key, Compare & Contrast 1+ $1.35
K4082-7 Answer Key, Main Ideas & Details 1+ $1.35
K4088-9 Answer Key, Sequence 1+ $1.35
Level H (Grade 8)
ISBN Format Qty Price Each
4095-7 Student Book, Cause & Effect 1+ $7.50
3921-0 Student Book, Inferences 5+ $7.50
3935-7 Student Book, Author's Purpose 5+ $7.50
3949-4 Student Book, Literary Elements 5+ $7.50
3963-0 Student Book, Analyzing Language 5+ $7.50
3991-3 Student Book, Compare & Contrast 5+ $7.50
4083-4 Student Book, Main Ideas & Details 5+ $7.50
4089-6 Student Book, Sequence 5+ $7.50
5378-0 Package, All Skills Books 1+ $300.00
K4095-7 Answer Key, Cause & Effect 1+ $1.35
K3921-0 Answer Key, Inferences 1+ $1.35
K3935-7 Answer Key, Author's Purpose 1+ $1.35
K3949-4 Answer Key, Literary Elements 1+ $1.35
K3963-0 Answer Key, Analyzing Language 1+ $1.35
K3991-3 Answer Key, Compare & Contrast 1+ $1.35
K4083-4 Answer Key, Main Ideas & Details 1+ $1.35
K4089-6 Answer Key, Sequence 1+ $1.35