INTRODUCTION

• Student Lesson: How to be a Reading Detective

PRETESTS

• Mighty Hunter
• Bandit

INFERENCE
Lesson: Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences

• Why Dogs Wag Their Tails
• Did Time Stand Still?
• An Old-fashioned Saturday
• Teeger
• Lead on, Sacagawea
• The Barn
• Sable

VOCABULARY
Lesson: Defining Vocabulary Using Context

• Frontier Women
• Lizard on the Loose
• George Washington Comes to Class
• Desert Survivor
• New World for the Old
• Help Solve the Garbage Problem

STORY PARTS
Lesson: Story Parts

• A View from Above
• A Foolish Wish
• First Wave
• Surprise Vacation
• A Puff of Smoke
• Invisible Spy
• Dexter

MAIN IDEA
Lesson: Identifying Main Idea and Supporting Details

• Your Sense of Taste
• The Wright Stuff
• False Face Society

THEME
Lesson: Identifying Theme

• A Nutty Modern Folktale
• Home Away From Earth
• Giant Hoax
• The Cricket in Times Square

CAUSE/EFFECT
Lesson: Cause and Effect

• High-rise Doghouse
• Cat and Mouse
• Streetball Hero
• Northern Lights
• Space Chase
• The Secret of Popcorn
• “Tracks” from The Stories Huey Tells

PREDICTION
Lesson: Making Predictions

• Missing Ring
• The City Street Game
• Real Pirates
• Pinch, Pull, Coil
• Eddy the Bully
• How Lies are Detected
• Sideways Stories from Wayside School

MIXED SKILLS

• Down the Drain
• All About Ants
• A Skateboarder Speaks Out
• A Mystery in Time
• Island Patriot
• Meteors
• A Long Distance Adventure
• Masai Culture
• Seven Kisses in a Row
• Chocolate Fever

POSTTESTS

• Grandfather’s Medal
• Track and Field

ANSWER KEYS

GLOSSARY

LITERATURE CITATIONS

SAMPLE ACTIVITY FROM READING DETECTIVE™ A1