Comprehension Toolkit Suggested Read Aloud Mentor Texts
Grade 1
Monitoring Comprehension
Basket Moon
By Mary Lyn Ray
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Theme: Self-Esteem, Cultural Diversity
Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
By Judith Viorst
Genre: Fiction
Themes/Subject: Friendship,
Family
Asking Questions
All I See
By Cynthia Rylant
Genre: Fiction
Themes/Subjects:
Help Me Mr. Mutt! Expert Answers
for Dogs with People Problems
By Janet Stevens, Susan Stevens
Crummel
Genre: Fiction
Theme/Subject: Respect
Activate and Connect
Some Birthday
By Patricia Polacco
Genre: Fiction
Theme: Character and Values,
Cultural Diversity
Going Home
By Eve Bunting
Genre: Fiction
Themes/Subjects: Changes and New
Experiences, Family Life, Community
A Day’s Work
By Eve Bunting
Genre: Fiction
Themes/Subjects: Character Values,
Cultural Diversity
Infer and Visualize
Night in the Country
By Cynthia Rylant
Genre: Fiction
Themes/Subjects: Nocturnal
Animals, Curiosity, Country Life
Abuela*
By Arthur Dorros
Genre: Fantasy
Themes/Subjects: Creativity and
Imagination, City Life
When I was Young in the Mountains
By Cynthia Rylant
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Themes/Subjects: Family Life,
Country Life
*Denotes this book is also in Spanish at the Joliet Public
Library
Joliet Public Schools District 86 (June 2014)
Determining Importance
ish
By Peter Reynolds
Genre: Fiction
Themes/Subjects: Creativity and
Imagination, Pride and Self-Esteem
Courage
By Bernard Waber
Genre: Fiction
Themes/Subjects: Courage, Bravery
Synthesize and Summarize
The Giving Tree*
By Shel Silverstein
Genre: Fable
Themes/Subjects: Friendship,
Loyalty, Kindness and Compassion
Voices in the Park
By Anthony Brown
Genre: Fiction
Theme/Subject: Feelings, Diversity
*Denotes this book is also in Spanish at the Joliet Public Library
**Some information provided by Scholastic Book Wizard, www.scholastic.com
Joliet Public Schools District 86 (June 2014)