Product Description

Scholastic Success with Reading Comprehension Grade 1 is a 48-page, full-color workbook that builds essential reading skills for first graders while also supporting young ESL and EFL learners. It combines short, engaging passages with clear questions, visuals, and structured tasks that help children ages 6–7 grow in both English language and comprehension.

Product overview for ESL learners

Designed for first graders and early-elementary English learners, this workbook uses simple sentences, picture support, and repetitive structures to make reading accessible and motivating. It is ideal for use in bilingual and international schools, after-school English programs, tutoring centers, and at-home learning with parents.

• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources; Trade Paperback
• ISBN: 9781338798586, 1338798588, 978-1338798586
• Publication date: February 1, 2022; 48 full-color pages plus answer key
• Age / Grade: Ages 6–7, Grade 1; suitable for late-beginner to early-intermediate ESL students (approx. pre-A1–A1)
• Dimensions: 33.3 × 25.8 × 4.5 cm; lightweight for classroom and home use

Key language & reading skills

Activities are structured so children develop comprehension and language step by step while reading fun, high-interest stories:

• Understand main idea and key details in short fiction and nonfiction passages
• Follow simple written directions with picture cues, supporting both reading and classroom language
• Draw conclusions, make inferences, and predict outcomes using beginner-friendly texts
• Build vocabulary with context-clue questions, word categories, and basic phonics practice
• Develop familiarity with common sentence patterns and sight words through repeated exposure
• Sequence events and understand story structure
• Identify cause and effect in simple narratives
• Analyze characters and appreciate different types of literature

ESL-friendly features

• Short passages with colorful illustrations make meaning clear and reduce cognitive load
• Varied question formats including multiple choice, matching, circling, and writing
• Works well with strategies like pre-teaching vocabulary, choral reading, and oral answers before written
• Beginner-friendly texts with simple sentence structures and repetitive patterns
• Answer key included for easy checking by teachers and parents

Comprehensive skill coverage

40+ reproducible activity pages covering essential first-grade reading skills:

• Main idea, reading for details, real or fantasy, sequencing
• Following directions, making inferences, predictions
• Sorting and classifying, vocabulary development
• Cause and effect, character analysis, appreciating literature
• Built-in answer key for quick checking and self-correction

Perfect for classroom and home use

This resource fits seamlessly into any first-grade reading program:

• Ideal for supplemental practice reinforcing classroom instruction
• Great for RTI support, early finishers, and test prep
• Perfect for parents seeking a structured, standards-aligned workbook
• Works well in mixed classes—native speakers work independently while ESL learners receive support
• Pairs with phonics lessons to reinforce decoding and comprehension
• Compact and lightweight (approx. 0.14 kg) for easy storage in desks or backpacks