Biography reading comprehension with questions

Biographies of Famous People - Several free, color biographies of famous people that students can read, and they are written on a variety of reading levels to meet the needs of all types of readers.

Famous people that children enjoy reading about are people from long ago, such as George Washington or Betsy Ross; or from more recent times, such as Neil Armstrong or Ronald Reagan. This type of genre is read during class as a read-aloud by the teacher or in small reading groups facilitated by the instructor.

Key Ideas and Details:

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in