Reading Skills Reading Response Task Cards

These engaging Reading Skills Reading Response Task Cards provide engaging critical thinking prompts for ANY book. Explore key reading skills at a deeper level with these prompts that are perfect for upper elementary.

A set of 24 task cards that require students to think critically and incorporate common reading skills when answering questions about their texts. These cards work with any book but may require some pre-teaching or explanation based on the level of your students.

This resource includes:

• 24 Printable Task Cards
• 24 Google Slides with Prompts
• Bookmark Version – 6 easily printable bookmarks that include all reading response prompts. These are perfect to keep on-hand for teachers, students, and parents.

Prompts include critical thinking questions about the following reading skills:

Inference
Cause & Effect
Compare & Contrast
Main Idea
Fact & Opinion
Author’s Purpose
Point of View

**These cards are meant to enrich and extend ordinary thinking about book, moving beyond basic, literal understanding, and branching out into inferential, critical thinking. These cards are perfect for small groups, guided instruction, or independent work AFTER the skill has been taught.

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Grades 4+ (Advanced 3rd Graders, with guided support)