Functional Reading Comprehension Passage Worksheets (36 worksheets)

Looking for functional reading passages for an IEP reading comprehension goal that students will actually use in real life?!?

Nothing is worse (or completely irrelevant) than assessing a student’s reading comprehension using examples that don’t mimic real life.

Use this resource to collect quality IEP goal data to functional reading comprehension.

Use 1 page per week for the whole school year to keep comprehension skills strong.

This is PERFECT for high school and transition age students in resource or life skill programs.

About the resource:

• 12 different types of daily reading types
  • Movie theater listings
  • Medication directions
  • Reading a bill
  • General website
  • Program guides
  • Cooking- box directions
  • Cooking-recipe
  • Job posting
  • Rental agreements
  • Game directions
• 2 passages per page
• 3 comprehension questions per passage
  • Main idea (every passage)
  • Identifying details (every passage)
  • Inference
  • Summarize
  • Sequence
  • Unfamiliar vocabulary

Perfect for students in:

• High School
• Transition
• Life skills
• Resource

Perks:

• 36 versions = 1 for each week of the school year
• Real-life reading scenarios your students will actually be expected to read and understand outside of the classroom
• Age-appropriate graphics, font, design, and colors
• Print and go for the busy teacher! 

Reviews:

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | Great resource!

This is exactly what I was looking for to supplement our unit in my Life Skills classroom. This resource helped reinforce the skills my students have learned, encouraging the maintenance of learned skills. Moreover, they enjoyed completing the activities that came with this resource!

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | Functional Reading Benefit

I used this with my students in a resource class that I was given at the end of the year. it was phenomenal because it allowed them to see and understand why they needed critical reading skills in the real world.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | Perfect for Intervention

I use these on a weekly basis in my classroom, and they are perfect! I teach high school special ed and my students appreciate how age-appropriate these readings are.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★  | Functional Resource

I love this resource. It is well organized and easy for the students to understand. The information is comprehensive as well.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | Great Work Bins

I am using these in a functional reading work bin for my students who have functional reading as an IEP goal. So great!