Kindergarten—Article 1 Kindergarten—Article 2 The average school day for The trend toward full day kindergarteners is getting longer, and kindergarten programs in public it's paying off in improved reading schools is taking its toll on the young skills. Public schoolchildren who children of today. Recent attended kindergarten for a full day studies showing improved reading showed more improvement than skills may be misleading. This those enrolled in half-day improvement in reading is unlikely to programs. This improvement will be carry on as these children carried on in elementary school and progress through elementary school. even high school. These children will be able to get better jobs when they are adults. Birds—Article 1 Birds—Article 2 This is the time of year when many I love to watch birds! It always young birds are preparing to leave amazes me how they can build those the nest. If you find a young bird on nests! I like to leave scraps of hair the ground peeping and looking and yarn out for them to find. They'll deserted, leave it alone! Birds often use these things and weave them leave the nest before they can into a nest. Being a parent is a hard fly. Too often well-meaning people job, and the birds can use all the will interfere with nature. The help they can get. sounds the bird makes are not cries for help. The calls help the parents to locate the bird when they come back with food. SHOW-ME AUTHOR’S VIEWPOINT Name: ANSWER KEY Date:
Kindergarten—Article 1 The average school day for kindergarteners is getting longer, and it's paying off in improved reading skills. Public schoolchildren who attended kindergarten for a full day showed more improvement than those enrolled in half-day programs. This improvement will be carried on in elementary school and even high school. These children will be able to get better jobs when they are adults. Kindergarten—Article 2 The trend toward full day kindergarten programs in public schools is taking its toll on the young children of today. Recent studies showing improved reading skills may be misleading. This improvement in reading is unlikely to carry on as these children progress through elementary school. Birds—Article 1 This is the time of year when many young birds are preparing to leave the nest. If you find a young bird on the ground peeping and looking deserted, leave it alone! Birds often leave the nest before they can fly. Too often well-meaning people will interfere with nature. The sounds the bird makes are not cries for help. The calls help the parents to locate the bird when they come back with food. Birds—Article 2 I love to watch birds! It always amazes me how they can build those nests! I like to leave scraps of hair and yarn out for them to find. They'll use these things and weave them into a nest. Being a parent is a hard job, and the birds can use all the help they can get. SHOW-ME AUTHOR’S VIEWPOINT Name: ANSWER KEY Date:
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