FREE Reading Comprehension Bookmarks

This may just be the best reading tool you’ll find! These FREE Reading Comprehension Bookmarks include a place for your child to write down key facts on the book they are reading (both fiction and non fiction). This is fantastic for book reports or to show that they are comprehending and retaining what they’ve learned.

FREE Printable Reaidng Comprehension Bookmarks - work on reading retention and comprehension with this activity that helps students learn to take notes and prepare for book reports in grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, and grade 6. #homeschool #readingcomprehension #reading

Any other parent out there wondering “Are my kids really reading the book?”

Do your kids know what they just read?

How do we help our kids improve reading comprehension, retention, work on taking notes, learn to retain key facts, learn new vocabulary (instead of just breezing past it), or gather information for a report without plagiarizing? ANSWER – Reading Comprehension Bookmarks!

Reading Comprehension Bookmarks

You are going to love these simple, helpful, no prep reading strategies bookmarks. These comprehension bookmarks will help students work on remembering key facts about what they’ve read – perfect for book reports, learning to take notes, and reading comprehension grade 3.

Start by scrolling to the bottom of this post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> Download <<. The pdf file will open in a new window for you to print and save. Now simply print the pages on plain or colored paper (to give it a little extra pop and to stand out as a bookmark in the book they are reading).

This reading comprehension grade 1 works with any book to help kids remember what they’ve read.

Reading Comprehension Activities

There are four choices of these reading comprehension grade 4 worksheets:

LARGE – these are 1/2 page sheets with bigger space for writing; perfect for Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade kids
MEDIUM – these are 1/4 page sheets and fit most books. The spaces are large enough for most 2nd-8th grade students
FICTION Reading Comprehension– These are designed for stories where there are main characters and a setting.
NON-FICTION Reading Comprehension – These are designed for kids to write down things they learn in subject books, including lines to note the bibliography to help with formulating into a report if desired

Reading and Comprehension

The reading comprehension printable has space for kids to note various different things depending on what grade you are working with. Here are some of the choices you will find on these bookmarks:

book title
author
publishers, city, date (for children writing a book report after reading the book)
main characters
setting
summary (the older student sheets have space for kids to note the beginning, middle, and end of the story)
their favorite part of the story
note words they don’t know to look up in a dictionary
take notes on new concepts / facts they want to learn more about at their next trip to the library
Things I learned (for non fiction books)

These bookmarks are handy as well as an easy way for kids to take notes as they read. What a great skill for kids to learn!!

Reading Comprehension Skills

Here are a few of the concepts and strategies students in first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade will work on with this printable:

Improve reading comprehension
Improve retention
Teach kids to take notes
Kids will learn which things are key facts to retain
Spot for writing down unknown words to look up later so kids will learn new vocabulary (instead of just breezing past it)
Fantastic for teaching kids to gather information for a report without plagiarizing
Helps teachers and parents ensure kids are actually reading the book
Convenient bookmark instead of dog eared pages!
Handwriting practice
Spot to write down something kids want to learn more about to keep kids engaged and excited about learning!

Whether you are a parent, teachers, or homeschooler – you will love these convenient bookmarks that help you work on your students reading comprehension. They work with any book, require no prep, and are a great tool for helping students retain the key parts of the books they read.

Reading Resources

Library Scavenger Hunt – help kids learn to navigate a library, the dewey decimal system, book genres, and so much more with this pack of free pritnable scavenger hunts for kids!
26+ Book Report Ideas tons of fun, clever book report ideas for kids of all ages
Sandwich Book Report Printable – clever way to do a book report
Free Book Report Template – simple worksheet to print to help kids make a book report
Reading Comprehension Worksheets – lots of different packs to help K-2nd graders work on reading comprehension
Making Sense of Reading Levels
Free Printable Book Logs – lots of different types, themes, and concepts to encourage children to read
Creating a Reading Nook
Best Books for Kindergarten (arranged by book level)
1st Grade Book List (by book level)
Top 25 Chapter Books for kids (1st-3rd grade)
2nd Grade Reading Books
3rd Grade Reading Books
4th Grade Book Books
Good Books for 5th Graders
Historical Fiction Books for Kids (arranged chronologically)

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