Level D NonFiction Guided Reading Passages

Finding high-quality guided reading passages that will be engaging for your first-grade students can be challenging. Students love these passages because they are high-interest, engaging, and at their level. Teachers love how they include comprehension questions, fluency practice, and NO PREP!

This resource includes 10 non-fiction reading passages at the guided reading level D. The reading passages will create a high level of engagement for your first grade beginning readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level D is the equivalent of a first grade reading level.

The titles of the fiction reading passages include:

1. All About Firefighters
2. How to Take Care of a Pet Dog
3. Why Should I Exercise?
4. All About Farmers
5. Pet Mice and Wild Mice
6. All About Dogs
7. Things to Do in the Summer
8. Things to Do in the Winter
9. All About Bakers
10. How to Build a Snowman

Each reading passage includes a cover page in color and black/white.

There is one page of reading comprehension questions per passage. The comprehension questions include a mix of short answer, and multiple-choice questions, and drawing and labeling a response. There is an answer key included for every page.

Need to do running records for your students? There is a running record recording sheet for each guided reading passage.

Looking for a way to practice fluency for your beginning readers? There is a recording sheet with the word count listed, and a chart to mark the words correct/incorrect for the first, second, and third reading.