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Instruction Reading Passages
Help students practice reading directions, steps and details with instruction passages made for practical comprehension.
Free Instruction Reading Passages
Instruction reading passages help students practice following directions and understanding step by step information. PicoBuddy offers instruction passages for elementary and middle school readers, with texts that can support classroom lessons, life skills practice, tutoring and homeschool reading.
Every PicoBuddy passage includes comprehension questions, an online quiz, a free PDF download and an editable Word download. Teachers can print the instructions, assign the quiz online or adapt the Word version when they want to change the steps, vocabulary or questions.
Instruction passages can help students practice sequence, key details, transition words, vocabulary, purpose and careful reading. Students may need to understand what to do first, what materials are needed or why a step matters.
These passages can cover classroom tasks, crafts, games, recipes, safety steps, science activities, school routines or everyday procedures. Instruction texts are useful because students often need to read carefully before taking action.
For more practical reading formats, browse all functional text passages. If you need instructions for a specific activity or topic, you can create a custom reading passage in PicoBuddy.
Use instruction passages when you want students to practice reading carefully, following steps and understanding practical information.