Level #1 Reading Comp - Vivien Thomas (Black History)
by TikTalk Speech © 2026
Price: $2.99 USD
Subjects: socialstudies,speech
Grades: 4,5,6,7
Description
This Level #1 Deck is a Reading Comprehension Boom Card deck highlights the story of Vivien Thomas and aligns with the theme of Black History Month while promoting meaningful literacy development. This is one of several decks that features the same story but this story contains less difficult vocabulary than the decks on Vivien Thomas. Created by a Speech-Language Pathologist, this resource is designed for students in grades 4–6 and is especially supportive for learners who benefit from structured language instruction and explicit strategy support. The deck targets phonological processing skills, including syllable awareness and work with prefixes and suffixes to strengthen morphological understanding. Students also engage with inference questions and detail questions to build deeper comprehension and critical thinking skills. Pre-teaching vocabulary and focusing on word structure before reading supports stronger decoding, word recognition, and overall understanding of the text. This resource is ideal for speech-language therapy sessions, intervention groups, literacy support blocks, small group instruction, or as a classroom extension during Black History Month. It combines meaningful historical content with purposeful skill development to encourage thoughtful reading and language growth.