Black History Reading Comprehension: Elijah McCoy
by Voices of the Village © 2026
Price: $1.5 USD
Subjects: informationalText,litReadingComprehension,keyIdeasAndDetails,textEvidence
Grades: 3,4
Description
Build reading comprehension and text evidence skills while learning about Elijah McCoy, an innovative Black inventor! Students read three short informational passages about McCoy's early life, work on the railroad, and invention of an automatic lubricating device. Using the “Read It, Find It, Prove It!” format, students answer a comprehension question and then return to the text to identify the sentence that proves their answer. Includes: 3 short passages • 6 self-checking questions • key details • text evidence • Black History Grades: 3rd–4th Standards: RI.3.1, RI.4.1