Educators often use a variety of worksheets on all types of subjects to assess sixth-grade text comprehension. Teachers and parents can find these online at HaveFunTeaching.com, edHelper.com, in textbooks or for sale at a local bookstore. While a typical worksheet might include questions for the students to answer, some worksheets cover finding the main idea, summarizing the story, sequencing, story mapping and inference.
Computer games and online activities provide a variety of reading activities for sixth-grade students as well. Some games can be found at Internet4Classrooms.com and KnowledgeAdventure.com. Activities can include solving puzzles or riddles, drawing conclusions and generalizations, using Venn Diagrams, sequencing, understanding through context and summarizing stories.
Written book reports provide a solid way for teachers and students alike to assess a child's reading comprehension level. While some educators might opt to assign the same book to the entire class, other teachers prefer to let the student select an appropriate book for his grade level. Have sixth-graders follow a rubric, a specific outline of expectations, so they know exactly what is required of them.
Teachers can also easily assess text comprehension using several types of verbal activities. Classroom discussion of a book or passages provides interaction with the text. Reading book reports or making a presentation on the book also helps students gain confidence as they display their understanding of the material. Teachers can also supervise small group discussions to test student comprehension.