The purpose of this teaching unit is to improve the reading skills of fifth grade students, particularly reading comprehension, by increasing their knowledge about how language works. The three sections of the unit introduce the students to the concepts of context clues and paraphrasing (words, sentences, paragraphs, and stories) and give the students practice in applying these concepts to reading tasks. Each unit contains a brief overview of the skill area, a list of performance objectives, a set of sample instructional materials, and some suggestions about how to use those materials and other related activities in teaching the unit. Teachers record keeping procedures are discussed, and record keeping forms are provided. (RL)