The purpose of the video lesson is to outline effective reading strategies that good readers use. They include: predicting, making connections, visualizing, monitoring your own comprehension, determining importance, making inferences, questioning, summarizing and synthesizing. The accompanying handout is a survey in which students reflect on their use of the reading strategies.

This visual is an excellent reminder for grade one students of the different strategies to follow when encountering new words while reading.

This resource is a checklist that teachers/parents could use to determine if their grade one student(s) are able to use before, during and after reading strategies independently or with prompting. It includes space for comments.

Students will love unwrapping this lesson about before, during, and after reading activities based on Margaree King MitchellŐs book, "GrandaddyŐs Gift".

Student pairs aim to be the first team to call out "bingo" in this lesson in which they use skimming and scanning to locate information about ancient Greece and Rome.

Differentiation is a teaching method that varies the content, process, product or learning environment relate to student interest, learning profile or readiness.

Use this mind map to compare (find similarities) and contrast (find differences) in any subject area.

Students create text sets on a high interest topic and use the texts to practice three strategies for reading for information.

A gathering grid can help students organize information for a research report by recording their questions on the left side of the grid and the title of their sources on the top of grid. Then the answers and location of where they're found are filled out in the grid. An example is given.

How can I, as a Grade 8 teacher, support my students’ reading achievement?

The Ministry of Education has developed a brief support document that outlines the link between Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) and Saskatchewan English Language Arts curricula and offers some questions teachers could consider as they reflect on reading instruction and student achievement.

Materials and strategies to assist with the instructional approach of working with a small group of students who demonstrate similar reading behaviours.

This graphic organizer outlines the difference between a summary and a paraphrase. It also outlines the steps in writing a summary. A short selection is included for practice. This is a good resource for any subject area.

Graphic organizers and worksheets that help K-12 students with their inferencing skills. Inferencing is an important for understanding text as often times authors imply themes and ideas.

A poster to help students and teachers apply inferring as a reading strategy.

Modelled Reading
Shared Reading
Scaffolded/Guided Reading
Independent Reading
These are all examined with the transfer of responsibility. This document should form the basis of a good reading program. All types of lessons must be included.

Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for elementary students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Try the online interactive activities, or click to find out how to get our engaging 15-minute video programs.

"Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for elementary students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing."

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