This recurring lesson encourages students to comprehend their reading through inquiry and collaboration. They choose important quotations from the text and work in groups to formulate "quiz" questions that their peers will answer.
Although this free resource was developed with the state of Alaska in mind, it includes a tremendous amount of great information and strategies that apply to the teaching of reading universally. A definite must-have for your toolkit!
This playbook combines decades of nationwide research with examples and resources developed by educators in the state of Alaska. You’ll find an introduction to phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. You will also find links to valuable resources where you can continue to deepen your knowledge.
Reading is revamped in this lesson in which students use a multimedia approach to study the books by Seymour Simon.
Students utilize their reading and writing skills as they think critically in order to sort books in multiple ways.
Students learn components of think-alouds and type-of-text interactions through teacher modeling. In the process, students develop the ability to use think-alouds to aid in reading comprehension tasks.
Students learn that what you read in books can really add up when they analyze literary texts for economic concepts.
Students will really warm up to this lesson about global warming as they study multimedia materials and use a variety of comprehension strategies.
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When reviewing curricula for Tier I instruction, it is essential to ensure they do not include instructional practices that are not aligned with the scientific evidence base of how children learn to read.
The Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines are designed to highlight any non-aligned practices, or “red flags,” that may be present in the areas of:
- Word Recognition
- Language Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Assessment
The purpose of the video lesson is to review effective strategies for identifying unknown words. The accompanying handout provides a list of word attack strategies for helping with determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.
The purpose of the video lesson is to explore the reading strategy of determining importance.
The purpose of the video lesson is to explore the reading strategy of synthesizing. The accompanying handout has students practice the strategy of synthesizing.
The purpose of the video lesson is to review drawing inferences (reading between the lines). The accompanying handout has the student read a short story. They practice looking at the story details and then drawing inferences from the evidence. The assignment can be completed with any story that requires the reader to draw inferences.
The purpose of this lesson is to work on students' reading speed and fluency, as well as their comprehension of the material read.
Included:
- Handouts:
HO-32 - Reading Passage (to check for speed and fluency)
HO-33 - Comprehension Questions (could be used for any narrative passage)
The purpose of this lesson is to work on students' reading speed and fluency, as well as their comprehension of the material read.
Included:
- Handouts:
HO-32 - Reading Passage (to check for speed and fluency)
HO-33 - Comprehension Questions (could be used for any narrative passage)
The purpose of this lesson is to work on students' reading speed and fluency, as well as their comprehension of the material read.
Included:
- Handouts:
HO-31 Reading Passage Unit 3 (to check for speed and fluency)
HO-32 Comprehension Questions Unit 3 (could be used for any narrative passage)
The purpose of this lesson is to work on students' reading speed and fluency, as well as their comprehension of the material read.
Included:
- Handouts:
HO-26 Reading Passage Unit 5 (to check for speed and fluency)
HO-27 Comprehension Questions Unit 5(could be used for any narrative passage)
Students demonstrate comprehension by responding to open-ended questions based on the Newbery Honor book "Mr. Popper's Penguins", and then draw from the text and their personal experiences to create journals.
Students will love unwrapping this lesson about before, during, and after reading activities based on Margaree King MitchellŐs book, "GrandaddyŐs Gift".
A read-aloud of Patricia PolaccoŐs "Thank You, Mr. Falker" helps promote deeper comprehension through questioning to achieve personal connections and discussions of character and theme.
Students demonstrate their knowledge of cause-and-effect relationships by creating original comic strips and sharing their completed work in an oral presentation format.