I mean...why WOULDN'T you use cootie catchers in your reading block? It makes perfect sense. Ok - remember last week how I was talking about doing a little spring cleaning with some of my TpT resources? Well, I did a little spring cleaning in my file folders on my computer as well. Yikes. Now THAT'S a bit of a rabbit hole. I got in a little deeper than I wanted to, but I figured I might as well finish the job. I got rid of a lot (a LOT) of cringe worthy products that just didn't make the cut anymore, and I got some major organizing done as well. BUT - you know what I found? THIS >>> It's a reading comprehension cootie catcher that I TOTALLY forgot I made! And since it resurfaced for me - I thought I'd resurface it for you! I'm sure I made it for you guys in the first place, but I can't for the life of me find it anywhere on the blog. There's actually 3 different versions. They have different comprehension questions that can be used with any fictional book. They work great as a quick partner review game. You can download them here! Find any long-lost things in your spring cleaning, lately? Pin and Share this freebie:
Explicitly teaching, as well as continually modeling and practicing reading comprehension strategies with students is one of the most important jobs we have as teachers of growing readers. Research shows that teaching reading strategies encourages
Whether you are already using close reading strategies in your own upper elementary classroom or not, you’ll love using free close reading passages like The History of the Chocolate Chip Cookie! By using a purposeful, high interest set of close reading passages with proven reading comprehension strategies, your students will enjoy a greater level of reading success. Here is everything included in your FREE close reading passages download: The History of the Chocolate Chip Cookie Reading Passage (2 Differentiated Levels) 5 Days of Close Reading Activities Text Dependent Questions Written Response Teacher Guide Annotation Guide Printable Version Interactive Google Classroom
Explicitly teaching, as well as continually modeling and practicing reading comprehension strategies with students is one of the most important jobs we have as teachers of growing readers. Research shows that teaching reading strategies encourages
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Have students who just can't remember what they have read? I have ten reading comprehension strategies to use right away to help them out!
These easy to use techniques can be used by teachers for students in upper elementary and middle school to develop stronger reading comprehension skills.
Perfect for kids in kindergarten through middle school, these reading comprehension strategies and activities for struggling readers will not disappoint!
Fluency tends to be a commonly overlooked skill, but you can change that by learning about strategies for teaching fluency with your elementary students!
Asking questions before, during, and after reading comes very naturally to skilled readers, but for struggling readers, this skill can be just the opposite. Asking questions of varying depths is arguably the most important reading
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Teaching students reading strategies, as well as allowing them to interact with them, is crucial to their reading comprehension of both nonfiction and fiction texts. This reading comprehension strategies fan is a fresh, hands on and unique way students can visually see each reading strategy broken down for them. It is an alternative to reading response that will help you to reach all learners in your classroom. This reading strategy fan craft requires little to no prep, and the only materials needed are scissors, glue, and metal fasteners. Included are two options: 1 Book: Students write the title of their book on the “Fan Full of Reading Strategies” cover. 2 or More Books: Students write the title of the book they are reading on each fan blade. Students can use some or all of the strategies included. You can also print out multiple of the same fan blade to focus on just one strategy at a time. Strategies Included: Make Connections Determine Importance Draw Conclusions Make Inferences Make Predictions Ask Questions Create Sensory Images Use Background Knowledge Close Read Use Fix-Up Strategies Synthesize Information Use Context Clues Visualize
Do your students need some auditory comprehension strategies? Auditory processing strategies can be taught directly, and then generalized for the classroom. The overall goal of targeting auditory comprehension is to help students think about what they are hearing and better understand auditory information. This resource includes: Targeted practice activities for each strategy: visualization, chunking, and paraphrasing 10 passages to practice applying strategies Student reminder sheet Data sheets Questions for passages cover WH questions, recalling details, sequencing, inferences, figurative language, and cause and effect. For each passage, an auditory comprehension strategy is suggested, although multiple can be used. A student reminder list of strategies (in full size and quarter page size-good for taping onto desk) and data sheets for each strategy are included as well. NO PREP! Use as PDF on tablet or print and go. More Auditory Comprehension: Sports Theme Strategies and Passages Animals Theme Strategies and Passages Click here to follow my store to stay updated! New products are 50% off for 24 hours. Let's Connect! Instagram Facebook
Asking questions before, during, and after reading comes very naturally to skilled readers, but for struggling readers, this skill can be just the opposite. Asking questions of varying depths is arguably the most important reading
Visualizing the text is such an important strategy used for building your students’ reading comprehension. It is very versatile as it can be used in different ways with students of all ages and reading levels. I
Need a quick reading check? Need a reading comprehension passage that is high interest? Try these free reading comprehension passages with questions. I struggle to find non fiction reading comprehension passages that are high interest for my students. Many of my students are struggling readers, so I value passages that are interesting and fun for ... Read More about Reading Comprehension Passages
what are effective reading comprehension strategies to help readers and struggling readers in your upper elementary classroom? this reading strategies list will help guide your reading instruction
Reading comprehension activities that are engaging to students are a must! These reading comprehension games and fun reading comprehension activities to improve reading comprehension will help your students learn reading comprehension skills while having fun at the same time.
Is schema just a buzz word? Come read to find out how schema truly impacts students' comprehension and what you can do to help!
Here are 7 summary activities for teaching students how to write a summary using with SWBST. Find strategies, hands-on activities, and comprehension! Freebies!
Text evidence skills are important, but how do you even begin to TEACH text evidence skills to primary readers? In this blog post, I'll share the activities,
Increase reading comprehension with these 5 strategies. These reading strategies will help students better understand a text. Grab the freebie!
These interactive reading bookmarks are the perfect activity to reinforce using reading strategies during independent reading! The front side of each reading bookmark has a student friendly definition of the strategy with an aligning visual, details about how good readers use the strategy, and thinking stems to guide them in actively using the strategy during independent reading. The back side of each has places for students to actively use the strategy while reading. Students can either 1.) place 2" by 2" sticky notes into the boxes on the back and then transfer their sticky notes to their Reading Strategies Note Tracker, or 2.) just use the back as a guide and write directly into the boxes on their Reading Strategies Note Tracker. Please take a look at the product preview for a closer look at the bookmarks. READING STRATEGIES INCLUDED: Use Background Knowledge Ask Questions Make Inferences Determine Importance Synthesize Information Create Mental Images Monitor Comprehension Use Reading Strategies (all above) Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) Make Connections Text to Self Connections Text to Text Connections Text to World Connections Create Sensory Images Set a Purpose Make Predictions Draw Conclusions Use Context Clues Close Reading Use Spelling Strategies Read Fluently 2 PRINTING OPTIONS INCLUDED: 1.) Print Double-Sided (4/page): Directions are included for how you can print double sided from the PDF. You can of course make a master one-sided copy of both the front and back of each and create your own double-sided bookmarks using a copy machine if you would rather go that route. 2.) Print One Side Only (2/page): The front and back of two book marks can be printed on one side. Simply cut down the middle, fold the front to the back and glue them together. You could also leave it open (rather than gluing the front to the back) and that side for students to mark vocabulary from the text, a spelling pattern they are working on, etc. Looking for more ways to teach reading strategies? Check out these resources below! Reading Strategies Posters (contains the same information as bookmarks) Reading Strategies Word Wall Reading Strategies Graphic Organizers
We know that all students need access to grade level content area information, but how can we make this happen with students of so many varying reading levels? Some ways to support students in understanding difficult
3 visualizing activities for first grade
Are you classroom teacher looking for engaging ways to teach your students to comprehend stories? Read this post for primary ideas on how to get children to learn to visualize and build reading comprehension.
Here are three retelling strategies you can take and use in your classroom right away. Head on over to the post to grab the activities.
These ideas give active reading a whole new meaning.
Increase reading comprehension with text connections! Seven engaging activities for
Some of the best ways I've found to help students summarize their learning for the primary classroom. Read more to snag a FREE resource to help you!
These easy to use techniques can be used by teachers for students in upper elementary and middle school to develop stronger reading comprehension skills.
Howdy! Jen Bradshaw here from Teacher Karma. Thinking strategies to improve reading comprehension Reading without meaning is like eating pizza without cheese....and NOBODY wants that! So how do we get our students to make connections to the text, think while they are reading, and focus on what is most important......MEANING?? When I was in the classroom, I had great success with using the following anchor chart, Reading is Thinking. It is a great way to kick off a mini-lesson by presenting the thinking strategies that they will be learning about and USING EVERY DAY...really for the rest of their lives. Reading strategies to improve comprehension In my opinion, the 6 most important reading strategies are: asking questions predicting summarizing visualizing inferencing making connections Never try and do all of these strategies in one day! Depending on the grade level you teach, you may want to spend a whole week on each thinking strategy before moving on to the next one. If you would like to pick up your freebie and learn more about strategies to improve your student's comprehension, click here please. :) Best wishes!
Need to know how to help students write summaries? These lesson ideas and summarizing ideas and tips for the upper elementary classroom will help you teach summarizing and help your students write summaries as they read.
In this post, I'll talk about why teaching schema is important, give some ideas and tips for teaching about schema to your young readers, and discuss when we
What successful 2nd-grade readers know and how to teach it. The reading comprehension understandings" that all good readers have
Creative ideas to get kids excited about reading deeper.
Learn how to teach main idea and supporting details in the upper elementary classroom with teacher-tested activities and strategies that...
Holes Novel Study Activities - resources for teaching a novel study on Holes by Louis Sachar - graphic organizers, questions, and projects!
