Today, we're going to explore summarizing with nonfiction picture books in our Comprehension Reading Strategies series. The picture book I've chosen is one that I used with rising first grader. It's extremely simple, so summarizing this text was very basic. Please check out our post on teaching kids to summarize using basic signal words if you'd like to see how this same skill works with older learners. *This post contains affiliate links. **A free sentence strip page is included at the END of this post. Click on the teal download button to snag your copy. Write in each strip to use ... Continue Reading
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Asking Questions using Grandfather Twilight
Asking questions is such a fun comprehension reading strategies to teach! It's among one of my favorites for sure! I love the mystery in it. I love how the books used for this skill get readers asking questions that make them want to keep reading. *This post contains affiliate links. **The free, printable page can be found at the END of this post. Click on the teal, download button. Teaching Learners about Asking Questions Readers ask questions before, during, and after reading. This is how we prep our minds to learn or read more. But not every kind question does this ... Continue Reading
Making Inferences using “My Lucky Day”
Making inferences is an important skill that learners need to have as they comprehend text. Making inferences takes comprehension to a deeper level than just the surface. Find more comprehension strategies paired with picture books in our Comprehension Reading Strategies series. *This post contains affiliate links. Why Making Inferences Can be Tricky Now, making inferences can be tricky for some learners. Here's why: It requires that learners dig deeper, beyond just the words of the text to draw conclusions about character's feelings, thoughts, or other ... Continue Reading
Making Connections – Reading Strategy
Making connections to the text is just one way we can help learners understand what they are reading. As readers connect the text to self, to other texts, and to events that have or are happening in the world, they have a clearer focus for using many of the other comprehension reading strategies. We want our learners to be actively engaged while they are reading. This means they are interacting with what they read, not just saying words on a page. One effective way we can do this is making connections to the text. There are three kinds of connections readers make before, during, ... Continue Reading
Setting a Purpose for Reading {with Freebie}
Setting a purpose for reading can keep our readers from becoming overwhelmed by giving them a specific reason for reading. Helping students set a purpose for reading purpose also helps them understand the value of tapping into their prior knowledge. Today, I'm sharing some tips for setting a purpose and showing how to use it in the context of a picture book. It's the first post in our Teaching Comprehension Reading Strategies with Picture Books series. *This post contains affiliate links. **The free printable can be found towards the END of the post. Click on the teal download ... Continue Reading