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
Comprehension
Comprehension Reading Strategies with Picture Books
Teaching comprehension reading strategies is a GREAT way to help learners make meaning of text. Comprehension can be a more abstract activity, requiring lots of skill sets at once. It is helpful, especially for struggling readers, to separate the comprehension skills and break them down into meaningful steps. Need more comprehension help? You may also be interested in our Reading Comprehension Strategies Series. *This post contains affiliate links. Picture Books for Teaching Comprehension Reading Strategies When we teach comprehension reading strategies, we want to apply ... Continue Reading
What is Shared Reading?
The Measured Mom and I are spending a few weeks talking about some components of balanced literacy. These are things we will be exploring in-depth in our upcoming course! *This post contains affiliate links. I fondly remember singing songs and learning simple poetry with my students during our morning meeting time when I taught Kindergarten. I would write the words on chart paper and display it so we could all see it. Down by the Bay by Raffi was one of our favorites. I still have fun with my own kiddos at home, displaying songs or my own poetry for us to experience ... Continue Reading
Teaching Vocabulary Without Dictionaries
Teaching vocabulary most definitely includes using the dictionary, right? Perhaps. But today, we're going to explore teaching vocabulary WITHOUT dictionaries! *This post contains affiliate links. So, can it be done? Can you really ditch the dictionary when it comes to vocabulary instruction? Well, maybe not completely. Today, I'm sharing 8 different ways you can explore and teach vocabulary without asking learners to open their dictionaries. Why Not the Dictionary? Here are just two quick reasons the dictionary shouldn't be your first "go-to" when teaching vocabulary ... Continue Reading
Checking Comprehension in K-2
Checking comprehension isn't always as neat and easy as checking to see if a learner knows their math facts. The way one person processes a text can be be different than another person. And the way that same person processes one kind of text will look different when they read another type of text. Checking comprehension is as clear as mud now, right? *This post contains affiliate links. **Download the free comprehension cheat sheet towards the end of this post. What is Comprehension? Simply put, comprehension is understanding. It's making meaning of and processing the words ... Continue Reading