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I Can Read Directions Printable Chart {FREE}

By thisreadingmama 1 Comment

Teaching multiple children sometimes gives me an overwhelmed feeling, kind of like a squirrel in the middle of the road not knowing which way to run. It is so helpful when learners have and can use resources other than me to help them be more independent learners.

That’s exactly why I created this I Can Read Directions Printable Chart!

I Can Read Directions Printable Page -free - This Reading Mama

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**The free printable can be found towards the END of the post by clicking on the teal download button.

 

I Can Read Directions By Myself Printable Page

You know the routine.

You explain to your learner(s) exactly what to do on the page, then you sit down with another learner {or multiple learners, if you’re in the classroom} to teach. The child that’s “supposed” to be working independently comes up a few times to announce, “I don’t know what this says,” or “I don’t know what to do.”

Or you have learners who just sit and do nothing because they can’t remember and they can’t read the directions independently, yet. {This has NEVER happened to me, mind you-ha!}

So, I’ve been doing a little thinking on it and here’s the aftermath of my latest brainstorm…in the middle of the night, mind you. I sometimes wish I had an “off” button for my brain. Seriously.

Because most worksheets and activity pages share common language in the directions {trace, match, write, etc.}, I thought that a visual tool would be helpful. Even young learners can begin to read directions on worksheets and activities themselves with this printable chart.

 

underline words from directions on worksheets

To make it most effective, underline {or circle} the words in the directions from the worksheet that are on the chart {Pictured is one of my CVC Activity Pages}. If you’re a classroom teacher, you could do this even before you make copies.

 

using the chart to read directions on the activity page

This way, learners know they can reference the chart when they get to an underlined word. Hang the chart up near centers or students’ work area so they can reference it when needed.

Included in the free printable {click teal download link below} is a full-color chart, like you see in the images, or a blackline version.

 

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Enjoy!
~Becky

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Comments

  1. Janelle says

    May 30, 2017 at 3:56 pm

    Thank you so much Becky. I was always meaning to make a chart like this but never got around to it. This chart will be up in my classroom in the morning. This well help my students prepare for their end of term tests. and save me a lot of reading time. GOD BLESS YOU

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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