Creative Teaching Press Language Arts: Reading Comprehension

Every child can become a successful reader when given the right tools for the job. Reading Comprehension outlines 11 strategies that every student needs to know in order to develop effective comprehension skills. This resource is packed full of ideas and activities to address a wide range of student ability levels. Teach students techniques for monitoring their comprehension, and give them a variety of tools to self-correct mistakes while reading. Combine modeling of skills with direct instruction to present information in a meaningful, easy-to-understand way. Included are activities designed to help students:Comprehend difficult and unfamiliar words in textRead fluently in phrases and sectionsSequence events in a logical orderSummarize and organize story elements in a retellingPredict what will happen next in textAccess prior knowledgeName and discuss characters in a storyCategorize events and ideas from text based on similaritiesIdentify the main ideaMake inferencesConnect what they read to other books, their own lives and the world around themReading Comprehension provides a plan of action for moving beyond assessment to instruction through the use of skill-building activities that incorporate key comprehension strategies. Use this resource to help your students develop a lifelong love of reading as they become proficient readers who successfully comprehend text! For grades 1-3. Contains 96 pages.