Reading Comprehension Lesson Plans

Reading the newspaper is a novel and enjoyable way to improve their listening and reading comprehension skills. Have kids choose topics that are interesting to them to ask and answer questions based on their reading, and also retell key details with a gist activity. Learners practice looking closely at pictures and text to derive meaning. 

Help your class solve story problems. Second graders will work in groups to solve a math story, review the problem solving process, and write in their math journals to reflect on the activity. This activity will also focus on reading comprehension skills and verbal mathematical communication skills. 

Review reading comprehension strategies with sixth graders. They will focus on the following reading comprehension strategies: identifying supporting details, paraphrasing, increasing vocabulary skills, and connecting the story to personal experiences. Handouts and self-evaluation tool is included in the packet.

Beginning with anticipation guide strategies is a powerful method for improving reading comprehension. First list key ideas of a topic the class will be reading about. These ideas are formulated into statements, some of which are true, and others which are false. Readers must pay close attention to textual evidence to determine which of the statements are accurate and which are not. While this refers to a nonfiction text, the strategy would work equally well for literature. 

Examine how the immigrants have changed the environment of the United States. Individually, middle schoolers will take a pre and post-test to test their reading comprehension. In groups, they compare and contrast the religions of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam while they practice reading one page aloud to the class. To end the lesson plan, they analyze graphs and research the contributions of immigrants to the nation as a whole. Resource links are included.

Practice a variety of strategies to master reading comprehension utilizing newspaper articles. They look at pictures and try to answer the 5W's and H: who, what, when, where, why and how of the story. Learning stations are set up around the room containing categories like sports, fashion, entertainment, etc.

Focus on plants with this fantastic teaching guide. Reading comprehension strategies will help students build vocabulary skills, read, write, listen and engage in cross-curricular activities using the July 2010 issue of Click Magazine. They read fiction, poems, songs, and expository text. There are resources, tips, questions, and Bloom's woven throughout.

Engage in a variety of reading comprehension activities that coordinate with the February 2011 issue of Ladybug Magazine. Learners analyze words and participate in class discussions to deepen their understanding of the text.

This is a thouroughly explained expository reading lesson that delves into a variety of research-baed practice, including Bloom's Taxonomy and Reciprocal Teaching. Vocabulary is front-loaded before elementary students listen, read, and write responses to articles from the February 2006 issue of Click Magazine. They engage in reading comprehension activities in whole group, small group, and individual sessions.

Strengthen young readers' literacy skills with sequencing activities, illustrating, and writing evaluation based off expository articles in the September 2010 issue of Ladybug Magazine. A detailed description including theoretical rationales accompanies this instructional series, which also provides many links to other websites designed to support reading comprehension.