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Reading Comprehension for Kids
This video discusses the steps to sentence comprehension and keys to understand what we read. Kids should work to keep their brain in the book, reread aloud at confusing parts, ask questions, and predict.
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Sentence Comprehension: Pronouns, Punctuation, & Multiple-meaning Words
Comprehension is complex for kids. This focuses on sentence comprehension with pronouns, punctuation, and multiple meaning words. Kids will learn how noticing these in sentences can grow their comprehension.
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Sentence Comprehension: CONJUNCTIONS {and, but, so}
Comprehension is complex for kids. This focuses on sentence comprehension with the basic conjunctions and, but, and so. Kids will learn what they mean and practice using them in the correct sentence.
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I Recall: Part 3
“I Recall: Part 3” discusses parts of a fable, reads “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” and answers questions about the fable.
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I Recall: Part 2
“I Recall: Part 2” reviews characters, setting, and events and asks questions about these story elements after reading the story “The Clubhouse.”
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I Recall: Part 1
“I Recall: Part 1” discusses characters, setting, and events and applies these story elements to answering questions about the fiction story “Learning to Fly.”
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What’s the Big Idea?
“What’s the Big Idea?” discusses the main idea and supporting details of a text.
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4 Most Common PREFIXES {Vocabulary}
Prefixes are letters or groups of letters at the beginning of words. It's important to know prefixes to be able to understand the meaning of words. Four of the most common prefixes are dis-, in-, re-, and un-. This video teaches about...
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Fiction Nonfiction Genre: Story Elements
This video focuses on the two main genre of books: fiction and nonfiction. Kids learn aspects of each type of book and then practice naming whether a book is fiction or nonfiction. Kids also learn about realistic fiction.
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Comprehension Story Elements: Retelling
This video teaches how to retell a story. It shares how to first tell the setting/characters, then the problem, and finally the solution. It teaches how using three finger retell (beginning, middle, and end) helps keep us on track....
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Comprehension Story Elements: CHARACTERS & TRAITS
This video teaches what a character is and how to identify outside and inside character traits. It teaches how the author shows who the character is based on what the character DOES and SAYS. Knowing the characters helps us understand...
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Comprehension Story Elements: SETTING
This video teaches what the setting is and how to identify it from simple text to more complex text. It teaches how the authors sometimes tells us the setting and sometimes they show it, where we have to infer and use clues to figure out...
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Poetry Interpretation
A video entitled “Poetry Interpretation,” which demonstrates the process of reading a poem to interpret its message.
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KWL Charts
This video is about “KWL Charts”and explores how to develop questions about a nonfiction text.
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Main Idea | Summarising | Reading Strategies
Learn how to determine the main idea of a text. Similar to summarising, this is an important reading strategy that helps readers comprehend texts
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Surface Level Features of Expository Text | Improve Your Reading Comprehension
Effective readers use the characteristics of text to their advantage. Whether consciously or subconsciously, knowing how to use these cues to your advantage will help you to strategically read and engage with text at a more effective...
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Structural Features of Text | Literary & Expository | Improve Your Reading Comprehension Skills
Recognizing text structure will help you be a better reader. Once you are familiar with the text's organizational pattern, you can make predictions as you read and form a mental map. In this lesson, we cover eight elements or structure...
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How to develop active listening skills
In this video, viewers will learn about active listening skills and the importance of developing these skills skills, especially in today's fast-paced world of communication. The video also provides examples of active listening, such as...
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Understanding Dyslexia: Signs and Symptoms
This video explains the signs and symptoms of dyslexia, a learning disability that affects a person's oral and written language skills. It covers difficulties with speech, reading, numbers, following instructions, and writing. The video...
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Donald J. Leu - New Literacies Research Lab
Donald J. Leu is the John and Maria Neag Endowed Chair in Literacy and Technology at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Leu directs the New Literacies Research Lab. He is an international authority on literacy education, especially the...
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Learning English - How To Tell The Difference Between The 'B And P' Sound
Can you hear the difference between "big" and "pig"? Learn how to pronounce these sounds in this video. The /p/ and /b/ sounds are similar and easy to confuse, especially for Arabic speakers. Watch Misha and Larissa explain the...
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Learning English - Learning How To Put Stress In The Right Places
Learning the rhythm of English is important for sounding natural. English is a stress-timed language. Some syllables have more stress than other syllables. This video is full of examples and activities for you to practice.
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Learning English - How To Use Adverbs Of Frequency
Adverbs of frequency tell how often we do something. We often use then with the simple present tense.
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Learning English - Words That End In 'E' - The Rules For Pronouncing Them
Learn 3 rules for pronouncing words that end in E. 1. vowel + consonant + e 2. L + e 3. C or G + e