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Read Write Think: Questioning a Comprehension Strategy for Small Group Reading
Contains plans for three lessons about asking the right questions while reading. After the teacher explains the difference between factual and inferential questions, students practice using them in small-group guided reading. In addition...
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Read Write Think: Scaffolding Comprehension Strategies Using Graphic Organizers
A three-part standards-based instructional activity in which students will use collaborative strategic reading to apply four reading strategies: preview, click and clunk, get the gist, and wrap-up. They will work in cooperative groups...
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Read Write Think: Qa Rs to Develop Comprehension & Reflective Reading Habits
Contains plans for three lessons that use the QAR strategy to develop reading comprehension and reflective reading within students. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...
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Read Write Think: Guided Comprehension: Making Connections
Lesson introduces students to the strategy of making connections. Students learn the three types of connections using a double-entry journal. A good resource for teachers.
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Merit Software: Reading Comprehension Connection: Reading Lessons
In these practice exercises, students select a reading subject and skill level from drop-down menus and then complete the lesson activities. The lessons are on vocabulary, context, and comprehension. There are two skill levels:...
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Read Write Think: Increasing Comprehension Through Prediction Strategies
Contains plans for a lesson about predicting the outcomes of stories based off their first lines. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as well as...
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Read Write Think: Using Thieves to Preview Nonfiction Texts
Contains plans for three lessons that introduce a nonfiction prereading strategy with the acronym THIEVES, which stands for Title, Headings, Introduction, Every first sentence, Visuals and vocabulary, End Questions, and Summary. In...
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Read Write Think: Exploring How Section Headings Support Understanding
Teaching students to pay attention to headings and titles as they read? Here you'll find a practical application for using an expository text to apply the concept of using headings. Geared toward older elementary students, but...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: K W L [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students complete a KWL chart before during and after reading a text. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: Sum Summary! [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which learners read a narrative or informational text and complete graphic organizers to help them write good summaries of the texts. Materials are included.