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Reading and Responding: Lesson 3

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Reinforce comprehension of informational text. This is a one-on-one lesson plan intended to build an internal dialogue the reader can use to boost overall comprehension. They work independently with a tutor or teacher to read a nonfiction selection, identify author's purpose, and practice using context clues. Reading passages and comprehension questions are provided.

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author's purpose, authors, reading strategies

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reading strategies, Informational Text, make connections, author's purpose, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
1 hr
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Skills Practice
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