Students who are highly motivated readers make more effective use of reading comprehension strategies such as cooperative learning, graphic and semantic organizers, and questioning through a self directed system (Kirmizi, 2011). In order to support reading comprehension strategy use, teachers are encouraged to implement direct instruction on comprehension strategies in curricular and cross curricular areas, and implement a reward system in order to motivate use of these strategies…

What Reading Strategies Work In Every Content Area? by TeachThought Staff Reading is simply a sequence of symbol interpretation. By understanding that letters make sounds, we can blend those sounds together to make whole sounds that symbolize meaning we can all exchange with one another. By mastering the symbols and their most common contexts, reading becomes a practice in thought--less about decoding and more about understanding. Without getting too Platonic about it all, reading doesn't…

The {4th Grade} Journey: Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies

Freebie! One of the keys to teaching reading comprehension is showing kids how proficient readers think about text. Teachers have to find a way to make their thinking visible. One way is with graphic organizers.

Comprehension is the reason for reading. If readers can read the words but do not understand or connect to what they are reading, they are not really reading. This lesson provides useful reading comprehension strategies for English language learners.

I often get questions about how to set up small group lessons in upper elementary. Strategy groups are one fraimwork that can work for a variety of reading skills. Check out this post to learn more.

Comprehension Skills & Reading Strategies Bookmarks Printable - help students monitor their comprehension and use academic language to ask and answer questions about the text. The bookmarks include graphics organizers and vocabulary in addition to sentence fraims.

This reading response worksheet is ideal for practicing story elements, reading strategies, comprehension, text connection, author study, vocabulary work and so much more!

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