Reading Comprehension Strategies
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Teaching Points by Reading Level -- An overview of teaching points mapped by increasing reading levels (Leveled Literacy; DRA score; Lexile Level; RIT score) Adapted by Patti Loper, 2014
Read Aloud
Interactive Read Aloud
Guided Reading - Link to Page
Using Strategies That Work with Complex Text Examples
Strategies That Work Overview
Using Strategies That Work to support CCSS Reading Standards - Handout
Complex Text: "A Letter from the Fringe"
Complex Text: The Declaration of Independence
Complex Text: What is in Mole's Sack?
Complex Text: The Carrot Seed
Summarizing to Comprehend - Robert Marzano (in Educational Leadership, March 2010)
Summarizing Strategies that Work
1 - Clarify what's important.
2 - Familiarize students with multiple text structures (description, generalization, argument,
definition, comparison, problem/solution).
3 - Help students recognize layers.
4 - Encourage graphic representations.
5 - Review essential terminology.
Expanded Rubrics
Retelling Narrative Rubric 3-12
Retelling Informational Rubric K-12
Classroom Strategies for Before, During, and After Reading from AdLit.org
Nine Strategies for Reaching All Learners in ELA - MS Readers' Workshop
5 Keys to Helping Students Read Difficult Texts -- BYU Center for Teaching and Learning
Differentiating Instruction -- NEWSELA + Google Docs = Differentiated, Collaborative Reading!
Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning - D Buehl Reading Strategy Reproducibles
Literacy and Sound Learning for Thoughtful Reading - D Buehl MN Public Rado
Websites
Classroom Strategies for Before, During, and After Reading from AdLit.org
Graphic Organizers for taking notes while you read.
Graphic Organizers for Reading and Writing (for before, after, and during reading)
Greece - Graphic Organizers
Annotating Text - article describing process
Google Lit Trips allows you to travel the routes of characters in the novels you read.
Google Lit Trips
Lit2Go provides free audio texts and reading strategies.
Lit2Go
LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain. There are several options for listening.
LibriVox
Reading Comprehension Strategies
The Resource Room
Resources, Articles, and Activities for Teachers from the New York Times
New York Times Teacher Connection
Home Page for E-Books and Testing Materials
Learning Express Library
There are over 25,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog.
Project Gutenberg
Reading Strategies to support struggling readers:
Talking to the Text -- find new link
Read Aloud find new link
Activities
Reading Comprehension Cards - Stack the Deck
Students demonstrating Stack the Deck
Student Video
Retell It Card Game
Penguin Active Reading - Student and Teacher Area
Penguin Readers
Text for Practicing Reading Comprehension
Text "Cobwebs to Crosshairs"
Read Aloud
Interactive Read Aloud
Guided Reading - Link to Page
Using Strategies That Work with Complex Text Examples
Strategies That Work Overview
Using Strategies That Work to support CCSS Reading Standards - Handout
Complex Text: "A Letter from the Fringe"
Complex Text: The Declaration of Independence
Complex Text: What is in Mole's Sack?
Complex Text: The Carrot Seed
Summarizing to Comprehend - Robert Marzano (in Educational Leadership, March 2010)
Summarizing Strategies that Work
1 - Clarify what's important.
2 - Familiarize students with multiple text structures (description, generalization, argument,
definition, comparison, problem/solution).
3 - Help students recognize layers.
4 - Encourage graphic representations.
5 - Review essential terminology.
Expanded Rubrics
Retelling Narrative Rubric 3-12
Retelling Informational Rubric K-12
Classroom Strategies for Before, During, and After Reading from AdLit.org
Nine Strategies for Reaching All Learners in ELA - MS Readers' Workshop
5 Keys to Helping Students Read Difficult Texts -- BYU Center for Teaching and Learning
Differentiating Instruction -- NEWSELA + Google Docs = Differentiated, Collaborative Reading!
Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning - D Buehl Reading Strategy Reproducibles
Literacy and Sound Learning for Thoughtful Reading - D Buehl MN Public Rado
Websites
Classroom Strategies for Before, During, and After Reading from AdLit.org
Graphic Organizers for taking notes while you read.
Graphic Organizers for Reading and Writing (for before, after, and during reading)
Greece - Graphic Organizers
Annotating Text - article describing process
Google Lit Trips allows you to travel the routes of characters in the novels you read.
Google Lit Trips
Lit2Go provides free audio texts and reading strategies.
Lit2Go
LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain. There are several options for listening.
LibriVox
Reading Comprehension Strategies
The Resource Room
Resources, Articles, and Activities for Teachers from the New York Times
New York Times Teacher Connection
Home Page for E-Books and Testing Materials
Learning Express Library
There are over 25,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog.
Project Gutenberg
Reading Strategies to support struggling readers:
Talking to the Text -- find new link
Read Aloud find new link
Activities
Reading Comprehension Cards - Stack the Deck
Students demonstrating Stack the Deck
Student Video
Retell It Card Game
Penguin Active Reading - Student and Teacher Area
Penguin Readers
Text for Practicing Reading Comprehension
Text "Cobwebs to Crosshairs"