Comprehension



READING COMPREHENSION IS THE REASON FOR READING. IF WE READ BUT DO NOT UNDERSTAND, THEN THE PURPOSE FOR READING IS LOST. WE STRIVE FOR STRONG READING COMPREHENSION!

Anything here sound familiar? "He/she has weak reading comprehension." "He/she has good reading comprehension." "Comprehension is weak due to lack of prior knowledge." "He/she has difficulty monitoring their comprehension." "He/she a fluent reader but comprehension is weak." What does all of this mean?



Great Sites for Developing Reading Comprehension
Reading Workshop This site explains what reading comprehension strategies are and offers online tutorials and practice sheets for students in Grades 1-2 and Grades 3-5. This is a great teacher and/or parent resource.	Graphic Organizers You will find printable activities, charts, and lessons that relate to the books Mosaic of Thought and Strategies that Work, and books that will help you teach comprehension!
Teaching Comprehension with Jeff Wilhelm Here is a collection of guidelines, checklists, and assessment tools to start think-aloud strategies with your students from Jeff Wilhelm's book Improving Comprehension With Think-Aloud Strategies.	More Sites with Graphic Organizers Write Design Graphic Organizer.com Houghton-Mifflin Graphic Organizers edhelper.com Houghton-Mifflin Shape Book Patterns The Graphic Organizer Graphic Organizers from Pearson Enchanted Learning
ABC Teach Reading Comprehension This site offers a wide variety of information and activities related to reading comprehension for students in grades K-12.	Reading A-Z View a special preview of 28 leveled books for guided and independent reading for beginning readers. You can download and print all of them.




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