The lessons included on this blog were inspired by ideas from Tanny McGregor's book "Comprehension Connections." Click here for an overview of her book and introduction to this blog. When teaching the lessons on this blog, I began with an introduction of metacognition and schema using ideas from Tanny McGregor's book. I then introduced each comprehension strategy using her ideas, followed by 3 lessons in text using the gradual release of responsibility model. Lessons on this blog can be found using the links below:
Unit One: Metacognition
- Lesson One: "Real Reading" salad
- Lesson Two: Thinking bubble with "Flotsam"
Unit Two: Schema/Making Connections
- Introduction: lint roller & nonfiction books
- Lesson One ("I do"): "My Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother"
- Lesson Two ("We do"): "Roxaboxen"
- Lesson Three ("You do"): "Boundless Grace"
Unit Three: Questioning
- Introduction: Quinoa & nonfiction books (LLI)
- Lesson One ("I do"): "Owl Moon"
- Lesson Two ("We do"): "Angel for Solomon Singer"
- Lesson Three ("You do"): "Henry's Freedom Box"
Unit Four: Visualizing
- Introduction: "Twas the Night Before Christmas" & SmartBoard with songs/poems
- Lesson One ("I do"): "Mirette on the High Wire"
- Lesson Two ("We do"): "All I See"
- Lesson Three ("You do"): "Salamander Room"
Unit Five: Inferring
- Introduction: "Garbage Bag Mystery" & Promethean flipchart
- Lesson One ("I do"): "Crow Boy"
- Lesson Two ("We do"): "How Many Days to America?"
- Lesson Three ("You do"): "Royal Bee"
Unit Six: Synthesizing
- Introduction: Matryoshka dolls, Gobstoppers during "Snow Day" poem spiral
- Lesson One ("I do"): "Charlie Anderson"
- Lesson Two ("We do"): "Wednesday Surprise"
- Lesson Three ("You do"): "Fishing Day"
Unit Seven: Determining Importance
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Anchor Charts
I have found anchor charts to be a beneficial tool in teaching comprehension strategies, as well as any other skill you may be teaching. I was taught that anchor charts should have a title (skill/strategy), a student-friendly definition, and the graphic organizer or chart used to teach the skill/strategy. Here are a few examples:
Click the links below to see anchor charts used for the comprehension strategies lessons from this blog:
* Inferring
* Questioning
* Determining Importance
* Visualizing
* Synthesizing
Click here for the introduction to what this blog is all about!
Click here for an overview of the lessons included on this blog.
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* Inferring
* Questioning
* Determining Importance
* Visualizing
* Synthesizing
Click here for the introduction to what this blog is all about!
Click here for an overview of the lessons included on this blog.
Introduction
Thanks for visiting my blog! My name is Kristen and I'm a Reading Specialist in Virginia. Part of my role as a Reading Specialist has been teaching or co-teaching lessons with the fabulous teachers I've had the opportunity to work with. I've also worked alongside many amazing Reading Specialists who have taught and challenged me as we've collaborated in making our schools successful in teaching reading according to best practices. A colleague introduced me to Tanny McGregor's book "Comprehension Connections" and I fell in love after reading the first chapter.
The book begins by introducing the concepts of metacognition (thinking about your thinking) and schema (prior knowledge). It's such an easy read, packed with great ideas for teaching these reading comprehension strategies: Inferring, Questioning, Determining Importance, Visualizing, and Synthesizing. For each strategy she gives suggestions for starting off with a concrete experience, followed by sensory exercises, then wordless books to practice the strategy before applying it to text.
In our high-stakes-test-taking-world, my goal for students is for them to be actively engaged while reading passages (and books too!) so when they get to the questions they already have a good understanding of what they've read. I've used Tanny McGregor's ideas in teaching comprehension strategy lessons to 2nd through 4th graders at my schools and the students (and teachers!) have loved the lessons! This blog was created to be a resource for teachers looking for lesson ideas for teaching comprehension strategies. I hope it is helpful to you!
Click here for an overview (list) of lessons included on this blog.
The book begins by introducing the concepts of metacognition (thinking about your thinking) and schema (prior knowledge). It's such an easy read, packed with great ideas for teaching these reading comprehension strategies: Inferring, Questioning, Determining Importance, Visualizing, and Synthesizing. For each strategy she gives suggestions for starting off with a concrete experience, followed by sensory exercises, then wordless books to practice the strategy before applying it to text.
In our high-stakes-test-taking-world, my goal for students is for them to be actively engaged while reading passages (and books too!) so when they get to the questions they already have a good understanding of what they've read. I've used Tanny McGregor's ideas in teaching comprehension strategy lessons to 2nd through 4th graders at my schools and the students (and teachers!) have loved the lessons! This blog was created to be a resource for teachers looking for lesson ideas for teaching comprehension strategies. I hope it is helpful to you!
Click here for an overview (list) of lessons included on this blog.
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