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Sentence Unpacking for Meaning - Grade 5

In this 5th grade lesson, students are using the sentence unpacking strategy to deconstruct a sentence from their social studies text.

Summary Map: Scaffolding Summary Writing

Students build essential skills in comprehension and develop a greater understanding of the structural features of a summary by creating a poster of a summary map.

Steve Graham: A Writing Renaissance in the Common Core

Dr. Steve Graham describes his predictions for changes in writing programs within elementary classrooms.

A Welcoming Library

Join librarian Laura Kleinmann in the Oyster Bilingual School library.

Interactive reading of a story

Albuquerque teacher Ali Nava leads her students through an interactive reading of the end of Burro’s Tortillas.

Does your 2nd grader read smoothly like this? Milestones from GreatSchools

Watch this video to discover if your 2nd grader is reading smoothly.

QAR (Question-Answer Relationships)

A teacher models the Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) comprehension strategy.

Vocabulary: Bricks and mortar

Dr. Cynthia Lundgren discusses the concept of “bricks and mortar” when thinking about effective vocabulary instruction for ELLs.

How do a child’s experiential differences impact their reading?

Key ingredients for comprehension include an understanding of how the mechanics of reading work, reasonable spoken language skills, knowledge of the world, and motivation.