Videos

Robert Vettese uses the Theme Scheme method to help his third graders discuss complicated narratives.

In Salt Lake City, teacher Margaret Barnes uses a framework called CORI (Concept Oriented Reading Instruction) to teach reading comprehension skills to second and third graders.

Literacy expert Sandra Wilborn shares three key ways to build your young child’s vocabulary.

Reading expert Linda Farrell shares her thoughts on early reader series as well as the importance of reading aloud to build vocabulary and background knowledge.

Kids and volunteers engage in a summer reading program developed by The Reading Connection.

Students use their five senses and a graphic organizer to brainstorm ideas for writing a report on a recent school event and to think about interesting words to include in their report.

Using think-pair-share in the classroom creates a collaborative learning environment where students work together to solve a problem or answer a question about an assigned reading. 

Students use a list of given words to make predictions about a book.

Are you teaching students to make inferences in first grade, second grade, or kindergarten? In this video, Susan Jones shares 3 easy and fun activities for inferring.

List-group-label is a vocabulary and comprehension strategy that helps develop categorization skills, build background knowledge, activate critical thinking, and grow vocabulary. Watch list-group-label in action.