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Pal Reading: Developing Fluency and Comprehension with Paired Reading

Reading a favorite book to a partner and taking turns asking and answering questions provides students with an opportunity to practice fluency and promotes the development of comprehension skills.

JPS Mini- Lesson - Story Mapping

Jackson Public School District, Jackson, MS: Ashanti Barnes, Curriculum Lead at JPS Office of Teaching & Learning, discusses story mapping for books.

Using Concept Sort in the Classroom.

A concept sort is a vocabulary and comprehension strategy used to familiarize students with the vocabulary of a new topic or book.

Cooperative Learning: The Jigsaw Method

Jigsaw is a cooperative learning strategy that enables each student of a “home” group to specialize in one aspect of a topic and become the “expert.”

Students Take Charge: Reciprocal Teaching

A Seattle school uses a technique called Reciprocal Teaching that’s designed to improve reading comprehension.

Auditory GO Chart: An Integrated Reading Comprehension Strategy in PreK

Students think and talk about the different parts of a graphic organizer chart as they read a book.

Making Inferences in a K-2 Classroom | How to Teach Inferences to Kids

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.