We all need more ideas for reading comprehension instruction. It is such an important topic and is the most important part of reading. This blog post is a roundup of my best blog posts about how to teach and assess reading comprehension. I have put information all in one place so you can have all the information at your fingertips.
Top Tips for Teaching Reading Comprehension
Have you ever read with one of your students and know that they are not fully understanding the text? This blog post includes tips to help students monitor meaning, teach comprehension, break down skills, and assess. You can read it here: Top Tips for Teaching Reading Comprehension.
Teaching Comprehension: Mistakes I've Made
I loved writing this blog post. You wouldn't think that looking back on some of the mistakes you have made as a teacher would be so much fun. Actually, what was exciting was that I could tell that I had gotten so much better as a teacher. While I still have so much room to grow, I hope that you can learn from the mistakes I made as I was learning to teach reading. You can read it here: Teaching Comprehension: Mistakes I've Made.
How To Books for Teaching Reading Comprehension
This blog post is a review of two books that are great guides for teaching reading comprehension. The books are reviewed and there is also a free guide you can download with four more book suggestions. You can read it here: How to Books for Teaching Reading Comprehension.
How to be Engaging and Teach Reading Comprehension
Do you ever feel like your literacy block looks the same every day? Sometimes you and your students need a little change. This blog post explores ways to add some engagement to your reading block. You can read this post here: How to be Engaging and Teach Reading Comprehension.
Using Think Alouds to Help Students Use Reading Strategies
Do you ever teach reading strategies to students and they don't use them as they read? How do you get these skills to transfer into real reading? The answer is to teach using think alouds. This blog discusses why they are important and how to plan for them. You can read this post here: Using Think Alouds to help Students Use Reading Strategies.
Helping Students Who Don't Monitor Their Comprehension
The first step for students to be able to comprehend the text is monitoring. This blog post is all about helping students who are struggling to do this. Read this blog post here: Helping Students who Don't Monitor Their Comprehension.
The Who-What Strategy to Help Kids Monitor Comprehension
This is a quick way to help students learn to monitor their comprehension. It is especially helpful for students who seem to be reading fluently but cannot retell what they have read. Read this blog post here: The Who-What Strategy to Help Kids Monitor Comprehension.
10 Ways to Build Background Knowledge
Background knowledge is a key ingredient in reading comprehension. As teachers, we constantly have to help our students increase this knowledge to become better readings. This blog post is full of ideas to help you increase the knowledge of our students. Read this blog post here: 10 Ways to Build Background Knowledge.
How to Use Reading Exit Tickets
A blog post about all the many, varied ways to use exit tickets in your classroom. There are a lot of different possibilities for these very flexible resources. You can download a free set of Exit Tickets to try them with your students. Read How to Use Reading Exit Tickets here.
I hope this has been a wealth of reading comprehension instruction ideas. It is one of your most important jobs as a reading teacher.
