Teaching Comprehension with Jeff Wilhelm
Grades 6–8 | Reading Comprehension | New Teacher Resources | Teacher Tips and Strategies | Teacher Training and Continuing Education
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Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Making Inferences | Plot, Character and Setting
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Using the Comprehension StrategiesGrades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 | Reading Comprehension | Lesson Plans | Teacher Tips and Strategies Presents a lesson for reviewing reading comprehension strategies. First year teachers or new teachers will have students apply those... Save To Organizer |
5-Day Unit Plan for Introducing NonfictionGrades 3–5 | Grades 1–2 | Literature | Reading Comprehension | Unit Plans Use these lesson plans to provide students with a strong foundation for reading, writing, and using nonfiction. Save To Organizer |
Teaching About Nonfiction with Picture BooksGrades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Reading Comprehension Author Constance Leuenberger uses nonfiction picture books to teach reading comprehension to young children. Here are several teaching tips... Save To Organizer |
Combining Reading Strategies and Multiple Intelligence ResearchGrades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Reading Comprehension Angela shares a multiple intelligence approach to reading instruction, with a focus on reading strategies. Save To Organizer |
Assessing Reading and Reading FluencyPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Reading Fluency Learn how to perform assessments and use the results efficiently to guide your instruction. Save To Organizer |
Reading Strategies: Everything You NeedPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 Effective ways to help your students make progress as active readers Save To Organizer |
Reading and Thinking: Strategies for Building Reading ComprehensionReading | Teacher Tips and Strategies When I first began teaching I was surprised by how well my students could "read" without understanding anything. On the surface, it... Save To Organizer |
Engaging Students in Reading and Writing With Interactive WhiteboardsGrades 6–8 Some critics claim that interactive whiteboards (IWBs) are glorified, expensive projectors. I suppose they are, if they are used as... Save To Organizer |
Using Symbolism to Deepen ComprehensionReading | Teacher Tips and Strategies Is it possible to read something but not really read something? I wrote a post, about this time last year, about blending a Dr. Seuss study... Save To Organizer |
Ms. Jasztal's Reading Comprehension Series: Main Idea and Supporting DetailsReading | Teacher Tips and Strategies When students read or listen to non-fiction, they must locate details that pertain to the main idea of the selection. Whenever we study a... Save To Organizer |
My March Top Ten List: Nonfiction Reading ResourcesGrades 3–5 | Reading | Blog Posts | Language Arts | Teacher Tips and Strategies It is crucial that we expose our students to nonfiction texts as often as possible. This month I share resources for teaching nonfiction... Save To Organizer |
Predictograms Improve Reading ComprehensionGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Reading | Teacher Tips and Strategies This week, I started my Cinderella unit, which is based on Cinderella tales from around the world. The anchor text is the 1812 version of... Save To Organizer |
Higher Order Comprehension: The Power of Socratic SeminarGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Reading | Blog Posts | Classroom Management I was in my room when my assistant principal’s voice came over the intercom: “It’s time for us to schedule an observation.” I groaned. I... Save To Organizer |
Using Lyrics for Beyond Literal ComprehensionGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 | Language Arts | Teacher Tips and Strategies Howard Gardner suggests that intelligence is not merely being able to read or do mathematical calculations. It encompasses several... Save To Organizer |
Graphic Organizers for Reading ComprehensionGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 | Grades 1–2 | Literary Elements Graphic organizers help students construct meaning. Use these learning tools to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your students'... Save To Organizer |
3 Comprehension Strategies for Reading NonfictionGrades 3–5 | Content Area Reading | Reading Comprehension | Articles These lessons incorporate classroom-proven strategies that specifically enable students to construct meaning out of nonfiction. Save To Organizer |
FREE Graphic Organizers for Reading ComprehensionGrades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Independent Reading | Literary Elements | Articles Graphic organizers that can be used with any book and across all grade levels. Download and print them here. Use them to assess your child'... Save To Organizer |
