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Comprehension Strategies

  1. Building a Knowledge Base and Vocabulary with Content-Area Reading During the Literacy Block

    Building a Knowledge Base and Vocabulary with Content-Area Reading During the Literacy Block

    How do students develop their vocabulary and knowledge base during the literacy block? Teachers can intentionally design instructional practices to use during t...
  2. Guided Reading and Reading Strategies

    Guided Reading and Reading Strategies

    Guided reading is a small group opportunity to support readers as they apply known reading strategies. David Hornsby, in A Closer Look at Guided Reading (2000)...
  3. Teaching Students to "Talk the Talk"

    Teaching Students to "Talk the Talk"

    Talking about the letters and sounds that make up words helps improve reading and writing skills. On a recent visit to a foundation-level classrooom, author and...
  4. Key Comprehension Skills to Teach Students

    Key Comprehension Skills to Teach Students

    Recalling her personal experience of losing meaning while reading and the strategies she used to get it back, literacy researcher Alison Davis argues that stude...

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