Howdy! Jen Bradshaw here from Teacher Karma. Thinking strategies to improve reading comprehension Reading without meaning is like eating pizza without cheese....and NOBODY wants that! So how do we get our students to make connections to the text, think while they are reading, and focus on what is most important......MEANING?? When I was in the classroom, I had great success with using the following anchor chart, Reading is Thinking. It is a great way to kick off a mini-lesson by presenting the thinking strategies that they will be learning about and USING EVERY DAY...really for the rest of their lives. Reading strategies to improve comprehension In my opinion, the 6 most important reading strategies are: asking questions predicting summarizing visualizing inferencing making connections Never try and do all of these strategies in one day! Depending on the grade level you teach, you may want to spend a whole week on each thinking strategy before moving on to the next one. If you would like to pick up your freebie and learn more about strategies to improve your student's comprehension, click here please. :) Best wishes!
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Struggling readers often have difficulty making meaning while reading. Teaching students to use think marks to code their thinking helps. Read more and grab some freebies on this post.
I {puffy heart} anchor charts! That is what this blog post is all about….anchor charts and my love for them. When I first started teaching, I went to the teacher stores that sell workbooks, bulletin board paper and sets, and posters. Posters that I remember from when I was a child, like this one: Who ... Read More about Anchoring the Standards: Teaching & Documenting the Common Core Standards with Anchor Charts Part 1
This "Reading Is Thinking" anchor chart is a great way to remind your students of the importance of reading! Add this 24 x 36' poster to your literacy bulletin board for students to refer to all year long! ⭐Upon purchase you will receive and instant download. Save this file to your computer and send it in to your preferred printing shop. Be sure to choose the 24 x 36 printing size and choose the type of paper you'd like this chart to be printed on. There is a variety, from engineering prints (most economical) to poster paper (thicker and will last longer). I suggest laminating your chart for durability and long-term use. ⭐You will receive a ZIP file with a PDF, credits, and downloading instructions. To download the PDF file go to www.etsy.com/your/purchases from the browser on your phone, computer or tablet. You are not able to download files from the Etsy App at this time. This is an instant download printable item. No physical item will be shipped to you. All items in the shop are for Personal and Classroom use only. Due to the nature of this product no refunds or exchanges will be made. Graphics and font credits: Rainbow Sprinkle Studio, KA Fonts
Struggling readers often have difficulty making meaning while reading. Teaching students to use think marks to code their thinking helps. Read more and grab some freebies on this post.
First of all, this post isn’t really about teaching. It’s about the culture of the online teacher community and how blogging and Pinterest has changed the way teachers around the world collaborate. Years ago, I wrote a blog post about reading comprehension and posted a picture of one of my first anchor charts. The image … Copycats to Collaborators Read More »
This Reading is Thinking Bulletin Board Display will not only look beautiful in your classroom, but it packs a punch when it comes to literacy instruction. Your students can refer to this interactive bulletin board throughout the year when they are reading independently, with a partner, or during your whole group reading lessons, or during your guided reading instruction. This bulletin board pack contains: * Reading is Thinking word pieces to connect together * thought bubbles for synthesize, connect, annotate, monitor, predict, visualize, question, clarify, infer, and summarize * boy and girl thought images * large letters that spell READ * description cards for each letter of the word READ * strategy fans to BLOW UP as large cutouts for your bulletin board * detailed printing instructions * all images are in COLOR - black and white options are not included I hope you enjoy displaying this in your classroom!
Hey there! Jen Bradshaw here from TeacherKARMA.com Teachers, can you believe that you actually have to tell your students to THINK WHILE THEY READ? Reading is Thinking Resource has the perfect anchor chart for working on: predict infer visualize make connections question the text summarize Grab your FREEBIE over at Teacher KARMA. Best wishes! Jen Bradshaw You Might ... Read More about READing is THINKing – Comprehension Anchor Chart
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