Delivering Explicit & Engaging Comprehension Mini-Lessons

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YEARLONG VISION Overview

First 2-6 Weeks

Define readers as thinkers

Comprehension Voice Signs
English & Spanish

Introduce the 3 phases of close reading to students.

Define the range of reading

Redefine fiction and nonfiction.

Maximize time spent reading on a screen.

Establish reader’s workshop procedures

Introduce the purpose of annotation.

Expose K-2 readers to annotation strategies.

Use the resources from the mini-lesson video.

The Rest of the Year

Spiral through the six typed of inferences

Identify the skill first and the text second.

Comprehension Road Maps now included in The Comprehension Playbook.

Common Core K-5 | 6-12 
Indiana K-5 | 6-12
Ohio K-5 | 6-12
Oklahoma PK-7

FIRST WEEKS Strategy Introduction

Define the strategy verbally and visually

Reveal a real-world experience

SYNTHESIZE:
Evoke Aha! No way! Seriously! with Snapple Real Facts

Model your thinking via a read aloud

Download suggested picture books listed by grade-level appropriateness.

The title listed within the 4-page download are available at The Literacy Store.

Reveal the comprehension hand signals

Teach students the comprehension hand motions that Dr. Cathy Collins Block created and outlined within her PowerPoint.
Students can use these gestures to communicate how they are thinking about the text.