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TEACH COMPREHENSION LIKE A PRO

On this page, you’ll find coaching videos to help you implement The Comprehension Playbook into your whole-class comprehension instruction. View the month-by-month grade-band coaching sessions to learn what skills to target each month. Take your learning even further with Playbook Pro PD Modules.

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MONTHLY GRADE-BAND COACHING

August coaching topics:

  • Grade-specific lesson tips and text ideas for the first month of school.
  • A focus on the “Reader Voices” portion of The Comprehension Playbook.
  • Options for fitting in a daily comprehension mini-lesson.
  • Feedback on your own unique schedule questions.

September coaching topics:

GRADES K-2
  • Round 1 of Retell Literature
  • Round 1 of Ask & Answer Questions
  • Round 1 of Retell Information
GRADES 3-5
  • Round 1 of Summarize Literature
  • Round 1 of Summarize Information
  • Round 1 of Text Organization
GRADES 6-12
  • Round 1 of Summarize Literature
  • Round 1 of Summarize Information
  • Round 1 of Text Organization

October coaching topics:

GRADES K-2
  • Round 1 of Text Organization
  • Round 2 of Retell Information
  • Round 2 of Retell Literature
GRADES 3-6
  • Round 1 of Synthesize Ideas
  • Round 2 of Summarize Literature
  • Round 1 of Author Choices
GRADES 7-12
  • Round 1 of Synthesize Ideas
  • Round 2 of Summarize Literature
  • Round 2 of Text Organization
Advance Beyond Doing Reading to Teaching Reading

61 minutes

63 minutes

60 minutes

November coaching topics:

GRADES K-2
  • Round 2 of Retell Literature
  • Round 1 of Author Choices
  • Round 2 of Ask & Answer Questions
GRADES 3-6
  • Round 1 of Track Ideas
  • Round 2 of Text Organization
GRADES 7-12
  • Round 1 of Author Choices
  • Round 1 of Compare Texts
Advance Beyond Doing Reading to Teaching Reading

62 minutes

61 minutes

61 minutes

December coaching topics:

GRADES K-2
  • Round 1 of Compare Texts
GRADES 3-6
  • Round 1 of Compare Texts
  • Round 2 of Author Choices
GRADES 7-12
  • Round 2 of Summarize Information
  • Round 2 of Synthesize Ideas
Advance Beyond Doing Reading to Teaching Reading

64 minutes

61 minutes

61 minutes

January coaching topics:

GRADES K-2
  • Round 3 (Grades 1-2), Round 4 (Kindergarten) of Retell Literature
  • Round 2 of Text Organization
GRADES 3-6
  • Round 2 of Summarize Information
  • Round 2 of Synthesize Ideas
GRADES 7-12
  • Round 3 of Summarize Literature
  • Round 2 of Author Choices
Advance Beyond Doing Reading to Teaching Reading

64 minutes

61 minutes

61 minutes

February coaching topics:

GRADES K-2
  • Round 3 of Ask & Answer Questions
  • Round 3 of Retell Information
GRADES 3-6
  • Round 2 of Compare Texts
  • Round 3 of Summarize Literature
GRADES 7-12
  • Round 2 of Compare Texts
  • Round 3 of Text Organization
Advance Beyond Doing Reading to Teaching Reading

60 minutes

59 minutes

58 minutes

March coaching topics:

GRADES K-2
  • Round 2 of Compare Texts
  • Round 3 of Text Organization
GRADES 3-5
  • Round 3 of Summarize Information
  • Round 3-4 of Text Organization
  • Round 3 of Synthesize Ideas
GRADES 6-12
  • Round 3 of Summarize Information
  • Round 3 of Synthesize Ideas
Advance Beyond Doing Reading to Teaching Reading

63 minutes

62 minutes

61 minutes

April coaching topics:

GRADES K-2
  • Round 4 of Ask & Answer Questions
  • Round 4 of Retell Information
  • Round 4 of Text Organization
GRADES 3-6
  • Round 4 of Summarize Literature
  • Round 4 of Author Choices
GRADES 7-12
  • Round 4 of Summarize Literature
  • Round 3 of Author Choices
Advance Beyond Doing Reading to Teaching Reading

60 minutes

57 minutes

57 minutes

May coaching topics:

GRADES K-2
  • Round 4 of Summarize Literature
  • Round 3 of Compare Texts
GRADES 3-6
  • Round 2 & 3 of Track Ideas
  • Round 2 & 3 of Compare Texts
GRADES 7-12
  • Round 3 of Compare Texts
Advance Beyond Doing Reading to Teaching Reading

61 minutes

62 minutes

59 minutes

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