Before during and after reading strategy

Reading strategies useful in every content area include Questioning the text, Visualization, and using Context Clues to infer meaning.

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

As I mentioned in my previous post, I’m trying to incorporate more nonfiction into my reading instruction because of the new Common Core Standards. I recently started using Raz Kids on the iPads for my guided reading instruction because there’s an amazing selection of leveled nonfiction books and they are of high interest to the kids. One of my main goals in reading has been to try to get my students more actively engaged in their reading and get them thinking beyond the text. This week we…

I can't thank everyone enough for the kind words the past few weeks. I was honestly thinking of completely stopping the bloggy world, but I just can't. I can't give up the sharing, the learning, everything. No matter what negative people may be out there. I'll be back tomorrow or Sunday with more of an update, but I wanted to get these pictures posted, because I had some people asking. I need to take some better pictures, but these will have to do for now! The room wasn't totally finished at…

Questions good readers ask..before, during, and after a book. Great reading strategy for students during readers workshop or guided reading.

Engaging ELA lesson idea for elementary to practice the reading comprehension strategy of questioning. Tips and strategies for ELA.

Last week we began our Questioning reading strategy. I use the Reader's Workshop model in my classroom and study the seven comprehension s...

We finished learning all about the farm. It was a lot of fun and the kids loved it. I used Deanna Jump's Fun on the Farm unit and Julie L...

Hands-on pre-reading activities that encourage your elementary students to access their prior knowledge and make predictions.

Hello Everyone! I have had many second grade teachers contact me about our home reading log and parent/child questions to accompany reading. Reading at home is a huge component in reading success. I have shared our first grade log before, but I went ahead and added a second grade component to this little packet. We require our first graders to read at least ten minutes every evening. I included a note to parents about second graders reading twenty minutes. Take a peek! If you would like your…