Sunday, July 14, 2013

Comprehension Connections


    This has been such a productive summer for me!  I just finished my third "teacher" book and I am so proud of myself!  I feel like I am ready to tackle the up-coming school year!

     One of the books that I read was Comprehension Connections by Tanny McGregor.  She does a great job of showing the reader how to teach six specific comprehension skills: visualizing, determining importance, questioning, inferring, schema, and metacognition.  What I loved the most about the book is that she included basic ways to teach each comprehension skill.  She also used thinking stems for each skill.  I created Hollywood themed thinking stems which you can download for FREE below.   

     This idea also came from Comprehension Connections.  I simply used paint samples and attached the labels.  Isn't this an EASY way to check students' understanding.?!?! Simply have them point to the level of THEIR understanding.  You can do a quick check and either reteach or move on.  Love it!
 

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  2. I noticed your Comprehension Connections thinking stems posters, but notices there wasn't one for Synthesizing. Do you have one or can you send me the template you used for the others so I can make one. Thanks
    cferris@dentonisd.org

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  3. Love the Hollywood Comprehension Connections posters! Do you have one for Synthesizing?

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