The Complete Guide to Teaching Point of View and Perspective
Acquiring strong comprehension skills and utilizing those skills in a way that supports reading is critical for students’ reading success….
Teaching Students To Make Nonfiction Inferences
When we make inferences, we help students draw conclusions and gather deeper meaning about the text using a combination of…
The Complete Guide to Teaching Inference
Skilled reading requires students to become adept with many different cognitive processes. Being able to make inferences sets students up…
Improving Inference Skills
When you hear the word “inference,” does it make your head spin? If I had a penny for every time…
The Complete Guide to Teaching Main Idea and Theme
Determining the main idea and/or theme of a text are critical reading comprehension skills. While it may seem like main…
Amazing Reading Skill Videos
Sometimes the best way to review or practice reading skills is through video. That might sound a little counterintuitive, but…
Comparing and Contrasting Texts: Why it’s Important and How to Teach It
If you think of comparing and contrasting as looking for differences between an apple and an orange, it seems like…
4 Activities to Teach Fact vs. Opinion
In a world where news and information is at our students’ fingertips, being able to distinguish fact vs. opinion has…
How To Teach Sequencing In Upper Elementary
I LOVE teaching sequencing in the elementary classroom. There are so many ways to make the skill of sequencing fun,…
What Can Dialogue Tell Us? Inferring Character Traits and Feelings From Dialogue
Typically teaching dialogue to your class might sound a little something like this…“Dialogue is when two or more characters in…
Digging Deeper: Teaching Inference in Upper Elementary
Teaching inference is an important skill. Of course, by the time they reach upper elementary, many students are familiar with…
Comparing Texts: Moving Beyond the Basics
It’s true. Comparing texts can be tedious, especially when you are teaching students in grades 3-5 how to thoughtfully compare…
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