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Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies and Selecting Appropriate Text
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This multimedia overview introduces central ideas in comprehension strategy instruction, offers some examples of specific instructional approaches, and describes the importance of text selection...
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Instructional Planner: Selecting Text for Teaching Comprehension Strategies
Reading Comprehension > Comprehension Strategies > Overview & Tools
Download this tool to assist teachers when they are selecting text for reading comprehension instruction. The planning chart can serve as a checklist to help teachers to remember important elements...
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Teacher Self-Assessment: Gradual Release of Responsibility
Reading Comprehension > Comprehension Strategies > Overview & Tools
Use this tool to introduce teachers to the idea of a “gradual release of responsibility,” to help them assess their own practice, and to explore teaching examples they might want to adapt for their...
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Learning Together About Reading Comprehension Strategies
Reading Comprehension > Comprehension Strategies > Overview & Tools
Professional development providers and literacy coaches can use this tool to introduce teachers to the key concepts in reading comprehension instruction. Included in this tool is a brainstorming...
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