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Standard: Reading for Information

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Keys to the Main Idea

Reasoning Text Structure

Keys to the Main Idea

Students will determine the main idea and supporting details of an expository text.
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Word Why

Grammar + Syntax Reasoning Vocabulary

Word Why

Students answer questions that use target vocabulary, then share their reason for their answer by explaining the meaning of the target word(s).
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Compare-A-Character

Perspective Taking Text Structure

Compare-A-Character

In this activity students compare and contrast characters from narrative texts
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Story Grammar Yammer

Inference Text Structure

Story Grammar Yammer

Students work to identify varying story elements of narrative text
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Agree to Disagree

Inference Reasoning

Agree to Disagree

In this activity students will take turns deciding if they agree or disagree with a statement from a text that is read aloud.
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Monitoring for Understanding

Comprehension Monitoring

Monitoring for Understanding

During this activity students will listen to a portion of the text and draw a question card.
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Word Generation Elementary

Grammar + Syntax Reasoning Vocabulary

Word Generation Elementary

Word Generation Elementary supports students’ vocabulary and knowledge development through an integrated literacy approach.
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Tiered Questioning Approach

Comprehension Monitoring Grammar + Syntax Inference Reasoning Vocabulary

Tiered Questioning Approach

Students engage with scaffolded, open-ended questions that prompt them to think deeply about a text they have heard.
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Higher Level Language Skills Resources

Comprehension Monitoring Inference Perspective Taking

Higher Level Language Skills Resources

This site has information and resources for higher-level language instructional strategies.
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Cloze Encounters

Grammar + Syntax Inference Vocabulary

Cloze Encounters

In this activity students will identify missing words throughout a text.
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Detail Delight

Reasoning Text Structure

Detail Delight

In this activity students listen to an expository text and identify key details
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Expository Text Wheel

Inference Reasoning Text Structure

Expository Text Wheel

In this activity students will listen to an expository text and identify the main idea and three supporting details on a text wheel.
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