Comprehension

It is that time of year again. I am currently finishing up a staff development presentation on Comprehension - Going Deeper. There is a spotlight on comprehension right now - as there should be! I have spent lots of time working with teachers on beginning reading and I think we have all done a great job on teaching strategies for getting into words and using a constructionist viewpoint on following the child on his path of learning to read and now we need to go back (as we so often do in education) with a stronger emphasis on understanding. Children need more conversations with others about the text, and interactions with the text and reflections on their readings. As we start our new year you may be interested in some of these books:
I just finished a couple of tpt products to help children with retelling.




http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Retelling-a-Story-With-Jabber-the-Reteller-1370729
graphic from Scrappin Doodle