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Hi friends! This blog is for teachers and families- all for the sheer joy of literacy. When we are enthusiastic about reading and writing our students and our own kids become excited to read and write. I hope that we all can be models for those in our care- how did you show your passion for reading, writing, learning, language, or words today?? It's in those small, daily moments that we teach kids to love literacy.


Showing posts with label teaching reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teaching reading. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Teaching Tipster: Free Printable Book Review Forms


I created these nifty worksheet at the beginning of the year as a way for my students (4th and 5th graders) to respond to their independent reading in writing. I use these for a Read 180 class I teach. I hope they'll be useful to you. Let me know if you want a word document (to make edits). I can email it to you if you message me.

Do you like this resource? Leave a comment below so I know what kind of stuff you want more of.



Monday, January 30, 2012

Teaching Tipster with Free Printable: Open-Ended Worksheet for Reading Comprehension (Fiction Texts)


I posted a comprehension worksheet a couple weeks ago. I've been using this format for several of my reading intervention comprehension groups over the past couple of months, and it's really helping to build student comprehension (woot! woot!). I was only using nonfiction text, but today I adapted the same worksheet (based on the reciprocal teaching model) to use with fiction text.

On the backside of the worksheet there is space for students to pre-write/illustrate the beginning, middle, and end of the story. I also included a space for Somebody/Wanted/But/So and have a space for summary. With some groups I will use all three of these summary tools as a way to scaffold the comprehension process, but it will depend on the students and their needs.

On differentiation: Since I work with students in grades 1st-5th, this worksheet is open-ended can be used at several grade levels. Also, I find that it's helpful use the worksheets to guide learning each week- especially for my students' with learning disabilities.  I also have a lot of space for vocabulary/clarification because most of my students are ELL and need the extra support with vocabulary.

Let me know if you have any questions!


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