Active Reading Strategies to Improve Comprehension Activities Packet Grade 4 - 6

Students will use active reading strategies to improve comprehension with this growing bundle! You'll get teaching mini lessons, group and independent reading comprehension activities, reflections and assessments rubrics.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Love it! Detailed and well thought out. So much included too! Thanks!" - Melissa P. about Summarizing Unit

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Very engaging! A great resource to help reinforce inferencing." - Tina A. about the Making Inferences Unit

ABOUT THIS READING COMPREHENSION PACKET

Active Reading Strategies covered:

✪ Asking Questions Reading Strategy Unit

✪ Inferring (Making Inferences) Comprehension Unit

✪ Summarizing Reading Comprehension Unit

✪ Synthesize Reading Strategy Unit

Each unit includes teaching ideas and suggestions with time-saving blackline masters, anchor charts, success criteria, rubrics and more!

➕ Other reading strategies will be added to this bundle as they are created. However, there is no timeline as to when they will be added.

Existing customers will receive all future additions for free!

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

Asking Questions Reading Strategy

✔  Suggested teaching ideas

✔  2 asking questions graphic organizers to use while reading

✔  Q-Chart (question words anchor chart)

✔  2 double-sided bookmark options

✔  Rubric to assess learning

✔  Success criteria and learning goal classroom poster

✔  Suggested book list for Questioning reading strategy

✔  Diagnostic / Summative assessment sheet to use with any text

✔  Student reflection and goal setting sheet

✔  2 reading logs

✔  Reading goals tracking sheet

✔  Book Talk checklist

Summarizing Reading Strategy

✔  Suggested teaching ideas for how to summarize with necessary materials

✔  2 Graphic organizers for summarizing fiction

✔  Graphic organizer for summarizing non-fiction reading

✔  2 double-sided bookmark for an active during reading strategy

✔  Rubric for assessment of learning

✔  3 Learning Goal and Success Criteria posters (fiction, non-fiction, generic)

✔  Recommended book list to teach how to summarize

✔  Extra blackline masters for literacy centres or other reading practice

✔  Diagnostic/Summative Assessment sheet to use with any reading text

✔  Student reflection/goal setting sheet to use with assessments

✔  2 different reading logs

✔  Reading goals tracking sheet

✔  Booktalk check

Making Inferences Reading Strategy

✔  10 Inferring mini-lessons with activities and teaching notes

✔  Engaging introductory or culminating activity

✔  Diagnostic / Summative inference assessment to use with any text

✔  Making Inferences graphic organizers

✔  Anchor charts

✔  Rubric and success criteria

✔  Student handouts

✔  Recommended book/media list

✔  Student bookmark for ongoing practice during independent reading

Synthesize Reading Strategy

✔  4 graphic organizers for during reading strategies

✔  Rubric to assess learning

✔  Success Criteria and Learning Goals anchor chart

✔  Recommended book list for teaching and practising Synthesizing.

✔  Set of 20 question cards for a group or independent activity

➕ Other reading strategies will be added to this bundle as they are created. However, there is no timeline as to when they will be added.

Existing customers will receive all future additions for free!

WHAT TEACHERS LIKE YOU ARE SAYING

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "You nailed it on the head, about this being a challenging unit. Thanks for the fantastic resource!" - Melissa P. about our Synthesizing Reading Unit

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Thanks for this eye-catching and very well designed set of literacy resources!!" - Peter L. about our Synthesizing Unit

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A great resource to incorporate into other subjects like social studies. Helped my students form inquiry questions and supported their research." - Karolina M. about our Questioning Unit

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Very comprehensive and an excellent value for the money!" - Karen C. about our Questioning Unit

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Another great resource! You are wonderfully helping me organize my language program." - Melissa P. about our Questioning Unit

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This was quick and easy for me to plan and implement. It was clear and delivered the components of the lesson well." - Educational Essentials by Mrs Ryan about our Inferring Unit

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Excellent resource - very clear!" - Sam G. about our Summarizing Unit

TIPS FOR USE

You will receive a .ZIP file containing each unit and their own files.

Please ensure you have software (such as Winzip) that can open zip files. Free software can be downloaded if your computer does not already have something installed.

All files are non-editable PDFs.

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FAQs

Q: For which grade is this best suited?

A: Resources included are designed to be open-ended and very easily differentiated. Therefore, I have personally used these resources with grades 4 - 6 with success. By adapting the level and complexity of the reading passages you choose, you will be able to use the same activities across grades and student reading levels.

Q: I'm not from Ontario. Can I use your resources?

A: Absolutely! While our resources are based on the Ontario curriculum, they can be used by any teacher anywhere. If you are teaching the same skills being addressed, these resources can help :)

Q: Am I able to edit the materials?

A: At this time, our reading strategy units are not editable. If you have any requests for a specific update or addition, please reach out to us at teach@pastthepotholes.com and we will consider your request.

Q: What about other reading comprehension strategies?

A: We do plan to add more reading strategies packets to this bundle and existing buyers will receive all updates at no additional cost. Simply download the .zip file again! However, we do not have a timeline for the additional units.

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