Reading Comprehension Sequence Chain This detail-oriented graphic organizer helps students strengthen reading comprehension by...		Spelling Using Think, Pair, Share Present this lesson plan for the Think, Pair, Share strategy to help students practice spelling...
Journaling with The Sun, Wind, and the Rain This lesson, to be completed after reading The Sun, the Wind, and the Rain, has...		Fluency Fluency is generally defined as the rate, accuracy, and expression with which students read....
Double-Entry Journals Use a double-entry journal, a graphic organizer included with this article, to encourage...		Building Vocabulary To develop students' vocabulary, teachers must encourage a curiosity about the meaning and use...
Journaling Learn how to incorporate journaling in your classroom. Teachers can use journaling as a kind of...		Spelling Multiple Syllable Words Use a lesson that teaches students a systematic approach to using phonics in order to spell...
Activating Prior Knowledge Help your students be good readers: those who constantly try to make sense out of what they...		Directed Reading-Thinking Activity Directed Reading-Thinking Activity (DR-TA) is a teaching strategy that guides students in...
Prior Knowledge: The Popcorn Book Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on The...		Inferences Making an inference involves using what you know to make a guess about what you don't know, or...
Prior Knowledge: The Three Little Pigs Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on The...		Making Inferences, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing Use a lesson that is designed to teach primary students to make inferences as a reading...
Prior Knowledge: A House is a House for Me Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on A House...		Making Inferences, Too Many Tamales Use a lesson that is designed to help primary students establish the skill of making inferences...
Reflective Journals Reflective journals are notebooks that students use when writing about their own thoughts. This...		Making Inferences, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Use a lesson that is designed to expand primary students' skill of making inferences. The...
Running Records A running record is a way to assess a student's reading progress by systematically evaluating a...		Questions Before, During, and After Reading To encourage critical reading, teachers should ask students questions about the text before,...