Teaching Readers to Think

Most recent research points to the same things effective, proficient readers do as they read. That's a relief for us, because it means that even with all the thousands of things we can choose to teach our readers (from story elements to character development to cause and effect), there are certain strategies that if we teach them well, will have the most effect on our children.

Here are some blogs on the comprehension strategies. Keep in mind that they are not "definitions" of the strategies, but reflections and meditations I wrote before, during, and after teaching them.

Making meaningful connections (1st grade)
Envisioning
Questioning (1st grade)
Questioning (2nd grade)
Inferencing (1st grade)
Determining Importance in Fiction (1st grade)
Determining Importance in Nonfiction (2nd grade)
Synthesizing (1st grade)
Synthesizing (2nd grade)