Venn diagrams are a great teaching strategy to develop reading comprehension. They can help promote intentional thinking by providing a way for students to organize and visualize their thoughts about a reading. In this workshop video, our lego friends Pete and Jill will help explain what Venn diagrams are, describe how they can help improve reading comprehension, and list steps to utilize them in reading instruction.
SHARED READING!
Shared reading is a great way to introduce and get students engaged in the great big world of reading. Shared reading is just like it says. When we share the reading, this can be a teacher reading a story to students, students reading sections of a book together as a class, or students reading aloud one on one; whatever gets students reading and engaging with the stories around us! Most importantly shared reading should be done FREQUENTLY. Many educators recommend that for early readers, shared reading should be done every day for students in kindergarten, and at least 2-3 times a week for those in high grades up to grade 3. Through shared reading times, students learn dozens of different concepts about how language and stories work. It even promotes the normalcy and love of reading that will benefit students throughout their entire lives.
Watch a lesson here on Shared Reading ft. a special guest!
Word Ladders
Have you ever heard of Alice in Wonderland? Well the author – Lewis Carroll – actually developed this reading strategy! Mr. Carroll was a master of word play, twisting and turning words and meanings to tell stories, but with this strategy, he gave us a peak behind the curtain and left a trail for us to follow. Join us on our little rabbit trail as we hop along each step of the word ladder!