Comprehension Strategies — Full Unit

Grade 6 · ready for Monday

What's in this unit

1. 1

   Plan

   7 lesson plans, each one 40-minute period, with what to say and what to watch for.

2. 2

   Slides

   The lesson on the board, one step at a time, with each answer on the next slide.

3. 3

   Printouts

   A worksheet, a handout and homework for every lesson.

4. 4

   Assessment

   7 exit cards, 2 quizzes, a project, an assignment.

5. 5

   Answer keys

   At the back of every worksheet, homework and assessment.

The 7 lessons

1. 1What I Already Know, and Where Fromname what we already know before we read, find that knowledge in our life or a subject we study, and explain how it helps us understand something new
2. 2Picking the Right Text for the Jobname a real purpose for reading, listening to, or viewing something, choose a text that actually fits that purpose, and explain why our choice was a good match
3. 3Guess, Check, Adjustmake a prediction using clues and what we know, ask a question that checks our prediction, and adjust our thinking when a prediction turns out wrong
4. 4When Reading Gets Confusingnotice when our understanding breaks down, try a fix-it strategy when that happens, and check whether the fix actually worked
5. 5Three Ways to Connectconnect a text to our own life, connect a text to another text we know, and connect a text to the wider world
6. 6Main Idea, Details, Conclusionfind the main idea of a text, record the details that support it, in order, and draw a conclusion the text actually supports
7. 7My Comprehension Toolkitexplain how a strategy helped us understand a text, compare two strategies and say which one helped more, and set a clear, specific goal for our own reading