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Elementary Reading Specialist, Blogger at Comprehension Connection, and Contributor on Adventures in Literacy Land

Joined March 2014
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5 Effective Ways to Teach Author's Purpose to Young Learners comprehensionconnection.net/…

5 Effective Ways To Teach Author's Purpose To Young Learners

Author's purpose is a challenging skill for most kids, but in this post, you'll get teaching tips and activities to help break down this skill for your students.

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Paper bag books have been around for a long time, but these have a specific purpose. They are used to model and practice reading skills in a hands-on way. #paperbagbooks #elaproject comprehensionconnection.net/…

How To Effectively Use Paper Bag Books For Building Comprehension Skills

Kids love hands-on learning, but it's hard to find hands-on activities for language arts. That's why paper bag books are a resource to try for deeper learning.

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How to Teach Making Comparisons with a Hands-On Approach comprehensionconnection.net/… via @CompConnCarla

How To Teach Making Comparisons With A Hands-On Approach Kids Enjoy

Teaching students to make comparisons is important. Kids compare and contrast all sorts of things. Learn more about one must have resource for comparisons..

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How RTI Helps Struggling Emergent And Beginning Readers

RTI is not just for older students. Emergent and beginning readers show signs they need assistance too. This post explains the process.

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How to Use Book Talks to Spark Reading Interest comprehensionconnection.net/… via @CompConnCarla

How To Use Book Talks To Spark Reading Interest

Students in upper elementary need to be social all day long. Book Talks offer the opportunity for this AND the chance for recommending books to each other.

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10 Activities For Henry's Freedom Box That Highlight Key Themes

Henry's Freedom Box is a wonderful story about the Underground Railroad. This post describes teaching ideas to go with the book.

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Motivation: The KEY To Reading Success

Motivation is the key to reading success. In this post. strategies that result in high engagement are shared as well as research on this topic.

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Reading Stages And Determining The Focus

Determining reading stages helps teachers meet students where they are and to know where to focus attention. This post explains those stages.

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Hands-On Phonics Activities for Engaging Young Readers comprehensionconnection.net/… via @CompConnCarla
This is such a great book! Fun activity for end of the year. How to Model Character Change with The Hula-Hoopin Queen comprehensionconnection.net/… via @CompConnCarla

One Fun Way To Teach Character Change With The Hula-Hoopin Queen

Model character change and character development with The Hula Hoopin Queen and download our free book companion resource.

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How To Teach Characterization With Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Teaching characterization works best with a great mentor text. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse is a gem. Check out this post for teaching ideas.

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7 Easy Ways to Help Avoid Testing Meltdowns comprehensionconnection.net/… via @CompConnCarla

7 Easy Ways To Help Avoid Testing Meltdowns

Testing can bring an increase in anxiety and student frustration, but this post offers seven useful tips to help students and teachers.

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How to Teach Theme with Each Kindness comprehensionconnection.net/… via @CompConnCarla

How To Teach Theme With Each Kindness

Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson is the perfect book for teaching theme. This post includes before, during, and after lesson activities.

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How to Teach Determining Importance with The Gardner comprehensionconnection.net/… via @CompConnCarla

How To Teach Determining Importance With The Gardener

The Gardner by Sarah Stewart is a wonderful choice for modeling determining importance. This post offers teaching ideas and free lessons.

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5 Easy Ways To Increase Student Engagement

Student engagement is critical to learning. This post offers five simple ways to up engagement with your lessons. Free checklist included.

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How to Cultivate Curiosity in Five Simple Steps comprehensionconnection.net/… via @CompConnCarla

How To Cultivate Curiosity In Five Simple Steps

Kids are naturally curious about the world around them, so why not tap into that curiosity? These engaging lesson ideas will help you out.

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