Eager Reader

This is a tried and true list of word solving strategies that I use during Guided Reading. It lists the following 5 strategies that students can use when trying to solve unknown words: Stretch it Out, Chunking, Spy, Vowel Alert and Peeling Off. A description of each strategy is provided under each heading. I recommend copying/printing the Word Solver's Tool Kit onto bright card stock, laminating it for durability, and attaching a large clip to the top. During small group instruction, each st

The Comprehension Strategies Bookmark provides students with a list of six essential comprehension strategies to use while reading: 1) Hypothesizing and Predicting; 2) Summarizing; 3) Visualizing; 4) Using Prior Knowledge; 5) Monitoring Comprehension, and 6) Fixing Comprehension Errors. Under each heading is a question to facilitate the use of the strategy. For example, under the heading "Visualizing" is the question, "Am I making pictures in my head of what is going on right now in this passa