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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 6  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Guided Comprehension: Monitoring Using the INSERT Technique
   Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson introduces students to the comprehension strategy of monitoring.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Guided Comprehension: Previewing Using an Anticipation Guide
   Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson introduces students to the comprehension strategy of previewing.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Guided Comprehension: Summarizing Using the QuIP Strategy
   Students learn to use the QuIP (questions into paragraphs) comprehension strategy to organize information and then synthesize it in writing.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 6  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Guided Comprehension: Visualizing Using the Sketch-to-Stretch Strategy
   Guided comprehension moves your middle-grade students beyond decoding to become successful, independent readers. The sketch-to-stretch strategy encourages students to use "brain TV" to help them understand a text through visualization.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Have Journal...Will Travel: Promoting Family Involvement in Literacy
   Students build positive memories of literacy activities when they take turns taking home a book bag stuffed with items to encourage literacy interactions with their families.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Literature Circles: Getting Started
   Students practice different ways of collaborating to read a work of literature. They work in different roles as they compose and answer questions, discover new vocabulary, and examine literary elements.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Literature Circles with Primary Students Using Self-Selected Reading
   Students respond to self-selected books in journals, and talk about their books daily in small groups. The teacher guides students by offering suggestions and writing with them in dialogue journals.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Using a Word Journal to Create a Personal Dictionary
   Students will be the definition of vocabulary experts as they use the skills they learn in this lesson to track, define, and ultimately master unfamiliar words.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Using QARs to Develop Comprehension and Reflective Reading Habits
   Students are introduced to question-answer relationships (QARs). Using the QAR strategy, students identify different types of questions and learn how to determine the appropriate response for each question type.
   
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
    Using Word Storms to Explore Vocabulary and Encourage Critical Thinking
    Students learn that dogs are more than just pets in this lesson, which teaches them to use research and vocabulary-acquisition strategies to learn and write about working dogs.