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πππ Teaching Citing Text Evidence is Easy, When Students Use Strategy
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I recently had a heart-to-heart with a student struggling on his reading comprehension assessments. Despite his ability to decode words, his comprehension score was surprisingly low. ME: "Jake, I am curious how you came up with this answer. Can you tell me how you figured it out?" STUDENT: (shrugs shoulders) ME: "Well, did you try to remember the answer, or did you look back in the story for the answer?" STUDENT: "I tried to remember." Sound familiar? It can be hard to get students to look back for the answers. They want to appear smart. They want to be done. However, we aren't giving them a memory test. We want to assess their comprehension. β ME: "Jake, I would like to teach you a strategy that will help you be more successful on your reading assignments. It's called, You've got to prove-it prove-it!" π΅ (insert melody from the movie Madegascar)π΅ So we grabbed some crayons (because kids think they're more fun than a pencil) and started looking for and underlining where the answer was in the passage. β This exchange sparked a creative idea in me. I decided to create a variety of short, fun passages that would encourage students to 'prove' where they found the answer. They cover a range of topics and reading levels, making them suitable for a variety of students. Here's What Buyers said: βββββ "This is by far one of my favorite resources. My students struggled with citing text evidence and this was perfect. I really love it." βββββ "I love this resource! It's the perfect way to get students to look back in the text. Before they never did, but now they understand why they need to. Thank you!" βββββ "This was exactly what I was looking for since my students were really struggling with answering questions about the text and finding text evidence." If you think your students would benefit from using this strategy, I have good news for you! My collection of stories are on sale today Sept 10-11th only. It's available hereβ β Teaching is challenging. My goal is to provide you with engaging resources that save you time and support your students' growth. Until next week, |
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Transform your lessons with ideas and resources that align with your curriculum and inspire a love of learning. The Literacy Garden prioritizes helping teachers foster positive learning environments and student engagement. With our creative and thoughtful approach to content creation your students will thrive academically and creatively.
No Names No More! For years I have been frustrated by the chronic problem of students handing in work without their name or number on it. I would hold up the paper and ask "Who's is this?" It was such a time waster. Of course, no one recognized their work. Worse was when there were multiple no-name papers! Fast forward to this solution :) Some clothespins and a letter holder transformed this problem. CLICK Here to Learn How to Implement This Have You Tried Using Mentor Sentences to Improve...
Earth Day Activities Wondering what your class can do for Earth Day? To find out their thoughts, begin with some open-ended questions like: What are some things you can recycle? What is littering? What happens when rain can't go into the ground? Is there something you reuse? (water bottles, lunchboxes, scrap paper) Learn more about plastic pollution with this easy-to-print and use reader. Available at my TpT Store. It also comes with comprehension questions. You can mix science into your ELA...