- Word-Reading Instruction
- Developing: 3-5
Use Elkonin boxes and sound box templates to enhance phoneme-grapheme alignment. This word mapping tool supports orthographic mapping and long-term retention.
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The Strategic Six Thinking Moves
Beginning: K-2
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Strategic readers use thinking moves – or in the head processes – to help them unlock the meaning of texts. We’ve distilled the extensive body of research on the most high-leverage comprehension strategies to help you provide comprehension instruction that’s actionable and focused on the strategies that matter most. We’ve given these “thinking moves” kid-friendly names, memorable icons, and simple definitions to help simplify and strengthen your strategy instruction. And you can choose between a color format or black-and-white. Pair our Strategic Six Thinking Moves with our Interactive Text Experience Planning Template and to help your students’ read actively and comprehend deeply. (From Shift 2 in Shifting the Balance; 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom.)
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