ELAR 1.6
Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to:
- (1) establish purpose for reading assigned and
self-selected texts with adult assistance;
- (A) generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information with adult assistance;
- (B) make, correct, or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures with adult assistance;
- (C) create mental images to deepen understanding with adult assistance;
- (D) make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society with adult assistance;
- (E) make inferences and use evidence to support understanding with adult assistance;
- (F) evaluate details to determine what is most important with adult assistance;
- (G) synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance; and
- (H) monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, checking for visual cues, and asking questions when understanding breaks down.
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What’s Inside? Inference Activity
Use these images to help students practise making inferences from visual clues by analyzing the contents of a bin and a backpack to determine what they reveal about the owner.
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Free Story Prediction Worksheet
Encourage students to think critically before reading with this Story Prediction Worksheet.
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Fascinating Facts About Animals – Comprehension Worksheet
Build reading comprehension skills and learn about amazing animals with a printable 1st grade reading comprehension worksheet pack.
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Making Connections with Literacy Texts Pack
Use this Making Connections to Literary Texts Pack to help students deepen their comprehension by linking stories to their own experiences, other texts, and the world around them.
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Making Connections Worksheet Set
Allow your students to record their connections to a particular text with this Making Connections Worksheet set.
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Science of Reading Aligned Group Folder Templates
Stay organized with these versatile Science of Reading Group Folder Templates, designed to offer plenty of options.
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In the Arctic - Free Decodable Book
Engage your students and inspire them to read and learn about life in the Arctic with a printable book for 2nd grade.
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Making Inferences Picture Cards Activity
Use these Making Inference picture cards activity to match text with images and infer meaning using visual details.
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Reading Comprehension Question Stems - Anchor Charts
Enhance instruction on the six reading comprehension strategies with our printable Reading Comprehension Question Stems Chart Pack.
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Making Inferences With Pictures Worksheet
Guide your students to use pictures to make inferences with this reading worksheet.
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The Firefighter Story – International Women's Day
A story and worksheet that explores issues regarding female gender stereotypes.
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Making Text Connections PowerPoint - 1st Grade
Help your students become stronger, more thoughtful readers with this Making Text Connections PowerPoint.
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Inference Cut and Paste Worksheet
Use this cut-and-paste worksheet to practice inferring using images with your early reader.
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Inferencing With Pictures Digital Activity
Use this inferencing with pictures digital activity when encouraging students to use their inferencing skills.
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Making Predictions Worksheet Set
Build early comprehension skills with these Making Predictions Worksheets that include age-appropriate activities using pictures, sentence starters, and simple texts.
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Making Predictions Short Stories Digital Task Cards
Enhance reading comprehension with these Making Predictions Short Stories Digital Activity Cards, where students read short stories, predict what happens next, and justify their thinking using text evidence.
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Making Inferences – Birthday Activity
Teach your students how to make inferences with this birthday invitation activity.
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Grade 1 Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 1)
A beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically written for Grade 1 students.
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Reindeer Research - Instructional Slide Deck
Use an animated instructional slide deck to guide your students through a reindeer research project!
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Reading Comprehension Strategies Anchor Charts
Provide young readers with concrete examples of reading strategies with a set of 18 ready-made reading anchor charts.
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Nonfiction Comprehension Worksheet Pack for First Grade
Integrate science, social studies, and first grade reading comprehension skills with a group of ten nonfiction reading comprehension worksheets.
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Character Emotions Worksheet
Make inferences about character's feelings with this one-page worksheet.
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Reading Connections Worksheet Set
Build deep comprehension skills with this engaging Reading Connections Worksheet set.
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Image Detective Task Cards
Support young learners as they learn to combine text and images to build meaning with this engaging set of Image Detective task cards.
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Inferring During Reading PowerPoint
Build strong comprehension skills with this engaging Inferring During Reading PowerPoint.
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Inference Clip Cards Activity
Use this set of inference peg cards to have students practice looking at an image and making an inference based on prior knowledge.
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Predicting and Inferring Poster Set - Early Grades
Use this simple set of Making Predictions and Inferencing posters to help students understand and learn the difference between these two important reading skills.
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Making and Checking Prediction Graphic Organizer Pack
Use these making and checking predictions templates with your early years students to help with predictions before, during and after reading.
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Digital Predicting Story Activity
Use this digital story of The Muddy Dog and matching prediction worksheets to explore how to make predictions before, during and after a story as a class.
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Making Predictions Reading Strategy PowerPoint
Use these Making Predictions Reading Strategy teaching slides when introducing the concept of predicting during reading to your early years students.
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Free Making Predictions When Reading Journal
Encourage deeper thinking with this Making Predictions When Reading Journal template.
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Making Predictions – Kindergarten Worksheet Set
Explore the comprehension strategy of prediction using these prediction worksheets created specifically for the early years classroom.