Comprehension Strategy Kit (English or Spanish)

The Comprehension Strategy Kit is an instructional resource for the introduction, practice, and ongoing implementation of critical comprehension strategies. The role of each instructional practice is to provide students tools to access and manage the texts they read, while at the same time promoting deeper reading. The Strategy Kit is intended to be used during shared and independent practice and supports the application and transfer of the reading process. Reading Routines are provided for use throughout the year in order to establish an effective literacy classroom. Read-Aloud Questions are provided to promote student thinking, talking, and sharing. Organized discourse options are included to ensure variety during the read-aloud process. Read-aloud questions are represented as follows: Level 1 represents students’ opinions about the reading Level 2 represents students’ metacognitive reflections about their reading process Level 3 represents students’ reflections about what is being