Comprehension Literacy Centers: Grades K-3

Students determine the cause and effect from six sets of six self-checking text cards and sort accordingly on the mat. Using the provided Signal Word Cards, students then describe the texts' cause-effect relationship.

Assign your secret agents to covertly identify the central messages of 16 texts with their Top Secret Tokens and provide evidence, accruing points on the scoreboard. Secret agents then provide a written response in their Top Secret Reports. Up to six students can play simultaneously. Self-checking.

Students read two passages on the same topic and flag their similarities and differences using the colored reusable word tags. They then transfer their findings to the Venn diagram.

Take a spin to target more than seven comprehension standards on textdependent questions for literature and informational text. Students may respond on the recording sheet (included in the Guide) or practice oral language with a partner as they answer questions.

With support, students read pirate cards using the proper punctuation and expression or they walk the plank! Correct answers earn your students gold coins to collect in their treasure chests.

Students arrange three or four cards on the mat in order of events and narrate the sequence. They then use a combination of drawing, writing, and dictation to record the events. Perfect for nonreaders! Self-checking, color-coded, and numbered for easy management. Includes sequences for literature and informational text concepts. Use as a springboard to writing!

Students have fun while they practice reading between the lines to understand the subtleties of text. They make their way along a carnival path by making different kinds of inferences. Taking turns, students read short passages and then answer multiple-choice questions that require them to make inferences related to character traits, character feelings, setting, and causes of actions. Wild Guess Cards with short, open-ended passages ask students to make wild guesses instead of logical inferences. By making both logical inferences and wild guesses, students understand how context and background knowledge support inference-making skills. Self-checking.

Readers analyze 10 pieces of informational text, identifying the topic, main idea, and supporting details using labeled markers. They document on the response sheet how the details support the main idea. Self-checking.

Students use multiple reading strategies to comprehend fiction and nonfiction text in this engaging reading comprehension game. The game mat guides students through text, prompting them to make personal connections, identify various text elements, summarize, predict, ask questions, and more. Each space poses a unique challenge requiring students to use before, during, and after reading strategies to move forward.

Working in pairs, students read a fairy tale and then read quotations on the back of the fairy tale card. They determine which characters are the speakers (choices provided) and repeat the quotations in the characters voices. This fun step evokes empathy and reinforces understanding of point of view. Students record their answers on dry erase mats. An answer card is included for self-checking.

The features of three pieces of informational text are isolated on five different text cards. Each highlights a specific text feature (table of contents, graphics with captions, bold print, headings, charts, maps, glossary, and index). Students place the cards in the sequence in which they would find them in a book. They are then tasked to identify text features, locate specific information, and generalize information. The How to Use Text Features card with graphics and color helps students identify parts of a book and locate information quickly.

Distinguish Main Idea And Supporting Details In Reading And WritingStudents learn to distinguish Main Idea And Supporting Details in this reading and writing center. Whether you're a parent wanting to help your child get the most out of at-home learning or a teacher looking for activities to send home with students, this center has you covered! This is Standards-based content in a ready made center. The center challenges students to distinguish the main idea and supporting details in 20 different text samples. They analyze the text, sort it, and then write about it.

• REINFORCE SKILLS: Practice fun activities while learning to distinguish Main Idea And Supporting Details.
  
• INDEPENDENT PRACTICE: Children can easily complete and interact with these materials independently.
  
• TEACHING GUIDE INCLUDED: a Really Good Instructional Guide is included to cover activities and supporting reproducibles.
  
• TARGETED SKILLS: Boost the same key skills children are learning in the classroom.
  
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