Topic: Comprehension

Pre-reading scaffolds are powerful tools that can equip struggling readers with the skills and confidence they need to navigate and comprehend text.

Heinemann Podcast Commuter Series: Moving Literacy Instruction Outdoors

Tips to help you adapt your writing workshop to support multilingual language learners.

Heinemann Podcast Commuter Series: Teaching Rereading as a Comprehension Skill

Tips to help you adapt your reading workshop to support multilingual language learners.

Emergent Reading, Engagement, Print Work, and Fluency are some of the most important reading goals we work on with our students. Learn more about these four pillars of reading instruction.

Heinemann Podcast Commuter Series: Teaching Inferring

There are many ways to use Jump Rope Readers in your classroom. Like all decodable books, they can support whole class lessons, small group work, and independent practice.

Foundational literacy skills are the building blocks of a student's journey towards becoming proficient readers and writers.

Comprehension is not about spitting out facts and filling in blanks. Comprehension is about understanding. And reading is not merely about word calling. Reading is about thinking.

These five strategies highlight the interconnectedness of comprehension, conversation, writing, and vocabulary in fostering a deep understanding of texts.

Read-aloud time is an opportunity to mentor children in the mindset, habits, and strategies of proficient readers.

Finding the right books for your classroom of adolescent readers is key to building engagement. The right book in the hands of a kid can change a life forever.

Discover four proven strategies to empower struggling readers in your classroom, fostering a nurturing environment where students can unlock their reading potential and thrive academically.

Discover the key components of an effective reading intervention program to help your struggling students excel in their literacy skills.

Looking for ways to help struggling readers in your classroom? Check out these five early reading intervention activities to help improve reading skills and confidence.

Decoding “big words” is absolutely pivotal to reading and comprehending text. You cannot become a successful reader if you cannot decode multisyllabic words.

Even in a time of remote/hybrid teaching, the literary signposts introduced in Kylene Beers’ and Bob Probst’s Notice & Note support improved comprehension.