Intervention Programs
Comprehension Builder
Lesson Book, Posters, and Digital Downloads
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- Comprehension
- Vocabulary
Intervention Range: Beginning Reader to Adult Learner
Comprehension Builder is a practical resource that makes it easy for teachers to effectively and efficiently develop lasting comprehension skills for all readers, regardless of age range, instructional setting, time constraints, or areas of need.
Comprehension Builder approaches instruction through explicit teaching, modeling, gradual release of responsibility, collaborative learning, frequent opportunities to respond (OTR), and scaffolded support. It includes high-interest, knowledge-building text with rich vocabulary, numerous options for adapting and differentiating instruction, and practical suggestions for extending practice beyond Comprehension Builder lessons.
For Teachers...
- Minimizes prep time
- Enables flexibility and differentiation
- Streamlines implementation
- Fosters professional growth
- Addresses learning challenges
- Scales across grade levels
For Students...
- Deepens engagement
- Builds knowledge
- Sparks curiosity
- Increases confidence
- Raises test scores
- Fosters higher-level thinking
Comprehension Builder makes use of explicit teaching, modeling, gradual release of responsibility, collaborative learning, frequent opportunities to respond (OTR), and scaffolded support. It includes high-interest, knowledge-building text with rich vocabulary, numerous options for adapting and differentiating instruction, and practical suggestions for extending practice beyond Comprehension Builder lessons.
The lessons in Comprehension Builder are designed to allow for flexible implementation. Teachers may choose to teach the lessons sequentially, separately, as needed, or concurrently with other programs.
Section 1: Reading Comprehension Strategy Lessons
When we teach students how to think when they are reading, we are teaching reading comprehension strategies. Teachers may use these lessons to explicitly teach strategies that students can carry into any reading context and to support the development of healthy reading habits that foster deep engagement and meaningful interaction with text.
- Before-Reading Strategies
- During-Reading Strategies
- After-Reading Strategies
Section 2: Question-Specific Comprehension Lessons
To truly understand text, readers must be able to approach it from multiple angles—identifying key details, recognizing relationships, evaluating ideas, and summarizing the content and intent. Teachers may use these lessons to strengthen students' comprehension skills in preparation for comprehension assessments, or on an as-needed basis to provide targeted support when gaps are identified.
- Detail (Literal)
- Short Answer
- Vocabulary
- Main Idea
- Fact and Opinion
- Cause and Effect
- Compare and Contrast
- Author's Purpose
- Graphical Information
- Making Inferences
- Retelling and Summarizing
Comprehension Builder includes the following:
- The spiral-bound, full-color lesson book, which provides detailed comprehension lessons divided in two sections:
- Section 1: Reading Comprehension Strategy Lessons
- Before-Reading Strategies
- During-Reading Strategies
- After-Reading Strategies
- Section 2: Question-Specific Comprehension Lessons
- Detail (Literal)
- Short Answer
- Vocabulary
- Main Idea
- Fact and Opinion
- Cause and Effect
- Compare and Contrast
- Author's Purpose
- Graphical Information
- Making Inferences
- Retelling and Summarizing
- Section 1: Reading Comprehension Strategy Lessons
- A USB drive that contains digital files for all of the reproducibles for the lessons
- A poster showing short reminders about strategies students should use before, during, and after reading
- A set of two posters that show short reminders about common types of comprehension questions
Before-Reading Strategies Lesson
In this lesson, students will learn to employ the evidence-based practices of activating prior knowledge, learning key words, and making predictions to help them prepare to read and construct meaning. Using these practices provides students with a framework from which to expand their knowledge and understanding and deepen connections to new information as they read.
Making Inferences Question-Specific Lesson
In this lesson, students will learn about making inferences generally and how more information or clues can lead them to adjust their understanding of things. They will also learn how to answer questions by making inferences. This lesson will teach students that answers to inferential questions are not directly stated in the text of the story. Students will learn that they need to look for clues and consider what the text says to infer or figure out an answer based on the information the author provides.
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| Description | Item Number | Item Price, $ | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehension Builder | CB01 | $249.00 |
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