Getting students in upper elementary on grade level with their reading and comprehension skills can be challenging because there are so many factors and reasons why they’re lacking in that area. However, one of the biggest reasons is a lack of fundamental and foundational skills. I talked in last week’s episode about the different areas this can be found, but I want to go deeper into providing you with action steps you can take. So, in today’s episode, I’m sharing seven fundamental reading comprehension strategies you can implement in your classroom.

As I reference factors tied to foundational skills, I’m referring to vocabulary, decoding, background knowledge, fluency, text structure, engagement, and comprehension strategies. These fundamental challenges contribute to a student’s lack of reading skills. So in each of these areas, I discuss the fundamental reading comprehension strategies I would take action in to support students. I also provide examples of engaging and creative ways to implement in the areas of your literacy block. 

It’s our job as teachers to find ways to support our students in becoming successful readers. And even if they’re in upper elementary, that reason could be a lack of fundamental and foundational skills. But by identifying and incorporating fundamental reading comprehension strategies, you will be able to build an effective action plan and learning experiences that are fun and engaging for all of your students.

Show Notes: https://theliteracydive.com/episode168

Resources Mentioned:

• Vocabulary Writing Prompts Sample
• FREE Context Clues Activity Set
• Reading Comprehension Activity Bundle
• Reading Graphic Organizers
• Reading Comprehension Question Rings
• Reading Skills and Strategies Anchor Charts
• Sentence Stem Response Cards
• Sentence Stem Anchor Charts
• Fluency Task Cards
• Reading Comprehension Sight Word Stories and Questions
• Episode 167, Fundamental, Cognitive, and Environmental Factors That Affect Reading...