Science of reading comprehension

How can you use the most recent research in the science of reading to teach comprehension to your students? What does the science of reading say about teaching reading, beyond phonics and fluency? Read this article for elementary teachers!

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The term Science of Reading has been the focus of attention for several years (see my January, 2020 post). The term refers to the research that reading experts, especially cognitive scientists, have conducted on how we learn to read. This body of knowledge, over twenty years in the making, has helped debunk older methods of reading instruction that were based on tradition and observation, not evidence. Much of the discourse around instruction based on the Science of Reading tends to focus on…

Reading comprehension activities that are engaging to students are a must! These reading comprehension games and fun reading comprehension activities to improve reading comprehension will help your students learn reading comprehension skills while having fun at the same time. Try these 6 engaging reading comprehension activities in your classroom today to get your students to understand the texts they read.

There’s a lot of books about the Science of Reading. But which ones are the best for comprehension? Getting started? Small group?

Reading is not a natural process. This article explores how our brains learn to read and how we can help our children effectively rewire them!

This is a fun worksheet for reading comprehension. The students read the two texts and answer questions about the animals.

How to make reading comprehension instruction engaging with ideas from the book DIsrupting Thinking by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst

Ready to feel confident in your understanding of the Science of Reading? Then sign up for my course: Implementing the Science of Reading in K-2: Blueprint for Your Structured Literacy Block! This self-paced course will support you in fully transitioning to the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy - in all areas, oral language, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, writing - through this self-paced course!

Are all of the Science of Reading terms and definitions confusing you? There are so many terms and phrases being mentioned while discussing the science of reading that were never taught in college or professional development sessions. We thought it would be helpful to break it all down here for you. Get your science of reading definitions for teachers here!