Reading Comprehension Strategies, Grades 3 to 5
Free starter: the strategies strong readers use, from main idea and inference to summarizing and text evidence.
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- 9 lessons
- Certificate of completion
- Access on any device
Understanding what you read is the whole point of reading. This free course teaches eight proven comprehension strategies for grades 3 to 5, each with a short practice passage and questions. Children learn to preview, monitor their understanding, find the main idea, make inferences, visualize, summarize and support answers with evidence.
What you will learn
- How to preview a text and set a purpose
- How to notice and fix confusion
- How to find the main idea and supporting details
- How to make inferences from clues
- How to summarize and cite text evidence
Who this course is for
- Third to fifth graders
- Children who read the words but cannot explain the meaning
- Parents who want to talk about books in a deeper way
Every lesson includes a short explanation with examples, a practice activity to do together, a tip for grown-ups and a quiz, and your reader earns a certificate when they finish.
Before and During Reading
4 lessons-
Notice When You Are Confused
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Make a Movie in Your Mind
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Ask Questions as You Read
Finding Meaning
5 lessons-
Main Idea and Details
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Making Inferences
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Summarizing
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Answering with Text Evidence
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Putting the Strategies Together
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