Comprehension Strategies Cards for Reading Small Groups

Description

This set includes 20 comprehension strategies cards that can be used during reading small groups or independent reading. Each card includes graphic organizer(s) and prompts / sentence stems.

You can make a ring of the cards to use during reading small groups. Quickly refer to the cards to ask students prompts about stories they read or have them create a graphic organizer to show their comprehension.

Students can keep a ring of the cards in their book boxes to use during independent reading. They can use the cards to help them respond to the prompts in their notebooks or complete a graphic organizer to show comprehension.

Metacognitive Strategies Cards Included: 

• Asking Questions
• Determining Importance
• Monitoring Comprehension
• Making Connections
• Making Inferences
• Summarizing
• Synthesizing
• Visualizing

Comprehension Skills Included:

• Character Analysis
• Story Elements
• Compare & Contrast
• Fact & Opinion
• Author’s Purpose
• Cause & Effect
• Main Idea
• Sequencing
• Making Predictions
• Plot
• Making Judgments
• Theme