2nd graders start off making connections and talking about key details. Here are a few quick references and resources to support this skill. 

Label your highlighters for close reading activities. A great tool for identifying specific parts of the text. 

1st graders start off their year making connections in Making Meaning. Here are some resources that support this new strategy.  Another fun Making Connections  game here on WPSU Education! 

Working on predictions in your classroom? This is a fun and easy skill to teach reading comprehension and so important for young readers to grasp. Make a prediction pail and have students write down their predictions. Discuss them before and/or after reading and talk about what evidence might support or might NOT support the predictions. Come by the reading room and grab your own Prediction Pail label. We have them made for you!