comprehension

Reading Comprehension: Classroom-Ready Tips for Teacher Think-Alouds April 14, 2026
This article has been adapted from the chapter “Comprehension Instruction: Grades K–3” by Darcy Dycha and Holly Tate Rocha, in Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Pre-K–6, Second Edition, edited by Martha C.…
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Improving Comprehension with Collaborative Strategic Reading May 20, 2025
Today’s post has been adapted from the chapter “’Now It Makes Sense!’ Best Practices for Reading Comprehension,” by Stephen Ciullo and Colleen Klein Reutebuch, in the book Fundamentals of Literacy…
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6 Strategies That Improve Reading Comprehension in Young Learners February 11, 2025
Today’s post has been adapted from the chapter “Comprehension Instruction: Grades K–3” by Darcy Dycha and Holly Tate Rocha, in Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Pre-K–6, Second Edition, edited by Martha…
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Two Essentials for Preparing Effective Comprehension Instruction October 29, 2024
Today’s post has been adapted from The Reading Comprehension Blueprint by Nancy Hennessy. Comprehension instruction potentially requires a great deal of preparation before you deliver it to your students. If…
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5 Tools and Tips for Building Sentence Comprehension September 17, 2024
Today’s guest post is by Nancy Hennessy & Julia Salamone, authors of The Reading Comprehension Blueprint Activity Book. Sentences have been described as the “worker bees” that eventually add up…
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6 Vocabulary Tools for Building Deep Understanding of Word Meaning June 11, 2024
Today we’re excited to welcome two of our expert authors to the Brookes blog: Nancy Hennessy and Julia Salamone, co-authors of The Reading Comprehension Blueprint Activity Book. The companion to…
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Strengthening Reading Comprehension: New Activity Book & FREE Sample Lesson! February 15, 2024
If you’re already using Nancy Hennessy’s bestselling Reading Comprehension Blueprint book—or if you’re a K-8 educator looking for ways to strengthen students’ comprehension skills—here’s an exciting new resource to check…
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How to Use Questioning to Boost Reading Comprehension November 2, 2023
Comprehension is key to your students’ reading success—if they can’t make meaning from the stories and texts they read, they’ll have difficulty with reading both inside and outside the classroom.…
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4 Ways to Engage and Motivate Students During Reading Tasks at School November 11, 2021
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4 Key Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension Skills to English Learners October 26, 2021
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