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Kindergarten

Comprehension strategies

Taught directly:

  • Retelling
  • Making connections/Using schema
  • Visualizing
  • Wondering/Questioning

Taught informally:

  • Making inferences
Kindergarten

Examples of social skills:

  • Learning and using classroom procedures
  • Speaking clearly
  • Taking turns
  • Appreciating and respecting one another’s ideas
  • Giving reasons to support thoughts and opinions
  • Talking and listening to one another
What's Taught & Learned

Teachers use read-alouds, discussions, collaborations, cooperative structures, guided practice, and Individualized Daily Reading to create a supportive community of readers.

The comprehension strategies and social skills, introduced where developmentally appropriate, are carefully sequenced to strengthen learning.


Kindergarten

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Grade 8


pdf download Making Meaning® Comprehension Strategies Download chart of K–8 comprehension strategies. [pdf]

pdf download Making Meaning® Social Skills Download chart of K–8 social skills. [pdf]

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