The Things You Can Read: Teaching Reading Comprehension

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

TOM THOMSON MYSTERY

BIOGRAPHY OF TOM THOMSON

The cairn’s inscription was composed by Thomson’s friend, painter J. E. H. MacDonald, and reads:

TO THE MEMORY OF TOM THOMSON ARTIST, WOODSMAN AND
GUIDE WHO WAS DROWNED IN CANOE LAKE JULY 8TH, 1917

HE LIVED HUMBLY BUT PASSIONATELY WITH THE WILD

IT MADE HIM BROTHER TO ALL UNTAMED THINGS OF NATURE

IT DREW HIM APART AND REVEALED ITSELF WONDERFULLY TO HIM

IT SENT HIM OUT FROM THE WOODS ONLY TO SHOW THESE REVELATIONS THROUGH HIS ART AND IT TOOK HIM TO ITSELF AT LAST.

Scan0019 from cwhitepgs

Happy Reading & Writing☮

The Things You Can Read!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

I am an educator with over 25 years of teaching experience; I currently teach English in the public school system of Virginia. In my spare time I am an avid reader. writer, reviewer, blogger, writing/art journaler, beekeeper, grad student, and MOTHER. - See more: Here

Friday, October 28, 2016

26.218 and Disappearing Emerald Reading Comprehension

26.218 from Santa Rosa Honey Farm

Historyofmarathon from Santa Rosa Honey Farm

What is a good alternative title for this piece?

What is wrong with these titles?

the great race
runners
from marathon to athens to today
The marathon history
world wide sports
The great run

Disappearing emerald scan0014 from Santa Rosa Honey Farm

Happy Reading & Writing☮

The Things You Can Read!

Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, and the Power of Books & Writing!

Don't Forget To Be Awesome!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Monday, October 24, 2016

Lifeboat Aquarius Reading Comprehesion

Lifeboat Aquarius Front from cwhitepgs

Lifeboat Aquarius from cwhitepgs

Happy Reading & Writing☮

The Things You Can Read!

Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, and the Power of Books & Writing!

Don't Forget To Be Awesome!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Friday, November 20, 2015

Inferences: Can You Make Them?

Inferening is a skill students need to practice. Its really teaching students how to think using logic and evidence. Students do it all the time. However, for some reason when you aske them to apply this concept to a reading selection they make it harder then it really is, don't t ask me why? I work on this one all year. If you want students to learn how to make inferences in literature, nonfiction and real life, and to support those inferences with strong, reliable evidence my suggestion is to start working on it NOW. Here is a great tool to help,..watch Mister Sato's take on INFERENCING!

How do you teach infereincing? I'd love your views on this one, as always, let us know here at The Things You Can Read in the comment section!