Elementary Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary Strategies

in this set of video vignettes, Virginia elementary teachers demonstrate vocabulary and comprehension strategies that can be used in elementary classrooms to promote students’ vocabulary development and comprehension skills. Each of the strategies presented is taken from the Enhanced Scope and Sequence for English Standards of Learning. The strategies and activities presented in the vignettes may be adapted and used with students at all grade levels.

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/english/elementary/reading/reading_vocabulary_strategies.shtml

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reading camp for elementary student

Students enrolled in the Reading Camp read across all types of texts in order to become experts. Students then can make museum exhibits and express their new expertise through writing nonfiction, fiction, scripts, poetry, lyrics, maps, diagrams and more. Students will have a chance to work with the artist-in-residence who helps them represent their new knowledge in installation art, sculpture, painting and collage as well as print.

http://news.psu.edu/story/269293/2013/03/19/arts-and-entertainment/reading-camp-elementary-students-coming-summer

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Reading Elementary School

These website will collaborate to foster an educational environment which embraces the following philosophy:

 

  • A safe, healthy, respectful environment which maximizes learning and develops self-esteem.
  • A challenging, standards-based academic curriculum, built on fundamental skills, which addresses the needs of the whole child and validates risk-taking.
  • Recognizing uniqueness and engaging each child through diverse practices, thereby enhancing the educational experience.
  • Working cooperatively to encourage open, honest communication and build awareness of personal responsibility and citizenship.
  • Positive modeling, guided discovery, and creative thinking to promote lifelong learning and inquisitive spirits

http://www.resvt.org/index.php

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4. Home and reads for summer learning : A summer reading intention for elementary school

The mission of READS for Summer Learning is to improve reading comprehension by fostering children’s engagement with books over the summer. The acronym READS stands for Reading Enhances Achievement During Summer. Children are “engaged” with books when they are motivated to read them on their own and read in ways that increase their reading comprehension.

http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=project_reads

by: Yohana Leilani