Super Reading Strategies {Freebie}

Summer is about half over for me up here in Beautiful British Columbia, but I know that some of my American friends are preparing to go Back to School. I wanted to share this resource that I made for my own group of firsties last year. I found that I needed some extra practice work to assess reading strategies. I wanted some generic worksheets that could be used for any book. I also wanted them to be simple and straightforward so that I could include them in centers, or simply have a block of time where my kids could be working independently so that I could assess small groups or simply do one of the ten million things on my to-do list. (Who has ever heard of a teacher getting work done during school hours?!?) The BEST thing about this little resource is that it is a FREEBIE!

 

Your kiddos will love putting their knowledge to the test so they can show you that they are SUPER readers! Here is what is included:

I have included 8 student worksheets that focus on various reading strategies.The reading strategies are prediction, connections, opinion, sequencing, story elements (setting, characters, problem, solution), and comparison (book vs. book, character vs. character and character vs. me). I often pull one of these worksheets out to pair it with a fun or thematic read-aloud. I also LOVE to see my students read their own book and then complete one of these worksheets! This resource is meant to be practice or assessment for your students. It is assumed that you will teach the concept of each strategy to your students already. I love to make "whole brain teaching" style chants that teach each skill. There are also some fantastic anchor charts on Pinterest that you can replicate in your own classroom. 

I know that worksheets are a dime a dozen, so I wanted to include some great teacher resources as well. There is a student log for your marks book. TIP: Just remember to write all your students names down first, THEN photocopy! (I've made that mistake more than one lol!) You can have one log for each strategy and then keep track of each practice worksheet your students do. I have also included the rating system I use:
1 = Beginning (The student needed a lot of guidance to complete the task, and they were not accurate in many of their attempts.)
2 = Emerging (They are showing growth, and they grasp the strategy. The student is accurate some of the time.)
3= Independent (The student has a firm understanding of the strategy. They are able to independently brainstorm and are accurate most of the time.)
4= Exceeding (The student can help others with ease. They are accurate and their ideas often show deeper thinking and understanding.)
This system really helps me at midnight when I am working on report cards and I am trying to remember what to comment on! Also included are awards that students can decorate and colour themselves, bookmarks, and lanyard inserts. The inserts fit perfectly in a 4" x 3" lanyard. The best thing is the look of pride and accomplishment that students get when their teacher "catches" them being a brilliant SUPER reader! I really hope that this freebie is useful to you. If you have some time, I would love to connect with you. Just click the links at the top of my blog and remember to follow me on Instagram: melliebellie7. Don't forget to leave lovely comments and ratings on Teachers Pay Teachers if you like this freebie, and stay tuned for more fun!