Concepts of Comprehension Lesson Plans

The ReadWorks curriculum is based on the work of widely accepted research studies and lead experts in the field of reading instruction. This site contains Read Work Widget K-6 lessons for each essential concept of comprehension including author's purpose, cause and effect, character, classify and categoring, compare and contrast, drawing conclusions, explicit information, fact and opinion, figurative language, genre, main idea, plot, predicting, pronoun reference, sequence, setting, theme, vocabulary in context, and voice.

One will find more than 500 informational reading passages and three lessons at each grade level for each of the essential concepts.

An excellent site for teaching concepts of comprehension.

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Standards & Objectives

Academic standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.5: Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10: By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2-3 text...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.9: Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7: Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where,...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.2: Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.6: Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.7: Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.7: Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.5: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.5: Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.9: Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
GLE 0001.8.4: Identify basic literary elements.
GLE 0101.1.2: Employ a variety of strategies to decode words and expand vocabulary.
GLE 0101.8.2: Employ a variety of basic reading comprehension strategies.
GLE 0101.8.3: Develop reading fluency and accuracy.
GLE 0101.8.4: Identify basic literary elements.
GLE 0201.1.2: Employ a variety of strategies to decode words and expand vocabulary.
GLE 0201.2.1: Develop critical listening skills essential for comprehension, problem solving, and task completion.
GLE 0201.2.2: Develop critical speaking skills essential for effective communication.
GLE 0201.8.1: Explore and experience various literary genres.
GLE 0201.8.2: Employ a variety of basic reading comprehension strategies.
GLE 0201.8.3: Develop reading fluency and accuracy.
GLE 0201.8.4: Identify basic literary elements.
GLE 0301.1.2: Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
GLE 0301.8.1: Use active comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.
GLE 0301.8.3: Learn basic characteristics of literary genres.
GLE 0301.8.4: Explore basic literary terms (e.g., setting, point of view, simile, metaphor, rhythm).
GLE 0401.1.2: Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
GLE 0401.8.1: Use active comprehension strategies to derive meaning while reading and check for understanding after reading.
GLE 0401.8.3: Know and understand the basic characteristics of the genres studied.
GLE 0501.1.2: Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
GLE 0501.8.1: Use previously learned comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.
GLE 0501.8.2: Experience various literary genres, including fiction and nonfiction, poetry, drama, chapter books, biography/autobiography, short stories, folk tales, myths,...
GLE 0501.8.3: Understand the basic characteristics of the genres (e.g., narratives, prose, poetry, drama) studied.
GLE 0601.8.2: Understand the characteristics of various literary genres (e.g., poetry, novel, biography, short story, essay, drama).
SPI 0301.1.12: Choose correctly (or incorrectly) spelled words in context.
SPI 0301.1.16: Determine word meanings using prefixes, suffixes and/or context clues.
SPI 0301.1.19: Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary, including multiple-meaning words, within context.
SPI 0301.6.4: Locate information using available text features (e.g., charts, maps, graphics).
SPI 0401.1.14: Use prefixes, suffixes, and root words as aids in determining meaning within context.
SPI 0401.1.16: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues, dictionaries, and glossaries.
SPI 0401.6.6: Use available text features (e.g., graphics and illustrations) to make meaning from text.
TSS.ELA.1.FL.F.5: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
TSS.ELA.2.FL.F.5: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
TSS.ELA.2.FL.PWR.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7a: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of...
TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7b: Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7c: Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe.
TSS.ELA.2.RI.KID.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
TSS.ELA.2.RI.KID.2: Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within a text.
TSS.ELA.2.RI.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and informational texts throughout the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
TSS.ELA.2.RL.KID.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
TSS.ELA.2.RL.KID.2: Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
TSS.ELA.2.RL.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and poems throughout the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
TSS.ELA.2.SL.CC.1: Participate with varied peers and adults in collaborative conversations in small or large groups about appropriate 2nd grade topics and texts.
TSS.ELA.3.FL.F.5: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
TSS.ELA.3.FL.PWR.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
TSS.ELA.3.RI.IKI.7: Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of a text.
TSS.ELA.3.RL.IKI.7: Explain how illustrations in a text contribute to what is conveyed by the words.
TSS.ELA.4.FL.F.5: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
TSS.ELA.4.RI.CS.5: Describe the overall structure of events, ideas, and concepts of information in a text or part of a text.
TSS.ELA.4.RL.CS.5: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and stories, and refer to the structural elements when writing or speaking about a text.
TSS.ELA.5.FL.F.5: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
TSS.ELA.5.RI.CS.5: Compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, and concepts of information in two or more texts.
TSS.ELA.5.RI.IKI.9: Integrate information from two or more texts on the same topic in order to build content knowledge.
TSS.ELA.5.RL.CS.5: Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fit together to provide the overall structure of particular texts.
TSS.ELA.5.RL.IKI.9: Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics.

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Donna Gibson

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Ayers Institute for Learning & Innovation