Goudvis, Anne

"Children are eager to find out what's in the world and how it works. Kids are ready to work hard, not because we 'motivate' them, but because they want to know stuff. As teachers we can draw on all the curiosity, energy, and comprehending experience that kids bring to school, and we systematically link it to the skills and strategies that more experienced learners use. People too often underestimate what primary kids can do. But in The Primary Comprehension Toolkit, we start high and go higher ." -Stephanie Harvey & Anne Goudvis Learn how to teach nonfiction strategies to primary readers and how Stephanie Harveyand Anne Goudvishelp students monitor their understanding as they respond to the words, pictures, and ideas in a text. Through 2 foundational books- The Primary Comprehension Toolkit Teacher's Guide and Monitor Comprehension-and seven online video clips, Steph and Anne provide the lesson plans, teaching language, and tools you'll need to teach students how to use nonfiction reading strategies flexibly across a variety of texts, topics, and subject areas. In the Teacher's Guide, Steph and Anne explain the research and thinking behind The Primary Comprehension Toolkit. They include an overview of the Toolkit'sinstructional design as well as guidelines for integrating the Toolkitinto your literacy curriculum. In addition to describing how to foster an active literacy classroom, the Teacher's Guideshows how to choose texts and apply the strategies in science and social