For a comprehensive overview of the Comprehension Toolkit series including sample lessons, a new Summer School Literacy Guide, free nonfiction short texts in Spanish (K-2), lists of alternative texts, teacher feedback , and presentation materials visit http://www.comprehensiontoolkit.com
The Primary Comprehension Toolkit Trade Book Pack contains the 9 popular trade books referenced in The Primary Comprehension Toolkit lessons. These include:
- Antarctica by Helen Cowcher (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990)
- The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola (The Putnam & Grosset Group, 1989)
- Biggest, Strongest, Fastest by Steve Jenkins (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995)
- The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry (Harcourt, Inc., 1990)
- Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield (HarperCollins Publishers, 1978)
- Insects by Robin Bernard (National Geographic Society, 1999)
- Patches Lost and Found by Steven Kroll (Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books, 2001)
- Recess at 20 Below by Cindy Lou Aillaud (Alaska Northwest Books, 2005)
- Tornado by Catherine Chambers (Heinemann Library, 2002)
The Comprehension Toolkit series helps you teach nonfiction reading strategies in a variety of instructional settings.
Whole-Group Instruction
Grades K-2: The Primary Comprehension Toolkit
Grades K-2: The Primary Comprehension Toolkit Bundle (includes Trade Book Pack)
Grades 3-6: The Comprehension Toolkit
Grades 3-6: The Comprehension Toolkit Bundle (includes Trade Book Pack)
Small-Group Instruction
Grades K-2: Small-Group Lessons for The Primary Comprehension Toolkit
Grades 3-6: Small-Group Lessons for The Comprehension Toolkit
Short Nonfiction for Guided Reading and Independent Practice
Grades PreK-1: Toolkit Texts
Grades 2-3: Toolkit Texts
Grades 4-5: Toolkit Texts
Grades 6-7: Toolkit Texts
ELL Support
Grades K-2: Scaffolding The Primary Comprehension Toolkit for English Language Learners
Grades 3-5: Scaffolding The Comprehension Toolkit for English Language Learners
Staff Development
Staff Development with The Comprehension Toolkits
Resources for PLCs
Inquiry Circles in Elementary Classrooms DVD
Inquiry Circles in Middle and High School Classrooms DVD
Save with Teacher Packs
The Primary Comprehension Toolkit Teacher Pack
The Comprehension Toolkit Teacher Pack
