Grades 2–5
Developing
Ages 7–11
Reading Comprehension
Understand, question, and respond with confidence.
A complete comprehension system: main idea, sequencing, inference, context clues, and summarization — taught explicitly with practice that transfers.
8 week plan
36 activities
3 milestones
Skills covered
- Main idea & supporting details
- Sequencing events
- Making inferences
- Context clues
- Summarization
- Asking questions while reading
Outcomes
- Identifies main idea in any grade-level passage
- Makes evidence-based inferences
- Summarizes a story in 3–5 sentences
Activities
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Comprehension
15 minFree sample
Main Idea Hunt — 5 Passages
Skill: Main idea
Comprehension
12 minSequencing the Story
Skill: Sequencing
Comprehension
15 minInference Detective Pages
Skill: Inference
Vocabulary
12 minContext Clue Toolbox
Skill: Context clues
Worksheet
12 minSummary in 5 Sentences
Skill: Summarization
Guided Reading
15 minStop & Jot: Question While You Read
Skill: Active reading
Challenge
20 minComprehension Challenge: Multi-Passage
Skill: Mixed skills
Teacher tips
- • Teach one strategy per week. Mixing strategies too early dilutes mastery.
- • Use 'think-alouds' — narrate your own reading process so the strategy becomes visible.
Parent tips
- • Ask one open question after reading: 'What surprised you?' beats 10 yes/no questions.
- • Re-reading is not a sign of failure — it's how comprehension deepens.
If a child is struggling
- • For readers who 'word call' without understanding, pause every paragraph and ask them to retell.
Milestones to celebrate
🔍 Inference unlocked
🗺️ Story map mastered
✍️ Confident 5-sentence summaries
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