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Tired and needing help with your next reading group lesson? Let comprehension connection help you out!

Teaching is hard, and there are times it’s tough to keep up. Whether you’re heading into back to school, have a LONG wait til your next break, or simply just need some fresh ideas, you’re in the right place. Click the link below to learn about my resource library for teachers.

You are probably spending evenings and weekends to just keep up with all the things needed for your intervention groups and tutoring students. I see you running on that hamster wheel.

My hope is to help you get back your time. Our resources are intended to help you with planning for small group lessons while keeping them effective and fun. Kids love the high engagement and active hands-on learning. Happy students mean happy teachers. Find content tailored to your grade level below.

Emergent Reader Ideas

Primary Grade Lessons

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literacy lessons for classroom teachers

Discover  literacy intervention strategies, classroom management tips, new literature recommendations, and other reading and writing lesson ideas here on our blog. We highlight lesson ideas that are hands-on, engaging, and meaningful for your elementary classroom. Check out these popular posts.

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Nicole D.
Nicole D.
2nd Grade
"I do the poem of the week at the start of each day. My kids have really gotten used to the routine and are now getting more and more into each poem. They are always excited to see who can figure out the rhyming rule first. The word study has also been so beneficial! My students are quickly grasping onto the rules and I can see their learning transfer into their reading in all subjects."
Stephanie S.
Stephanie S.
4th Grade
My favorite children's book author, and now my favorite tpt seller for comprehension activities. Thanks so much for creating a visually appealing product that is also of great quality. This is especially wonderful for those of us who can come up with great content, but lack the creativity to make something that kids actually want to complete.
 Ariane O.
Ariane O.
3rd Grade
Takes a little time to prep, but, wow, what a fun and functional resource! My students loved using the summarizing paper bag book. It really helped them solidify this concept in a neat, creative way. Thank you for all you do!
Sparking Secondary
Sparking Secondary
SPECIAL EDUCATION
I actually used parts of the packet when we used Each Kindness during a literature study on Jacqueline Woodson in my 8th grade ELA class. We were also having some issues with the kids not being kind, so it helped there as well. I knew it was for younger kids, but it actually was an engaging activity for them and we had some excellent discussions.
Kristina G
Kristina G
2nd grade
This resource had many of the skills we had been working on when we turned to Mercy Watson--SWBST, author's craft, author's purpose. Very helpful to have these worksheets so nicely prepared and for more than one Mercy book!
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HERE AT COMPREHENSION CONNECTION, WE'RE ALL ABOUT IT!

Hey there! I’m Carla, and I’m glad you dropped by! My goal with Comprehension Connection is to share teaching tips for all areas of literacy including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing for grades K-8. I love sharing resources with teachers, and it makes me happy to help take a little off the overflowing platters of teacher duties. I hope you’ll find my site helpful and my resources worthy of using with your students.

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