Welcome to the Comprehension Connection Blog! Here you'll find literacy lessons, tips, and resources for classroom and intervention lessons. To find just what you need, use the filter buttons below to narrow your search. If you need help, please visit the contact page at the top to reach out to me.

1 Unforgettable Author’s Purpose Lesson That Will Spark Student Excitement

6 Easy to Use Tips for Building a Positive Classroom Community All Year Long

Virginia’s readers choice featuring night in the city by julie downing

Virginia Reader’s Choice featuring Night in the City by Julie Downing

5 Ways of Teaching Comprehension with a Science of Reading Frame of Mind

4 Simple Ways to Create a Positive Classroom Culture with Poetry

Teachers and parents can learn how literacy blogs support early reading and how following can support education.

8 Benefits of Following Literacy Blogs and What They Offer

Keeping students engaged and actively learning leads to increased motivation and makes lessons memorable. In this post, I share some of my favorite ways to teach sight words to beginning readers. Having strong sight word recognition leads to increased reading fluency which leads to improved reading comprehension, the ultimate goal of reading.

10 Innovative Ways to Teach Sight Words in the Primary Grades

Teachers have so little time during the school day, and yet taking work home every night sure gets old. My blogging friends and I have come together to give you our best tips for increasing teacher productivity and saving your valuable time.

7 Organizational Tips for Increasing Teacher Productivity and Saving Valuable Time

5 Ways to Use Brave Irene by William Steig as a Mentor Text in Upper Elementary

Stick and Stone Lessons for Building Friendships

7 December Books and Activities That Inspire Creativity

Have you heard about The Reading Collective Membership?

This quarterly membership for grades 2-4 includes 24 resources that are perfect for celebrating the seasons. I’ve chosen my favorite mentor text units, partner plays, poetry sets, and writing tools to share for one great deal! You can download what you like from the collection.

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Literacy resources for the elementary classroom

Comprehension Connection specializes in literacy resources for grades K to 5. You’ll find an assortment of poetry resources for fluency, mentor text units, author studies, partner plays, and writing resources that work well for whole and small group lessons. Active learning is our mission.