Effective Literacy Lesson: Teaching Identification of Cause and Effect Relationships in Texts
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Posted on: April 27, 2021
This video demonstration explains the importance of this comprehension skill and how to teach it.
Informational: Craft and Structure
Posted on: April 27, 2021
Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer
Students can be taught to use this graphic organizer to identify and record events that occur in a text (effect) and the reason why that event occurred (cause).
Improve Your Writing Using Mentor Texts
Questions about a mentor text guide discussion, help students organize their thoughts, and identify techniques and approaches from the example of good writing that students can use. The organizer can be used in a group or individual setting.
Using Mentor Texts to Learn From the Best and Improve Students’ Writing
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Posted on: January 22, 2019
Learn about selecting a good mentor text to teach students writing techniques and approaches through instruction and discussion.
Problem-Solution Text Map Rubric
This rubric provides guidelines for providing students with targeted feedback regarding the accuracy and completion of their text maps (see 
Problem-Solution Text Structure Map). This can be used as part of text structure instruction, which may improve comprehension.
Example Scripted Think Aloud for Text Structure Mapping Instruction
A scripted representation of an educator modeling text structure mapping for a problem-solution text. Teaching text structure may improve comprehension.
Example Scripted Think Aloud for Text Structure Mapping Instruction
Problem-Solution Text Structure Map
A graphic organizer to help students display and organize important features from a text about a problem and solution. The graphic organizer can be used to teach text structure, which may improve comprehension.
Text Structure Mapping: A Strategy to Improve Reading Comprehension of Informational Texts
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Posted on: November 6, 2018
An overview of text structures, why they matter for students’ comprehension of informational text, and a deeper look at text structure mapping as an instructional tool.
Identifying and Avoiding False Information: A Matter of Comprehension in the Classroom
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Posted on: August 8, 2017
A lack of comprehension and media literacy skills can lead a student to mistakenly use false information found on the web at school. Learn more about the problem and counteracting it with instruction and modeling.