Clues to Comprehension, Grades 5-6

In Clues to Comprehension, the mystery items on the posters are presented in the form of a newspaper ad for lost and found items, 'help wanted' ads, 'job wanted' ads, and 'for sale' ads.

The teacher lesson pages take you step by step through the following sections:

• Use Picture Clues - how to work with the nontext clues provided in the illustrations, encouraging students to focus on the illustration and to use logic and deductive reasoning to support their hypotheses.
• Use Text Clues - students form and revise hypotheses as they read and think about each new clue.
• Confirm Solutions and Share Information - students share what they know about the subject under discussion.
• Build Vocabulary and Concepts - This section presents various types of graphic organizers and guides the teacher to use 'think-alouds' to help students organize, interpret, and understand information.

  Reproducible graphic organizer templates are provided at the back of the book.