<br> <p>"When it comes to learning reading comprehension strategies children differ. They learn in fits and starts. What works for one may not work for another. For some it's a matter of time, for others a matter of interest. Some kids take these strategies and run with them after one whole-group <em>Toolkit </em>lesson. Others need additional time, guidance, and practice to internalize comprehension strategies and use them to make sense of what they read. The small-group lessons in <em>Comprehension Intervention</em> are specifically designed to support those kids."<br> -- Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, and Judy Wallis</p> <p><strong>Enhance your Toolkit Instruction with Targeted, Small-Group Lessons</strong></p> <p>Created to follow each <em>Toolkit </em>lesson, the <em>Comprehension Intervention</em> small-group sessions narrow the instructional focus, concentrating on critical aspects of the Toolkit's lesson strategy to reinforce kids' understanding, step by step. Using the language of the <em>Toolkits</em> in a small-group setting, <em>Comprehension Intervention</em> approaches each <em>Toolkit</em> strategy lesson in a new way and with new texts, showing kids that they can apply the thinking and strategy language they learned within the whole group to a wide variety of readings.</p> <p>Framed around the gradual release of responsibility, the four-step session structure provides explicit scaffolded instruction. With an eye towards formative assessment, each session ends with Assess and Plan<strong>, </strong>a section that supports daily progress monitoring with strategy-specificsuggestions for reviewing student work, assessing students' thinking and accomplishment of session goals, and determining the need for additional practice.</p> <p><em><strong>Comprehension Intervention</strong></em><strong> lessons lend themselves to a variety of instructional settings:</strong></p> <p><strong><em>Guided reading groups</em></strong>-Sessions are ideal for small, flexible, needs-based guided reading groups to reinforce or extend what has been taught in a Toolkit lesson.</p> <p><strong><em>Tier 2 RTI groups</em></strong>-Sessions are designed to take about thirty minutes. They break down the original Toolkit instruction into smaller steps, making learning more accessible for Tier 2 students.</p> <p><strong><em>Tier 3 RTI groups</em></strong>-Infinitely flexible and targeted, sessions help teachers increase instructional intensity for individuals or very small groups, allowing additional time for instruction and practice. </p> <p><strong><em>Special Education</em></strong><em>-</em>The <em>Toolkit </em>whole-group lessons are ideal for special ed inclusion because they are based on shared readings, which allow for natural differentiation. All kids can participate in the whole group<em>Toolkit </em>lessons and then have their individual needs met in the small-group intervention lessons. <br> <br> Learn more about the Comprehension Toolkit series at <a href="http://comprehensiontoolkit.com/">ComprehensionToolkit.com</a><br> <strong></strong><a href="http://www.heinemann.com/products/E04601.aspx"><br> </a></p> Read Less