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Jul 2023
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Ep. 8 Book Club - Reading Comprehension ...

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In episode 8 of Creative Kindergarten’s Book Club, we read and reflect on chapter 8 of Literacy Foundations for English Learners. Since our kindergarten students are still learning how to read, modeling reading comprehension strategies through read-alouds is a great tool that we can use. I have been doing this through my 3-Day Read-Aloud routines this year, and I have seen a significant increase in my students’ comprehension skills.

Links I mention in this episode:

> 3-Day Interactive Read-Alouds podcast episode: https://creativekindergartenblog.com/3-day-interactive-read-alouds-ep-129/

> 3-Day Kindergarten Read-Alouds blog post: https://creativekindergartenblog.com/kindergarten-read-alouds/  

Go to the forum to answer this week’s reflection question, or to share your thoughts on this chapter in general: https://creativekindergartenblog.com/forum-2/?frame-nonce=a712f1a029 


Grab a copy of the book to join in the learning and conversation with me: https://amzn.to/3I3FZ6W

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