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Active Reading Field Guide: Mastering Comprehension and Thinking Strategies

Active Reading Field Guide: Mastering Comprehension and Thinking Strategies

$20.00Price
From Learning to Read to Reading to Learn
 
Bridge the gap from "learning to read" to "reading to learn". Designed as a companion to the Phonics Field Guide, the Active Reading Field Guide extends reading instruction beyond foundational word decoding without leaving essential skills behind. Grounded in the science of reading, structured literacy, and responsive teaching, this practical field guide makes the hidden mental processes of reading visible, teachable, supported, and increasingly independent.
 
Created by inclusion classroom educator Jennifer Cimini, M.S.Ed., based on 18 years of public education experience, this resource equips educators and families with explicit thinking moves and reproducible tools that protect mental energy for true comprehension.
 
Key Highlights & Features
 
  • The 6-Step Active Reading Roadmap: A repeatable 6-stage instructional framework—Prepare, Read, Pause, Repair, Respond, and Reflect—to structure comprehension before, during, and after reading.
 
  • 12 Flexible Progression Units: Step-by-step guidance covering essential comprehension moves, including purpose-setting, knowledge activation, vocabulary development, monitoring understanding, repairing confusion, summarizing, inferencing, and skill transfer.
 
  • Narrative & Informational Transfer: Clear guidelines for applying the same active-reading thinking moves across different text types.
 
  • Reproducible Companion Tools & Routines: Includes print-ready pages for individual learners, featuring:
    • Stop, Jot, Write: Maintains a mental map across longer chapter books and texts.
    • Repair Confusion Strategy Guide: Empowers self-correction across word, sentence, knowledge, and sequence breakdowns.
    • SAY – MEAN – WHY Thinking Map: Guides learners from text evidence to explained interpretation.
    • Inference (Evidence + Knowledge) Map: Structures supported conclusions using evidence and background knowledge.
 
Who It’s For
 
  • Classroom Teachers & Interventionists: Plan targeted reading lessons and responsive supports grounded in evidence.
 
  • Tutors & Support Teams: Utilize reproducible learner pages and explicit prompts for individualized instruction.
 
  • Parents & Families: Support reading comprehension at home using shared reflection questions and practical routines.
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