Anticipation Guides allow students to make predictions based on prior knowledge, and compare those predictions with what they find in the actual text. There is a description of how to do this with students and a graphic organizer to download in Word which you can customize for your class.

Collaborative Strategic Reading is a strategy that allows students to work cooperatively to promote better comprehension before, during and after reading a text. There is a description for how to use the strategy and a graphic organizer to download in Word which you can customize for your class.

First Lines is a strategy in which students read the beginning sentences from assigned readings and make predictions about the content of what they are about to read. There is a description for how to use the strategy and a graphic organizer to download in Word which you can customize for your class.

Jigsaw is a strategy that emphasizes cooperative learning to help students comprehend text as they read it. There is a description for how to use the strategy and a graphic organizer to download in Word which you can customize for your class.

After reading, students write down an important idea they learned in Box 1. Next, the sheet is passed to another student who silently reads what is in Box 1 and adds their idea to Box 2 without repeating the idea already listed. The process continues until all boxes are filled with ideas.