As a teacher, you know how important it is for your students to have strong reading comprehension skills. However, developing those skills can be a challenge, especially for struggling readers. Fortunately, Raz-Plus is a comprehensive reading program that offers a variety of resources to support reading comprehension. In this blog post, we’ll explore how you can use Raz-Plus to empower your students’ reading comprehension skills.
Leveled Books
One way that Raz-Plus can help boost your students’ reading comprehension skills is through its leveled books. Raz-Plus provides a wide range of leveled books that are matched to students’ reading abilities. This allows students to read books that are at an appropriate level for them, which can help them better comprehend what they are reading. As a teacher, you can use Raz-Plus to assign books to individual students or to your entire class. You can also monitor students’ progress and adjust their reading levels as needed.
Comprehension Quizzes
Students can read or listen to the books and then take the comprehension quizzes. This can help students to check their understanding of the text and identify areas where they may need additional support. Books in Raz Plus are designed to train for different comprehension skills. Teachers can also check the student’s quiz scores and skills performance to identify areas where they may need additional support.
Comprehension Skills Packs
The Comprehension Skills Packs provide teachers with explicit, research-based instruction to students. This instruction is designed to help students understand the key components of comprehension and develop strategies for understanding and analyzing texts. Each pack consists of a teacher lesson plan and passages with answer keys to save you time when delivering the instruction.
Close Reading Activities
Raz-Plus includes close reading activities that can help students engage with the text on a deeper level. These activities encourage students to identify key details, make inferences, and draw conclusions. Teachers can assign close reading activities to students and let them practice more.
Graphic Organizers
For students who struggle with comprehension, graphic organizers that can help them organize their thoughts and ideas as they read. These can be particularly helpful for students who have difficulty making connections between different parts of the text. Raz Plus has various graphic organizers for teachers to project in the classroom or print out for student activities.
By leveraging these features and strategies, teachers can use Raz-Plus to empower the students’ reading comprehension skills and help them become more confident and successful readers. Raz-Plus has the resources you need to support your students’ reading comprehension development.
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