Readers need literacy tools to help guide them through the process of developing their reading comprehension skills into that of a proficien

Authentic active engagement is NOT shading in circles on a worksheet. OR, completing assigned lessons on a website that advertises a guarantee to raise test scores. Active engagement is motivating students to engage in their reading work for authentic purposes that will help them grow as a reader and a learner. Authentic active engagement means that we must nudge our readers to have a go at trying out the new skill or strategy within their own reading. **Clicking A B C or D

An effective minilesson is short and packed with a powerful message that will ignite and motivate your readers to actively engage in their i

When students are engaged in the minilesson and practice the reading work, that engagement strategy or tool can be carried through into inde

A minilesson has a predictable structure. It starts with a connection to the prior learning. It moves into stating what will be learned th