The Comprehension Playbook

Learn more about the Comprehension Playbook. The Comprehension Playbook by Kristina Smekens Just as an athletic coach operates from a tried and true book of plays, teachers need their own playbook for leading successful whole-class reading comprehension instruction. Supporting a full year of lesson concepts, the Comprehension Playbook provides easy-to-follow guidance on which comprehension skills to teach per grade range. The compilation of "plays" teaches students to: • Ask & answer questions. • Retell/Summarize literature. • Retell/Summarize informational text. • Track ideas across a text. • See text organization • Analyze author choices. • Compare texts and experiences. • Synthesize ideas across texts.   Each comprehension play includes: • A list of the College and Career Ready Standards that support the skill. • A vision for spiraling and layering instruction throughout the year. • A detailed description of explicit points to make per instructional round. • A suggested f