The Comprehension ToolkitA Comparison of Components for Grades K–2 and 3–6
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Grades K–2 Grades 3–6
“The Comprehension Toolkit series is designed to help
students negotiate nonfiction text, to think about what
they are reading, and to hold that thinking so that they
understand and remember it—and use it to guide new
learning and thinking.”
Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis
The Comprehension ToolkitLanguage and Lessons for Active Literacy
The Comprehension Toolkit
6 Strategy Clusters
“Reading comprehension occurs when readers engage
in an inner conversation with the text, merge their
thinking with it, ask questions, infer, think about
what’s important, and summarize and synthesize.”
Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis
The Comprehension Toolkit
6 Strategy ClustersInstruction is organized around 6 research-based comprehension strategies
• Monitor Comprehension • Activate & Connect • Ask Questions• Infer & Visualize • Determine Importance • Summarize & Synthesize
Grades K–2 Grades 3–6
22 lessons
• model teaching moves & language
• gradual release ofresponsibility framework
• instruction with large & smallgroups, guided reading, andreading in the content area
• authentic assessmentinform instruction
• lesson guides support any text
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6 Strategy Clusters
Grades K–2 Grades 3–6
26 lessons
• model teaching moves & language
• gradual release ofresponsibility framework
• instruction with large & smallgroups, guided reading, andreading in the content area
• authentic assessmentinform instruction
• lesson guides support any text
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Informational Text
“If kids are not reading engaging, interesting, thought-
provoking text, why bother? We need to provide kids
opportunities to read text worth thinking about.
Students need a steady diet of texts that present a
variety of perspectives, opinions, and interpretations.”
Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis
The Comprehension Toolkit
Informational TextStudents learn successful reading strategies as they read
real-world informational texts
Grades K–2 Grades 3–6
Source Bookof Short Text
• Lesson Text (86 pages)drawn from popularchildren’s magazines
• Nonfiction Short Text offer43 alternative texts (44 pages)specifically written for the Toolkit
• reproducible format
Source Bookof Short Text
• Lesson Text (48 pages)drawn from popularchildren’s magazines
• Additional Informational Text offer36 alternative texts (88 pages)specifically written for the Toolkit
• reproducible format
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Informational Text
Grades K–2 Grades 3–6
Trade Book Pack
• 9 trade books referencedin lessons
• optional purchase
Trade Book Pack
• 7 trade books referencedin lessons
• optional purchase
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Informational Text
Grades K–2
Lesson Textprovide high-quality to engage with nonfiction texts frommultiple access points
• 6 posters from popular children’s magazines
• an issue of National Geographic Young Explorer
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Built-In Professional Support
“The Comprehension Toolkit provides an alternative to
the traditional ‘assign, memorize, and correct’ curriculum.
Instead it emphasizes responsive teaching.We continuously
watch, listen, keep track of, and document our students
learning, stepping in with additional support as we
determine it’s needed; pulling back and letting kids take
the lead when they show us they know how.”
Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis
The Comprehension Toolkit
Built-In Professional SupportA series of resources introduce, support, and extend
the teaching in the Toolkit’s core lessons
Grades K–2 Grades 3–6
Teacher’s Guide
• outlines philosophy,instructional design,components, andassessment options
Teacher’s Guide
• outlines philosophy,instructional design,components, andassessment options
• describes ways of addressingdevelopmental needs of young readers
• describes how to integratestrategies across the curriculum
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Built-In Professional Support
Grades K–2 Grades 3–6
Resources CD-ROM
• a video conversationwith P. David Pearson
• a photographic overview of an activeliteracy classroom
• electronic tour of the components,lesson design, and assessment
• downloadable think sheets,assessment master, record-keepingforms, and lesson texts
• research articles
Resources DVD-ROM
• 3 half-hour videos of theauthors teaching lessons
• a photographic overview of an activeliteracy classroom
• electronic tour of the componentsand lesson design
• downloadable think sheets,assessment master, record-keepingforms, and lesson texts
• research articles
Grades 3–6
Content Literacy:Social Studies and Science Reading• two samples of content area topic studies• templates for your own content units
Strategy Extension• options for crafting differentiatedinstruction
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Built-In Professional Support
Extend & Investigate
The Genre of Textbook Reading• 10 model lessons target challengescommon to content area textbooks
The Genre of Test Reading• strategies for navigating the readingchallenges of standardized tests
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Ordering Information
The Comprehension Toolkit9 Books + CD-ROM
$115.00
Comprehension Toolkit Trade Book Pack7 Trade Books (optional purchase)
$46.00
Comprehension Toolkit BundleComprehension Toolkit + Trade Book Pack
$145.00
The Primary Comprehension Toolkit8 Books + 6 Posters + 1 Magazine + DVD-ROM
$120.00
Primary Toolkit Trade Book Pack9 Trade Books (optional purchase)
$61.00
Primary Comprehension Toolkit BundlePrimary Toolkit + Trade Book Pack
$159.00
The PrimaryComprehensionToolkit
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Related Resources
Toolkit TextsBook of Masters• short nonfiction texts for guided and
independent practice
• three-levels: grades 2–3, 4–5, and 6–7
• from children’s magazines
• correlated to The Comprehension Toolkit
CD-ROM• all articles in full-color
• all articles in English and Spanish
• search articles by title, topic, or strategy
$40 per level / book of masters + CD-ROM • $108 for Toolkit Texts Bundle / all 3 levels
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