Tanny mcgregor book comprehension connections

So what strategies help struggling readers make those mental images. The smashhit comprehension connections introduced teachers across the country to the imaginative, inspiring, and practical teaching of tanny mcgregor. A lesson with tanny mcgregor adventures in literacy land. As tanny mcgregor explains in comprehension connections, text plus thinking equals real. Tanny mcgregor in her book, comprehension connections bridges to strategic reading, recommends using a gradual release model and starting with a concrete experience first. Bridges to strategic reading by tanny mcgregor 2007 paperback by isbn. Comprehension connections is a guide to developing childrens ability to fully understand texts by making the comprehension process achievable, accessible. Booktopia has comprehension connections, bridges to strategic reading by tanny mcgregor. Winners, please write to me at amy at amylv dot com with your snail mail addresses, and i will send them along to tanny. Where we are and whats next 2011, and genre connections. Tannys lessons build bridges between the concrete and the abstract by incorporating writing, discussion, song, art, and movement into a web of creative connections that reinforce each strategy on a variety of levels. This exercise came straight from the fabulous book comprehension connections. After 15 years of teaching reading comprehension, most books on the topic are at most 20% new ideas. Fortunately tanny mcgregor has developed visual, tangible, everyday lessons that make abstract thinking concrete and that can help every.

Pdf comprehension connections bridges to strategic. Bridges to strategic reading 07 edition 9780325008875 by tanny mcgregor and stephanie harvey for up to 90% off at. Awesome book of minilessons for key comprehension skillsmetacognition, visualizing, schema connections, making inferences, etc. Strategies for reading comprehension reading resource. Bridges to strategic reading 1st edition by mcgregor, tanny isbn. Comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor i will admit, i have read this book before. This anchor chart is inspired by tanny mcgregor s book comprehension connections. Real reading begins with metacognition peoples of the. I had students read a couple of pages from a book and then explain their thinking aloud while a classmate held up a thought bubble. Steve and i use the lessons found in comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor, reading with meaning by debbie miller, and 7 keys to comprehension. But, like any good read especially school read, i always find myself discovering new tidbits of knowledge and new ideas for practice when i read it multiple times, so i was glad i picked it back up this summer. Feb 15, 2007 the smashhit comprehension connections introduced teachers across the country to the imaginative, inspiring, and practical teaching of tanny mcgregor.

Comprehension connections makes the comprehension process achievable, accessible, and incremental. Comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor book resume. Tanny mcgregor uses reallife objects in surprising ways to make abstract comprehension strategies concrete for k6 readers. Mcgregor uses loads of art, music, famous quotes, and picture books to symbolize comprehension skills. Comprehension connections tanny mcgregor bridges to. Fortunately tanny mcgregor has developed visual, tangible, everyday lessons that make abstract thinking concrete and. Many of the following activities and strategies for reading comprehension are ideas and extensions from the book, comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor. Reading comprehension workshop lancer learning community. Comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor a common. She is the wonderful author of comprehension connections a book i have used and loved for the past four years. Read comprehension connections pdf bridges to strategic reading ebook by tanny mcgregor epub.

Jennifer has won a copy of comprehension connections, and gretchen egner has won a copy of genre connections. Pdf comprehension connections bridges to strategic reading. Bridges to strategic reading, is a guide to developing childrens ability to fully understand texts by making the thinking process achievable, accessible, and incremental. A lesson with tanny mcgregor throughout the life of our literacy land blog we have posted several times about the lessons within the comprehension connections book by tanny mcgregor. Bridges to strategic reading 07 edition 9780325008875 by na for up to 90% off at. Music study can help promote literacy skills such as vocabulary, articulation, pronunciation, grammar, fluency, writing, sentence patterns, rhythmparts of speech, auditory processing, and prosody. Thats where tanny mcgregor s memorable, sensorydriven lessons come in.

I was excited about this book because many staff members at an elementary school i visit had depictions from the book in the hallways showing their learning to others. Bridges to strategic reading by tanny mcgregor at indigo. Mcgregors approach sequences stages of learning for each strategy that take students from a fun object lesson to a nuanced and lasting understanding. Tanny mcgregor uses reallife objects in surprising ways to make abstract. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Great garbage mystery an inferencing lesson one of my favorite books ever for teaching comprehension strategies in reading is comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor.

I recently got my hands on tanny mcgregor s comprehension connections, bridges to strategic reading after a friend recommended it to me. Comprehension connections by mcgregor, tanny harvey, stephanie frw. The book gives unique lesson starter ideas using tangible objects for each of the following comprehension strategies. If you dont have this book as a goto on your shelf, hop on over to amazon right now and score your own copy. Comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor, isbn 0325008876, compare new and used books prices among online bookstores. She described in a segment on visualizing how she introduces visualizing with toilet paper tubes. Bridges to strategic reading by tanny mcgregor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tannys bestselling book, comprehension connections. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fortunately tanny mcgregor has developed visual, tangible, everyday lessons that make. Metacognition, visualizing, inferring, questioning, determining importance. Comprehension connections is a guide to developing childrens ability to fully understand texts by making the comprehension process achievable, accessible, and incremental.

Proficient readers continually monitor their own thoughts, controlling their experience with the text and enhancing their understanding. Bridges to strategic reading by tanny mcgregor 2007, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. With reading interactive journal sheets and quote posters, this little pack will help you implement what you just learned from the book comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor. She has some wonderful lessons that allow students to use the comprehension strategies in real life and really set the stage for using them while reading. Pdf comprehension connections download full pdf book download. An internationallyknown keynoter and workshop presenter, tanny has authored and coauthored three books for heinemann. Mar 18, 2020 reading comprehension strategy as described in tanny mcgregor s book, comprehension connections bridges to strategic reading.

Wordless picture books wordless book childrens picture books comprehension strategies reading. Apr 15, 2020 comprehension connections is the bestselling resource that teachers love. Although there are many great comprehension resources out there for parents and teachers, steve and. Its not easy to explain these abstract reading strategies to elementary readers, yet knowing how they work and how to use them is an important first step to connecting with texts. Metacognition, or thinking about ones thinking, is the foundation for other reading comprehension strategies. I just finished reading another book, comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor. Comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor a common core.

Reading comprehension strategy as described in tanny mcgregor s book, comprehension connections bridges to strategic reading. Loved teaching some of the lessons in here to my kids. Hey bbe i know many of us have wanted to read the tanny mcgregor book comprehension connections, so lets do it together. Her lessons have proven to make comprehension strategies come alive for my students. Mar 29, 2019 so what strategies help struggling readers make those mental images. Strategies for helping readers visualize comprehension.

Nov 22, 20 great garbage mystery an inferencing lesson one of my favorite books ever for teaching comprehension strategies in reading is comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor. The chapters in this book, she writes, are a collection of ideas about how to launch genres, how to introduce your students to the personalities of each, and how to build a curiosity and appreciation for what each genre has to offer. Comprehension connections inferring, questioning, determining importance. Fortunately, tanny mcgregor has developed visual, tangible, everyday lessons that make abstract thinking concrete. Many new year congratulations to the winners tanny mcgregor s books. Tanny mcgregor book study bbe teachers exploring the book comprehension connections. Tanny s bestselling book, comprehension connections. Oct 21, 20 the next step was much harder for first graders, but i imagine would go much more smoothly for second grade and up. Each lesson links to concrete experiences and itemsgreat way to break it down for the kids. Both of these books are filled with lesson ideas to help your students become active thinkers in the reading process. Great garbage mystery an inferencing lesson elementary.

Comprehension connections, bridges to strategic reading by. Its not easy to explain these abstract reading strategies to elementary readers, yet knowing how they work and how. Although there are many great comprehension resources out there for parents and teachers, steve and i have not been able to find a better one. Comprehension connections and genre connections by tanny mcgregor are two books every teacher needs to purchase, read, and keep for reference later. Thanks to your freebees, i was able to quickly teach this lesson. Bridges to strategic reading 2007, comprehension going forward. While not as powerful or as immediately practical as her first book, comprehension connections, mcgregor has created a resource that teachers of all levels can use to make the daunting task of identifying the purposes of different genres more concrete and manageable for students.

Pdf comprehension connections download full pdf book. Tanny s lessons build bridges between the concrete and the abstract by incorporating writing, discussion, song, art, and movement into a web of creative connections that reinforce each strategy on a variety of levels. Shares explicit handson lessons for teaching the components of comprehension using concrete items. Now genre connections brings to teaching genre the same creativity and cando spirit that has helped hundreds of thousands of practitioners improve. Evaluating details to determine importance youtube. First, her famous real reading salad shows students how text and thinking mix to make reading. Originally an elementary school teacher, tanny has served as a literacy coach, gifted intervention specialist, and prek12 staff developer. I progressed throughout the book, page by page, demonstrating me first reading some text and then thinking aloud about the text by making predictions, drawing conclusions, make text connections, etc.

Using music to help promote reading comprehension and literacy skills is beneficial for young children. Mcgregor s approach sequences stages of learning for each strategy that take students from a fun object lesson to a nuanced and lasting understanding. Granted, multisensory learning is nothing new, but her detailed lists are well organized and highly useful. The paint chip idea from tanny mcgregor s book comprehension connections, bridges to strategic reading. I have nothing but great things to say about this resource. Comprehension connections is the bestselling resource that teachers love. Tanny was also a contributor to the seminal work, comprehension going forward heinemann, 2011.