4 Nonfiction Reading Skills to Teach Before State Testing
The Social Studies Teacher Podcast · Kirsten Hammond, The Southern Teach LLC
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Show Notes
Ready or not, here test prep season comes! Let's talk about four common reading skills that students might need us to lean into supporting them with before standardized testing begins. These nonfiction skills pair really well with a variety of social studies topics!
Episode Highlights
- inferencing
- context clues
- text features
- theme
- how graphic organizers and task cards can support students during test prep season
Resources and Links
Reading Graphic Organizer Bundle
Reading Comprehension Task Cards
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