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A lesson with tanny mcgregor adventures in literacy land. With a focus on making inferences, tanny will share everyday comprehension lessons that use visuals, art, music, and. Download pdf comprehension connections free online new. Keep this chart posted in your reading centre, in students reading journals, etc the colour coded target and simp. Like many of the lessons in mcgregor s book, this one uses concrete objects to get the idea across.
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Comprehension connections is the property of its rightful owner. Comprehension connections is a guide to developing childrens ability to fully understand texts by making the comprehension process achievable, accessible. Tannys bestselling book, comprehension connections. Feb 15, 2007 the smashhit comprehension connections introduced teachers across the country to the imaginative, inspiring, and practical teaching of tanny mcgregor. Tanny mcgregor is the author of comprehension connections 4. Lessons to launch literary and nonfiction texts 114 edition. Comprehension strategies reading strategies listening games text to self reading anchor charts speech therapy activities literacy connection texts.
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