Reading Comprehension | Small Group
In this small-group lesson, students will practice reading a short passage, retelling it, and answering simple comprehension questions using key details from the text.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| comprehension | Understanding what you read. |
| detail | A small piece of information from the text. |
| main idea | What the text is mostly about. |
| retell | To tell a story again in order. |
| evidence | Words from the text that help prove an answer. |
Show a picture related to the passage and ask students to name what they see. Introduce the topic and preview one or two key words.
Look at the picture, share ideas, and repeat the key vocabulary words.
Read the passage aloud with expression. Pause briefly to model thinking about what is happening.
Listen and track the text with a finger or pointer.
Reread the passage with students. Stop to ask simple who, what, where, and why questions. Point to answers in the text.
Read along, answer questions, and find words in the passage.
Use a beginning-middle-end organizer to model retelling the story. Help students put the events in order.
Retell the passage with support and place events in sequence.
Give students 3 to 4 comprehension questions and a short retell task. Circulate and support as needed.
Answer questions, circle key details, and complete the organizer.
Review answers as a group and praise specific comprehension strategies students used.
Share responses and explain how they found answers in the text.
End by asking students to share one thing they learned about reading comprehension and one strategy they can use next time, such as rereading, looking for key details, or retelling the story.
Use student responses during guided reading, the retelling organizer, and the short question set to check understanding of main idea, key details, and sequence.