Graphic Organizers for Reading Comprehension

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Graphic organizers help students construct meaning. The following organizers can be used with any book and across all grade levels. Use them to assess your students understanding of what they are reading, observe their thinking process on what you read as a class, as a group, or independently.

	Organizer Patterns Organizational Outline Idea Web Cyclical Venn Diagram Overlapping Concepts Cause-Effect Timeline

	Reading Comprehension KWL Chart Author Tools What's the Main Idea?

	Story Elements Character Analysis Character Sheet & Traits List Character Comparison Sheet Setting Setting Stage Setting Comparison   Plot Plot Diagram Plot Sheet and Conflict List Problem & Solution Diagram Follow the Clues Sequence Sequence of Events Story Map Story Train

	Assessment My Reading Record Independent Reading Contract Teacher-Student Reading Conference Form Checklist for Strategies Students/before reading Checklist for Strategies Students/while reading Checklist for Strategies Students/after reading

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