Top 10 Books for Comprehension Lessons

Are you ready to start beefing up that mentor book library of yours?  I thought this might help you get started!  All you have to do is click on the pic to go to Amazon and read more about these titles.  Every one of the books on this list is SUPER.  It would be hard to pick and choose, but if you have to, I would go for the book that helps with the skill that you have the hardest time teaching.  Just MHO!!

This book is great for grades K-3 when teaching inferring.  I wonder how that little guy off by himself is feeling??

This is one of my all time favorite books.  Not only is it great for summarizing, but it is another book that is great for inferring.  I wonder just WHAT the true story is?  Who is going to tell the true story??

This is a great book about MICHAEL JORDAN!!  I can remember watching him play basketball.  I remember learning that he didn't make the team the first time he tried out and thinking "Wow!  I wonder why he wasn't picked for the team?".  This book is great for teaching kids how to make connections to what they are reading.

This book was written for grades K-3 and is great for teaching visualization....do you see who the illustrator is??

I love this book!  I use it to reteach predictions.  My kids have heard that words several times by the time we get to biographies and/or realistic historial fiction.

This is another good one for teaching predictions!  What happened previously??

This book can be used in Grades K-3.  It is a great book to use when you need to compare 2 stories.  

The main character in this book is known for his controversy!  Written for Grades 3-6, this book can be used for making connections, inferencing, and summarization.  Maybe even some questioning after all, I know you are wondering who the main character is!!

Take a look at the author of this book!  He is better known for Chrysanthemum and Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, but Kitten's Full Moon is a really sweet book.  It is perfect for visualization and imagery!

Eve Bunting wrote this book.  It is an awesome book to use when teaching questioning.  I have a question words poster pack and sort game that I use when I teach this one.