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Here are my two favorite professional books on this subject:

I also recommend visiting this link for another book that offers many great "kid friendly" downloads (look for the chart downloads at the bottom of the page - ) - I love the language used on the posters and the bookmarks. This one is the best download of the bunch.

I have these posters up in my room and as we learn each strategy we will add sticky notes demonstrating our learning to the bulletin boards.

Here is my contribution to all of this - printable pages to attach 3x3 post-it notes to so kids can write on them. First, print the blank page. Attach 3x3 sticky notes in the squares and print again using the desired template.

Blank Post-it page (doc file)

Post-it pages based on the above book and posters

(zip file of several doc files)

And here are some of my favorite links on this subject:

Into The Book - what a cool site for kids and teachers!

Beanie Baby Reading Strategies (I personally don't like this idea - too cutesy for me - but somebody might...)

Busy Teachers Cafe info on Reading Comprehension Strategies

Reading A to Z's Information Page on this subject

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