<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><i> <p><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">"We have created the lessons in these books to help teachers give their English language learners the conceptual background and English language structures they need to collaborate fully in each </span></i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">Toolkit <i>lesson."<br /> </i></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">-Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, Brad Buhrow, and Anne Upczak-Garcia</span></p> <p>The Comprehension Toolkit<span style="font-size: 12px;">'s inclusive whole-group instruction sets a high comprehension bar for ALL students. Recognizing that English language learners think as deeply and meaningfully as native speakers, Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, Brad Buhrow, and Anne Upczak-Garcia contend that rather than lowering the comprehension bar for ELLs, we should instead supply them with the language support they need to express their thoughts in an academic setting. Designed to help students unpack the vocabulary and language structures in every <i>Toolkit </i>lesson, the <i>Scaffolding The Comprehension Toolkit for English Language Learners </i>books meet just that need. In addition to helping your English language learners actively participate in <i>Toolkit </i>lessons and express what they fully comprehend, these lesson previews and extensions offer you a model for how to address ELL learning needs across the curriculum.<br /> </span></p> </i></span> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">A consistent mix of minilessons and strategies support every <i>Toolkit </i>lesson:<br /> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">- <b>Preview the <i>Toolkit </i>Lesson </b>builds background knowledge and introduces concepts, vocabulary, and language structures used in the <i>Toolkit </i>lesson.<br /> </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">- <b>Teach the <i>Toolkit </i>Lesson </b>integrates the preview activities into the <i>Toolkit </i>lessons and help you optimize <i>Toolkit </i>practices to support ELLs.<br /> </span>- <b>Extend the <i>Toolkit </i>Lesson </b>includes explicit practice with grammar, syntax and oracy, as well as content and comprehension extensions.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">Learn more about the Comprehension Toolkit series at </span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><strong><br /> <span style="font-size: 12px;">The <em>Comprehension Toolkit</em> series helps you teach nonfiction reading strategies in a variety of instructional settings.<br /> Whole-Group Instruction<br /> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px;">Grades K-2: </span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">Grades K-2: </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"> (includes </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">)<br /> Grades 3-6: </span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">Grades 3-6: </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">(includes </span><a href="../products/002120.aspx"><span styl