I'm a special education teacher, but last month my principal asked me to go to a conference for gifted students. I was skeptical as to whether I would learn anything relating to my field, but I actually learned quite a bit. I made a couple of Power Points as a homework assignment (so I could get college credit for attending the conference.) One is about placement to share with all of my colleagues and the other is to share the information I learned with other special education teachers. Enjoy.

I made these posters to go along with Comprehension lessons. Feel free to download and use them as you like.

Comprehension Posters

I made these posters to go along with Comprehension lessons. Feel free to download and use them as you like.

Beginning, Middle, and End of a Story

Basic reading comprehension can be taught as early as Kindergarten (possibly younger). Use a wordless picture book with all narrative components. The attention getting device can be the book itself, but I also like to use an analogy of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The Beginning of the Story is like the top piece of bread. The middle is the peanut butter, jelly, and anything else you want to put in the middle. The middle could be long or short. The end of the story is the bottom piece of bread.
You can also talk about the characters, setting, and maybe even the plot.

Here's a visual you can print out and use.