Reading Comprehension Bookmarks for Retelling, Summarizing, and Close Reading

Giving students visual reminders is a perfect way to support memory and understanding in all areas of the curriculum and especially when it comes to reading comprehension.

For that reason, these visual bookmarks and response sheets were created to give students a way to remember all the details needed to retell stories, summarize text and also remember important ways to understand close reading.

In the beginning I taught students how to use the bookmarks and then as they became stronger with the skills, they were given the choice to use them or try independently. I always found that visuals are an important way to support those students who may need a visual aid in the beginning stages of using reading comprehension strategies when in Guided Reading groups, reading independently or when partner reading. I kept these bookmarks in our classroom library and reading center for use as needed.

Here’s What’s Included in this Set:

⭐8 Retelling Bookmarks with visual reminders.

⭐8 Summarizing Bookmarks with visual reminders.

⭐8 Close Reading Bookmarks with visual reminders for marking up the text.

⭐Writing Frames to support each of the Bookmarks for notetaking and reminders of how to retell, summarize and use Close Reading symbols. Each writing frame includes the visuals for the bookmarks.

Ideas for Use:

⭐Guided Reading Groups

⭐Close Reading

⭐Informal assessment

⭐Independent reading routines

⭐Partner reading (they can choose a bookmark to use to verbally summarize or retell

the text)

⭐Stations, Centers or Reading rotations.

⭐As an after activity for Shared Reading.

⭐To send home to support reading at home or for homework

⭐For children who need more support with these skills and strategies.