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The Comprehension Toolkit Series

The Comprehension Toolkit series developed by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis focuses on developing key comprehension strategies when reading nonfiction texts; instruction that transfers to every type of reading in the classroom and for life.

Available in K–2 and 3–6 resources, the Comprehension Toolkit series contains all the curriculum and instructional strategies needed to implement the classroom-tested, ready-to-go lessons and increase student success in applying key comprehension strategies.

More information on the Comprehension Toolkit series can be found at www.heinemann.com/comprehensiontoolkit

Link to The Primary Comprehension Toolkit, Second Edition
Language and Lessons for K-2

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

The Primary Comprehension Toolkit from Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis (Grades K-2)  has all of the language, teaching moves, and re-usable resources to build students’ reading comprehension in ways that are visible and audible and helps to show evidence of developing students’ thinking over time.

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Link to The Primary Comprehension Toolkit, Second Edition, Classroom Bundle

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

The Classroom Bundle for The Primary Comprehension Toolkit, second edition has everything needed to implement The Primary Comprehension Toolkit, second edition for grades K-2 – the strategy and lesson books, the Teacher’s Guide, the short nonfiction texts, and the online resources all included in the Toolkit – plus the 16 engaging books selected by the authors and used in the Toolkit lessons.

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Link to The Intermediate Comprehension Toolkit, Second Edition
Language and Lessons for Active Literacy

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

The Intermediate Comprehension Toolkit from Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis for grades 3-6 has all of the language, teaching moves, and re-usable resources to build students’ reading comprehension in ways that are visible and audible and helps to show evidence of developing students’ thinking over time.

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Link to The Intermediate Comprehension Toolkit, Second Edition, Classroom Bundle

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

The Classroom Bundle for The Intermediate Comprehension Toolkit, second edition has everything needed to implement The Intermediate Comprehension Toolkit, second edition for grades 3-6 – the strategy and lesson books, the Teacher’s Guide, the short nonfiction texts, and the online resources all included in the Toolkit – plus the 13 engaging books selected by the authors and used in the Toolkit lessons.

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Link to Content Literacy (Primary)
Lessons and Texts for Comprehension Across the Curriculum

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

Building on the teaching strategies and lessons in the Toolkit series, the new lessons in this book integrate all comprehension strategies to more closely to meet today’s new standards and support content-area learning.

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Link to Content Literacy (Intermediate)
Lessons and Texts for Comprehension Across the Curriculum

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

Written and designed to be included in the updated 2016 Second Edition, this new lesson book, Content Literacy, provides support for teaching comprehension across the curriculum including building knowledge and understanding. Once students have had explicit instruction in the collection of strategies – and have learned how to use them independently and flexibly, in lessons that rely on a repertoire of strategies for understanding.

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Link to Primary Comprehension Toolkit Trade Book Pack for Content Literacy

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

This is a trade book pack of corresponding books for the new Content Literacy (Primary) lesson book that is now a part of The Comprehension Toolkit series second edition. Because schools may already own these popular books, these books are available for your convenience as an optional purchase.

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Link to Intermediate Comprehension Toolkit Trade Book Pack for Content Literacy

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

This is a trade book pack of corresponding books for the new Content Literacy (Intermediate)lesson book that is now a part of The Comprehension Toolkit series second edition. Because schools may already own these popular books, these books are available for your convenience as an optional purchase. These 6 intermediate titles are included in this trade book pack to support Content Literacy lessons.

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Link to Teacher Pack for The Primary Comprehension Toolkit, Second Edition
Grades K-2

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

The Teacher Pack for the Primary Comprehension Toolkit (second edition) provides all of the nonfiction reading strategies and resources you need for your primary classroom -- at a great value.

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Link to Teacher Pack for The Intermediate Comprehension Toolkit, Second Edition
Grades 3-6

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

The Teacher Pack for the Intermediate Comprehension Toolkit (second edition) provides all of the nonfiction reading strategies and resources you need for your upper elementary classroom -- at a great value.

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Link to Connecting Comprehension and Technology
Adapt and Extend Toolkit Practices

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, Katie Muhtaris, Kristin Ziemke

When we begin our technology journey by grounding it in time tested comprehension instruction, we ensure that our use of technology is meaningful and authentic. We help students see the natural links between strategies they use in print text and the strategies they need to use when navigating the vast digital world.
—Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, Katie Muhtaris, and Kristin Ziemke Active... more

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Link to Colonial Times
Short Nonfiction for American History

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

“We turn information into knowledge by thinking about it. These texts support students in using the Toolkit’s comprehension and thinking strategies as tools to acquire and actively use knowledge in history.”
—Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis To support cross-curricular strategy instruction and close reading for information, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis have expanded their... more

Spiral

Link to The American Revolution and Constitution
Short Nonfiction for American History

Anne Goudvis, Stephanie Harvey

52 short nonfiction texts for American History (1750-1800) with 10 new lessons for content literacy
“We turn information into knowledge by thinking about it. These texts support students in using the Toolkit’s comprehension and thinking strategies as tools to acquire and actively use knowledge in history.” —Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis To support cross-curricular strategy instruction... more

Spiral

Link to Westward Expansion
Short Nonfiction for American History

Anne Goudvis, Stephanie Harvey

60 nonfiction texts, 200+ images, 25 primary sources, and 10 lessons that build background knowledge. You'll help kids understand and draw connections between primary sources so they can create skillful arguments about the era.

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Link to The Civil War and Reconstruction
Short Nonfiction for American History

Anne Goudvis, Stephanie Harvey

Building on selections from popular children's magazines as well as original articles, these engaging, age-appropriate texts will keep your active literacy classroom awash in historical resources that depict the controversies, issues, and dramas that shaped historical events, including the exploits of lesser-known individuals.

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Link to Comprehension Intervention
Small-Group Lessons for The Primary Comprehension Toolkit

Anne Goudvis, Stephanie Harvey, Judy Wallis


“When it comes to learning reading comprehension strategies children differ. They learn in fits and starts. What works for one may not work for another. For some it’s a matter of time, for others a matter of interest. Some kids take these strategies and run with them after one whole-group Toolkit lesson. Others need additional time, guidance, and practice to internalize comprehension strategies and use them to make sense of what... more

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Link to Comprehension Intervention
Small-Group Lessons for The Comprehension Toolkit

Anne Goudvis, Stephanie Harvey, Judy Wallis


“When it comes to learning reading comprehension strategies children differ. They learn in fits and starts. What works for one may not work for another. For some it’s a matter of time, for others a matter of interest. Some kids take these strategies and run with them after one whole-group Toolkit lesson. Others need additional time, guidance, and practice to internalize comprehension strategies and use them to make sense of what... more

Paperback

Link to Scaffolding The Primary Comprehension Toolkit for English Language Learners
Previews and Extensions to Support Content Comprehension

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, Brad Buhrow, Anne Upczak Garcia

“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 Toolkit lesson.” Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, Brad Buhrow, and Anne Upczak-Garcia

 
The Comprehension Toolkit’s inclusive whole-group instruction sets a high comprehension... more

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Link to Scaffolding The Comprehension Toolkit for English Language Learners
Previews and Extensions to Support Content Comprehension

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, Brad Buhrow, Anne Upczak Garcia

“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 Toolkit lesson.” Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, Brad Buhrow, and Anne Upczak-Garcia The Comprehension Toolkit’s inclusive whole-group instruction sets a high comprehension bar for... more

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Link to Toolkit Texts: Grades PreK-1
Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

"These articles lend themselves to active reading, giving kids a great place to annotate and work out their thinking as they read."
--Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis In response to the overwhelming demand for more high-quality, age-appropriate nonfiction texts, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis have developed the four-volume series Toolkit Texts: Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice. Each volume... more

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Link to Toolkit Texts: Grades 2-3
Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

"These articles lend themselves to active reading, giving kids a great place to annotate and work out their thinking as they read."
--Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis In response to the overwhelming demand for more high-quality, age-appropriate nonfiction texts, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis have developed the four-volume series Toolkit Texts: Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice. Each
... more

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Link to Toolkit Texts: Grades 4-5
Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

"These articles lend themselves to active reading, giving kids a great place to annotate and work out their thinking as they read."
--Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis In response to the overwhelming demand for more high-quality, age-appropriate nonfiction texts, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis have developed the four-volume series Toolkit Texts: Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice. Each
... more

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Link to Toolkit Texts: Grades 6-7
Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

"These articles lend themselves to active reading, giving kids a great place to annotate and work out their thinking as they read."
--Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis In response to the overwhelming demand for more high-quality, age-appropriate nonfiction texts, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis have developed the four-volume series Toolkit Texts: Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice. Each
... more

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Link to PreK-7 Toolkit Texts Library

Anne Goudvis, Stephanie Harvey

Save when you order the entire PreK-1, 2-3, 4-5, and 6-7 Toolkit Texts Library for one low price.

"These articles lend themselves to active reading, giving kids a great place to annotate and work out their thinking as they read."
--Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis

In response to the overwhelming demand for more high-quality, age-appropriate nonfiction texts, Stephanie Harvey and Anne... more

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Link to Staff Development with The Comprehension Toolkits
Implementing and Sustaining Comprehension Instruction Across the Curriculum

Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, Angela Butler

“This staff development resource helps coaches and administrators maximize teacher effectiveness through collaborative and collegial staff development.” Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, and Angela Butler Schroden Teachers matter. Effective comprehension instruction is more than a handful of reading strategies. As critical as these strategies are, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis have long held that it is the teacher... more

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Link to Inquiry Circles in Elementary Classrooms (DVD)
New Strategies for Comprehension and Collaboration

Harvey "Smokey" Daniels, Stephanie Harvey

This live-from-the-classroom DVD companionsto Comprehension & Collaboration invites you to eavesdrop as student-led teams pose questions, undertake research, read strategically, build knowledge, understand, and act.

Link to Inquiry Circles in Middle and High School Classrooms (DVD)
New Strategies for Comprehension and Collaboration

Harvey "Smokey" Daniels, Stephanie Harvey

This live-from-the-classroom DVD companionsto Comprehension & Collaboration invites you to eavesdrop as student-led teams pose questions, undertake research, read strategically, build knowledge, understand, and act.

Link to Comprehension and Collaboration, Revised Edition
Inquiry Circles for Curiosity, Engagement, and Understanding

Stephanie Harvey, Harvey "Smokey" Daniels

Meet the standards. Celebrate kids’ curiosity and questions. Cover the curriculum. Reach and include everyone. Grow resourceful, engaged citizens. Seriously? Steph and Smokey are your guides to small-group inquiry projects that seriously can.

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Link to Industrial Age and Immigration
Short Nonfiction for American History

Anne Goudvis, Stephanie Harvey

Industrial Age and Immigration is the latest volume in the Short Nonfiction for American History Toolkit Texts, part of The Comprehension Toolkit series. This resource highlights multiple perspectives and diverse voices of this historical time period. The last section, from the 1960s on, includes articles illustrating present-day perspectives, events, and issues surrounding immigration and innovation.

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