• Practice for every day of the school year • Help students prepare for standardized testing

DAY
5
Remind students of the strategy. Ask: Has your mind ever wandered while you were reading? 
What did you do to focus on the text again? Invite students to share their responses. Say: We can 
monitor our comprehension well by noticing when our attention starts to wander. Sometimes
it’s best to take a very short break and clear our minds to help us focus on what we are reading. 
Read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. Then have students read the passage. When 
students have finished, pair them or complete the strategy practice activity as a group. Invite 
volunteers to share their responses and explain how they focused their attention again. Then direct 
students to complete the skill practice activity. Review the answers together. 
Monitor Comprehension
This strategy helps students monitor their comprehension or think about how
well they are understanding what they are reading. Students can practice this 
strategy by using other strategies, such as 
Ask Questions, Visualization, 
or 
Make Connections.
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WEEK 6
DAY 1
READ THE TABLE OF CONTENTS
As you read, think about how you would use
a table of contents.
This table of contents is in a book about the country of Italy.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Land of Mountains and Plains ............ Page 4
Chapter 2
Islands ................................................ Page 8
Chapter 3
Population and People ....................... Page 10
Chapter 4
Important Cities .................................. Page 11
Chapter 5
Products ............................................. Page 13
Chapter 6
History ................................................ Page 16
Chapter 7
Visiting Italy ........................................ Page 21