Welcome to Planet Zoop - Reading Comprehension Made Fun

The other morning I had the opportunity to check out a number of websites during one of my probationary teacher meetings. We were given a choice between a few websites about reading comprehension and resource websites for new teachers. The website that focused on reading comprehension website had spaceships, castles, and pirates, so my choice was obvious; I’m a sucker for spaceships and pirates. And so it was I found myself engrossed with Into the Book , a fantastic resource for helping k-4 students and teachers focus on reading comprehension. By using clever stories and engaging plotlines, students are led through 8 different reading strategies without the need for a basal or special packet of stories. By incoporating engaging stories that involve flying through space to explore new planets or following the heroic adventures of folk heroes, Into the Book makes reading strategies like Summarizing, Inferring, and working with Prior Knowledge an adventure, rather than a meni...