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 * Non-fiction comprehension** - This is an area of weakness in practically every school. With state standardized testing on the near horizon for many students, comprehension of non-fiction text is a skill that many teachers are focusing on. Of course, we all want our students to succeed on their state tests, but comprehension of non-fiction is really a lifelong skill and well-worth the focus during class time. It’s not always the most interesting or fun skill for students to work on but using the Activboard can help to encourage student excitement towards an otherwise boring task.

I went to Scholastic News Online to take a look at some relevant, kid-friend articles. Teachers could use the tools of ActivInspire in the Annotate the Desktop mode while looking at a news article on the internet or import a PDF document with sample text passages. Rather than having students working with passages individually at their seats, they can all practice using the pen and/or the highlighter tools to circle/highlight key words or phrase, headings, context clues, and other information that is important to the article. This will help to reinforce key elements of non-fiction text that help students to comprehend it more easily. And as with everything in the 21st century learning environment, doing activities at the Activboard is always more engaging than doing something independently at their seats!

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