Reading Comprehension Strategies and Language Development

In every ConceptLinks® module, reading comprehension strategies, language skills, and science process skills are integrated throughout the instruction, along with standards-based science concepts. ConceptLinks® offers explicit, scaffolded instruction that is differentiated by product, process, and content to help all students become strategic learners as they build understanding of grade-level science content.

Module Title	Comprehension Strategy	Language Development Focus
Ecosystems	Determine Importance	Describe, Compare, Explain, Persuade
Plants	Make Connections	Describe, Explain, Persuade, Compare
Cells	Ask Questions	Answer Questions, Give Examples, Compare, Explain
Animals	Visualize	Give Examples, Compare, Restate, Describe
Healthy Body	Monitor Comprehension	Persuade, Ask Questions, Give Examples, Compare
Our Solar System	Monitor Comprehension	Compare, Describe, Restate, Show Sequence
Volcanoes and Earthquakes	Determine Importance	Ask Questions, Restate, Explain, Persuade
Earth’s Changing Surface	Synthesize	Restate, Give Examples, Ask Questions, Describe
Oceans	Make Inferences	Compare, Describe, Ask Questions, Give Examples
Stars and Galaxies	Ask Questions	Ask Questions, Compare, Show Sequence, Explain
Weather	Visualize	Show Sequence, Persuade, Describe, Ask Questions
Properties of Matter	Make Inferences	Compare, Ask Questions, Describe, Give Examples
Force and Motion	Visualize	Explain, Compare, Give Examples, Ask Questions
Light and Sound	Make Connections	Give Examples, Describe, Compare, Explain
Energy	Determine Importance	Restate, Explain, Ask Questions, Compare
Chemical Changes	Synthesize	Explain, Show Sequence, Give Examples, Describe