University of Northern Iowa
Making Sense Video List
Literacy
Literacy Grades K – 2
Reading Mother Goose
Reading Folktales, Fairy Tales, and Fables
Reading Aloud: Are you fluent?
Reading Aloud: Accuracy
Reading Aloud: Expression
Reading Aloud: Rate
Reading Aloud: Phrasing
Reading Aloud: Volume
Reading Aloud: Blending the Elements
Literacy Grades 3 – 5
Reading Realistic Fiction
Reading Historical Fiction
Reading Modern Fantasy
Pre-reading Strategies
Reading Strategies: Thinking about Thinking
Answering Reading Questions: In the book
Answering Reading Questions: In my head
Answering Reading Questions: Right there
Answering Reading Questions: Think and search
Answering Reading Questions: Author and me
Answering Reading Questions: On my own
Reading Stories: Grunge’s Big Adventure
Reading Stories: Story Structure
Reading Stories: Making Sense of Sequence through a
cycle
Reading Stories: Making Sense of Sequence through a
timeline
Reading Stories: Making Sense of Sequence through a
set of steps or directions
Literacy Grades 6-8
Reading High Fantasy
Reading Science Fiction
Reading Epics, Legends, and Tall Tales
Reading Myths
Reading Stories: Getting to Know the Characters
through their Words
Reading Stories: Getting to Know the Characters
through their Conversations with Others
Reading Stories: Getting to Know the Characters
through their Thoughts
Reading Stories: Getting to Know the Characters
through Others’ Thoughts
Reading Stories: Making Sense of the Setting
Reading Stories: Making Sense of the Setting of
Historical Fiction
Reading Stories: Making Sense of the Setting of Realistic
Fiction
Reading Stories: Making Sense of the Setting of Fantasy
Reading Stories: Making Sense of the Plot
Reading Stories: Making Sense of the Plot through a
Series of Events
Reading Stories: Making Sense of the Plot through a
Parallel Series of Events
Reading Stories: Making Sense of the Plot through
Episodes
Reading Stories: Making Sense of the Plot of a
Cliffhanger
Reading Stories: Making Sense of Cause-Effect through
multiple causes and a single effect
Reading Stories: Making Sense of Cause-Effect through a
single cause and multiple effects
Reading Stories: Making Sense of Cause-Effect through a
cause-effect chain
Reading Stories: Making Sense of Description through
main idea and details
Reading Stories: Making Sense of Description using a
graphic organizer
Reading Stories: Comparing and Contrasting #1
Reading Stories: Comparing and Contrasting #2
Reading Stories: Making Sense of Problem-Solution
Structure
Evaluating Nonfiction #1: Is the Author Accurate?
Evaluating Nonfiction #2: Is the Author Accurate?
Reading Textbooks
How are Textbooks Structured?
How Do I Organize Information found in Textbooks?
Literacy Grades 9-12
Prewriting
Drafting
Revising
Editing
Publishing