Explore the click and clunk reading strategy with your students using this poster and desk mat set.
Click and Clunk Strategy Poster Set – Helping Students Monitor Their Reading
Support your students in becoming confident, independent readers with the Click and Clunk Strategy Poster Set! This engaging visual resource helps students monitor comprehension as they read, guiding them to recognize when a text is making sense (click!) or when they need to stop and clarify (clunk!).
What Is the Click and Clunk Strategy?
- Click – The text makes sense, and reading flows smoothly. Keep going!
- Clunk – Something is confusing. Stop and use a strategy to understand.
By using this strategy, students develop stronger reading comprehension skills and learn to apply problem-solving techniques when they encounter tricky words or ideas.
What’s Included in the Click and Clunk Strategy Poster Set?
- Eye-Catching Classroom Poster – A visual reminder of the Click and Clunk strategy.
- Desk Mats in Various Sizes – Handy reference tools for students while reading.
- Simple Symbols & Explanations – Easy-to-understand visuals for quick comprehension.
Click and Clunk Activities for the Classroom
Help students strengthen their reading comprehension skills with interactive Click and Clunk activities! These activities encourage students to monitor their understanding, apply strategies for clarifying comprehension, and develop confidence as independent readers.
- Click or Clunk Partner Share – Pair students up during reading time. When they come across a clunk, they pause, discuss it, and work together to clarify meaning using context clues, rereading, or looking up a word.
- Click and Clunk Sticky Notes – Give students two colored sticky notes—one for clicks and one for clunks. As they read, they write down examples and place them in the appropriate category on a class chart.
- “Fix the Clunk” Challenge – Select a passage with several tricky words or phrases. Have students work in teams to identify clunks and use different clarifying strategies to decode meaning. Each team presents their solutions to the class.
Download Your Click and Clunk Strategy Poster Set Today!
Use the dropdown menu to choose between the Click and Clunk Poster or the Click and Clunk Desk mats – both are available to download as an easy to print PDF or an editable Google Slide version.
This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher in Florida and a Teach Starter Collaborator.
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