CSI – Comprehension Strategies Instruction

How would you like to spend your school life in the bottom reading group? No matter what native flower or other cutesy name the group is given, there’s no fooling the students in the bottom reading group and Samantha for one isn’t a fan. Recently Samantha spoke to the camera about her experience as a student who has lived her classroom life in the bottom reading group, and she was forthright – “I don’t like it.” more

On the 27th of September, I visited the Christchurch Principals' Conference in Hamner Springs to make a donation of resources. South Pacific Press and its US partner Pacific Learning gifted 4000 copies of an innovative new graphic non-fiction book to Christchurch schools affected by recent earthquakes. more

Whether you're already using CSI in your classroom, you simply want to find out more about CSI, or are a member of the wider CSI - Comprehension Strategies Instruction community, welcome to the new website!  more

We have included academic vocabulary words in CSI Kits 3, 4 and 5. Why? more

What is CSI?  more