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Comprehension Instruction (Reading Comprehension: Strategies that Work…
Comprehension Instruction
Reading Comprehension: Strategies that Work
4 key features
amount of time engaged in reading
explicit strategy instruction
Rich Talk
Writing
Key Factors Influence Reading Comprehension
Time truly engaged in reading
Fluency
Type of text or genre
motivation & interests
effective comprehension instruction across all subjects areas.
opportunities for rich talk
vocabulary & word knowledge
understanding & implementing strategies used by effective readers
8 Strategies for improving text comprehension:
Monitoring Comprehension
1 Strategy
Using Narrative & Expository Text
Visually Representing Text Using Graphic & Semantic Organizers
Retelling, Summarizing, Synthesizing, Inferring
Generating Questions
Answering Questions
Using Prior Knowledge/ Predicting
Using Mental Imagery/ (Visualizing)
Techniques to Support Comprehension Monitoring:
Click & Clunk
Fix-Up Strategies
Skip what is not understood & move on
slow down or speed up
Delay judgement about what text means
make an educated guess
Reread
Use pictures, graphs, & charts
Written or Oral close activities
Say Something
Students stop, reflect, share their thoughts, & monitor comprehension
Self-monitoring using questions
Summarizing Mini-lesson
Skimming & scanning
SMART (Self-Monitoring Approach to Reading and Thinking)
Read
Troubleshoot
Try fix-up strategy
Text Features
Captions
charts
Descriptions
Diagrams
Directions
Drawings
Glossary
Graphs
Headings
Index
Labels
Lists
Maps
Photos
Procedures
Table of Contents
Comprehension Clubs
2 Supportive Talk Structures
Interactive Read-Alouds
Students build deeper meaning
Gain vocabulary
Deep intentional conversation about text
Book Clubs
enables teachers to teach multiple facets of comprehension
motivates students naturally
6 students per group
Provide more opportunity for all children to talk
4 Primary Language Processes
Listening
Speaking
Writing
Reading
Reader's Notebook
organize and collect thinking about each book read
Writing to Read
requires translation into students own words
Daily 5
Literacy Block
Teach specific reading strategies to increase comprehension, accuracy, fluency, & vocabulary
Deliver through shared reading, small group meetings, one-on-one conferences, & modeled read aloud
Differentiate instruction
Always begin by launching read to self
Core Beliefs
Trust & Respect
Community
Choice
Accountability
Brain Research
Transitions as Brain and Body areas
10 Steps to Independence
Identify What is to be taught .
Set a purpose & create a sense of urgency
record desired behaviors on an I-Chart
model most desirable behaviors
Model Least-Desirable Behavior, Then Most-Desirable
Place students around the room
Practice & Build Stamina
Stay out of the way
Use a Quiet signal to bring students back to the gathering space
Conduct a Group check-in; Ask How did it go?