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Reading Rockets Comprehension Model (Good readers (are active and…
Reading Rockets Comprehension Model
Teacher's Comprehension Instruction
Help students develop comprehension skills
good instruction helps students communicate with others
helps students do a better job of understanding and remembering what they read
Comprehension
Reason for reading and ultimate goal of reading
influenced by the reader, the text, and the activity or purpose for reading within sociocultural context shaped by reader
should begin in the primary grades
develops over time
shows students that reading is a process of making sense out of text
listening comprehension activities
read alouds
can introduce texts that are above student's reading level but still work on comprehension skills
great for students who struggle with decoding but can understand more sophisticated books through listening
understanding figurative language, learning to question, summarize and infer are skills that can be developed through the context of listening
these skills can be transferred to reading
decoding and fluency can improve
helps struggling readers with weaknesses in decoding, oral language and read aloud allow students to stay on track with comprehension while decoding needs are addressed in phonics intervention.
helps students broaden skills
academic language
Figurative language
understanding of a sentence
complex sentences
cohesive words
anaphoric references
text structure
narrative structure
expository structure
introduce concept or main idea
draw inferences
comprehension strategies
monitor comprehension
use graphic organizers/ semantic organizers
answering questions
question-answer relationship strategy
right there questions
think and search questions
author and you questions
on your own questions
generating questions
reciprocal teaching
KWL Strategy
Questioning Author
Recognizing story structure
summarizing
cooperative learning
making use of prior knowledge
using mental imagery
Good readers
are active and purposeful
understand what they read
use their vocabulary
background knowledge
use prior experience as readers and listeners
know when they have problems with comprehension
use strategies to resolve those problems as they arise
thinking and reasoning skills such as drawing inferences
motivated to learn and apply information to reach automaticity