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Comprehension and Vocabulary Strategies

Comprehension and Vocabulary Strategies. Discussion Web. This is a reading strategy which allows teachers to demonstrate that old adage which says ‘there are 2 sides to every question’. Focuses on all four facets of communication: reading, thinking, listening, and writing.

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Comprehension and Vocabulary Strategies

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  1. Comprehension and Vocabulary Strategies

  2. Discussion Web This is a reading strategy which allows teachers to demonstrate that old adage which says ‘there are 2 sides to every question’. Focuses on all four facets of communication: reading, thinking, listening, and writing.

  3. Sample Discussion WEB Machines now do most of the work. Workers received very low pay & could barely make a living. The Industrial revolution provided jobs for many people Mass production work in a factory especially immigrants. YES NO dehumanized the worker who became a cog in a machine. More products were now affordable for the common man. Working conditions were not safe and unhealthy. The cost of living dropped which helped working people. Workers had to work long hours with little time off. Labor saving devices become available and were used in Workers were no longer skilled & factories and homes. could not look forward to owning their own business. Did the Industrial revolution help working people???

  4. Double-Entry Diaries This is a version of Two-column notes (a.k.a. Cornell notes). They are tailored for students to monitor their comprehension while reading.

  5. Double-entry diary on BACTERIA Textbook passage and pg # • Pg 325- Heterotrophic bacteria are unable to make their own food so the feed on plant and animal matter • Pg 326- Autotrophic bacteria can make their own food This is important because… • These get rid of wastes. • Eats other stuff (plants/animals) like me • Makes own food like a plant

  6. Vocabulary Four Square Maps • Developed by Eeds and Cockrum in 1985. • This is a very useful strategy for learning new vocabulary words. Especially words which are abstract and students may not have much schema for. • There are several forms.

  7. Swagger Someone who walks with attitude. ‘Thinks they are all that.’ Athlete Quiet kid Crash Brainy kid Actors/models

  8. Vocabulary Overview Guide This is a graphic organizer which allows students to ‘move away’ from memorizing dictionary definitions and move into vocabulary ownership. Using clues and tricks to learn the meanings of new words.

  9. Haggard Clue: Hag Explain: Someone who looks worn out Use: Laurie’s teacher looked haggard after all he did during class. Incredulously Clue: too incredible Explain: you really cannot believe something Use: The parents were incredulous that Fudge could be that naughty.

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