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STRATEGIES F0R INCREASING READING COMPREHENSION

STRATEGIES F0R INCREASING READING COMPREHENSION. Web Site. http://www.lexile.com. Literacy Recommendations. Set External Expectations Teach Reading in the Content Area Use Vocabulary Strategies Select Individual Materials at Appropriate Reading Level.

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STRATEGIES F0R INCREASING READING COMPREHENSION

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  1. STRATEGIES F0R INCREASING READING COMPREHENSION

  2. Web Site http://www.lexile.com

  3. Literacy Recommendations • Set External Expectations • Teach Reading in the Content Area • Use Vocabulary Strategies • Select Individual Materials at Appropriate Reading Level

  4. Strategic Reading in the Content Area • What’s the problem? • Too many kids in middle school and high school can’t read (write, etc.) well enough.

  5. Reading in the Content Area Reading Instruction Learn to Read Read to Learn K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 . . .

  6. How well can you read? Comprehend?

  7. “You-ringin’ bells with bags from Chanel Baby Benz, traded in your Hyundai Excel fully equipped, CD changer with the cell. She beeped me, meet me at twelve.”

  8. “Despite the fact that you attempted to win her at her doorstep with bags full of expensive clothes and a car (the lower end model Mercedes Benz which you financed by signing over your current vehicle) containing an expensive stereo and a cellular phone, your woman has contacted me through my pager indicating that we should rendezvous at midnight.”

  9. Challenges to Reading and Information Gathering in the Content Areas:􀂄Concept Density –more ideas and skills in less time􀂄Specialized Vocabulary -unique and multiple meanings􀂄Readability –higher than student skill levels􀂄Length –longer and more comprehensive􀂄Graphs/Charts/Maps –complex information􀂄Non-Print Sources –online information

  10. Reading Comprehension Strategies • increase student’s comprehension and retention of information • activate student’s prior knowledge to connect with new information • teach / reinforce skills that all good readers normally use

  11. Teaching key reading comprehension strategies for only 15 minutes a week can significantly increase student achievement.

  12. Before Reading􀂉Activating background knowledge􀂉Investigating Text Structure􀂉Setting a Purpose for Reading􀂉Predicting text content􀂉Reviewing and Clarifying Vocabulary

  13. During Reading􀂉Establishing the purpose for each part of the reading􀂉Self-Monitoring􀂉Visualizing􀂉Summarizing􀂉Confirming, rejecting predictions􀂉Identifying and clarifying key ideas􀂉Questioning self

  14. After Reading􀂉Assessing if purpose of reading was met􀂉Paraphrasing important information􀂉Identifying the main idea and details􀂉Making comparisons􀂉Connecting􀂉Drawing conclusions􀂉Summarizing􀂉Analyzing

  15. Reading Strategies

  16. Essential ELA Skills • Preview text to anticipate content • Identify, collect, select pertinent information while reading • Discriminate important ideas from unimportant ideas while reading • Apply, extend, and expand on information while reading

  17. Brochures Classified Advertisements Editorials Electronic Mail Employee Handbooks Forms and Applications Graphs and Charts Instructions New Stories Operational Manuals Illustrations and Captions Primary Sources Reference Books Research Reports Secondary Sources Tables Textbooks Timelines Web Sites Tips for Reading Specific Text

  18. Types Cloze Anticipation Guide Directed Reading/Thinking Activity (DR/TA) Affinity Venn Diagram SQ3R K-W-L-S Reciprocal Teaching Worksheet

  19. Trying out the strategies…

  20. 4 Groups

  21. What is the Strategy?

  22. How might you use the strategy in your Instruction?

  23. Larry Bell’s 12 Powerful Words • 1. Trace          List in steps • 2. Analyze        Break apart • 3. Infer             Read between the lines • 4. Evaluate       Judge • 5. Formulate     Create • 6. Describe      Tell all about • 7. Support       Back up with details • 8. Explain         Tell how • 9. Summarize   Give me the short version • 10. Compare   All the ways they are alike • 11. Contrast    All the ways they are different • 12. Predict      What will happen next

  24. Graphic Organizers • Brain friendly • Creates patterns for the brain • Supports concept development • Multi-purpose • Cross content application with little modification (101 Uses) • Motivating to reluctant writers – small spaces

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