Reading Comprehension Strategies
This is a sample mind map
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/seven-strategies-teach-students-text-comprehension
http://www.eworkshop.on.ca/edu/resources/guides/Reading_K_3_English.pdf
http://www.curriculum.org/secretariat/primary/gradual.html
Sources:
Reading Comprehension
Metacognition
Look back through the text for better understanding
Look forward through the text for new information for support
Re-read difficult areas for understanding
Identify WHERE and WHAT the difficulty is
Partner work
Listening AND Questioning
Teaching Strategies
Large-group, small-group, and individual instruction, discussion and collaboration
independent reading
Shared reading
Guided reading
Read-alouds
Making predictions: Prior to reading
Support Techniques
Uninterrupted literacy block each day
Student Role
Follow reading structures as outlined in teaching
Valuable mind maps
Self-regulate
Tab - insert a subtopic
Enter - insert a topic
Del- remove a topic
F2 - rename a topic
Ctrl+L - insert a relationship
Relate the different parts of the text together (imagines and words) to better understanding and comprehension
Teacher Role
Observe and Monitor Comprehension
Feedback for students
Coaching
Guidance
Outline reading structures and how to follow a text
Balance of direct instruction, guided instruction, independent learning, and student practice