How can teachers help students?
In order to read with comprehension, readers must be able to read with some proficiency and then receive explicit instruction in reading comprehension strategies.
But, what are reading comprehension strategies?
Comprehension strategies involve readers actively thinking about the text in order to understand. It is not identifying answers to questions, but actions that help readers figure out and synthesize their reading. There are several reading comprehension strategies that proficient readers use to understand text:
- Activating Schema (Prior Knowledge)
- Asking Questions
- Visualizing
- Determining Importance
- Making Inferences
- Synthesizing
- Self-Monitoring
Where does a teacher start?
I have created several resources to help teachers help their students become effective, strategic, and metacognitive learners with strong reading comprehension skills. Strong readers use a variety of strategies as they read to construct meaning from the text. Teachers can strengthen their students’ reading by providing instruction and practice in varied reading skills to develop their comprehension strategies.
Teachers may wish to start, or revisit, these three reading skills. Each resource features FIVE activity centers, student recording booklet, answer key, and anchor charts. Perfect as centers, whole class activities, small group work, or as assessment tools.
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