Factors Affecting Comprehension
Implicit Instruction
Models of Direct Instruction
Middle Level Comprehension Strategies
Trouble Shooting
100
environment in which reading takes place
What is Context?
100
includes independent reading and activities that are ofter called reader-response activites.
What is implicit instruction?
100
pair of students, on reads aloud other summarizes then the students switch, after completion teacher asks comprehensive questions and pair answers
What is Dyad Reading?
100
process of making inferences based upon prior knowledge of topics and/or what one has learned in the text so far
What is Predicting?
100
the process of solving problems, specifically through literacy in this context
What is troubleshooting?
200
relating things between textual information and background knowledge
What are Connections?
200
For students reluctant to read traditional works of fiction or nonfiction, a teacher might suggest...
What are graphic novels?
200
Orally verbalizing what one is thinking while reading before, during, and after, it helps students monitor comprehension.
What is Think Aloud?
200
remembering important ideas and information while they read and being able to construct a "big-picture" idea at the end of reading
What is Summarizing?
200
When is it appropriate to use troubleshooting strategies?
At all times; before, during and after reading
300
clearly written text with minimal abstractness
What is Text-Friendliness?
300
when a student reads by their self, suggested for atleast 2 hours per week
What is independent reading?
300
Teaching students to summarize text, anticipate questions, clarify unclear text, and make predictions about upcoming text. Teacher is heavily involved then slowly fades out as students maintain activity on their own.
What is Reciprocal Teaching?
300
process of being quizitive towards the text, and answering and modifying these questions as the text is read
What is Generating Questions?
300
two column chart used for comparing information, can be used to list the connections, with the teacher beginning the list and students contributing to it.
What are T-Charts?
400
knowledge of letter/sound definition, word decoding, and knowledge of grammar
What are Basic Literary Skills?
400
book-length comics usually published in softcover
What is a graphic novel?
400
after reading a passage or paragraph, providing a 15-20 word summary of what was read
What is the Gist?
400
self-monitoring comprehension; students continually monitor their understanding of text and may go back and reread passages to make sure comprehension is accurate.
What is Checking Back?
400
one in which students keep two separate entries encouraging students to make connections between the material they reading and their own lives, another text they have already red, or world issues and current events outside the school community.
What are double entry journals?
500
ability to construct mental images of the information, read and interpret them
What is Mental Representation?
500
a packet of required and alternative activites
What is a book contract?
500
a framework that provides teacher support for developing reading strategies, consists of 3 stages: before, during, after
What is Guided Reading?
500
Constantly constructing picture and images of the text while reading
What is Imagery/Visualizing?
500
troubleshooting technique to access the students' background knowledge for the topic, by asking the student to either agree or disagree with the statement and explain, while also providing guidance for the upcoming reading
What are anticipation guides?
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