Comprehension
Graphic Organizers/Concept Maps
Brainstorm/Catergorize
K-W-L
Reciprocal Teaching
100
-identify the author's purpose -identify the author's point of view towards the story/topic -identify other possible points of view towards the story/topic -infer if the author expect the reader to hold certain beliefs/viewpoints about the story/topic or the world at large -accept or resist the author's implied message or the authors expectations for the reader's beliefs/viewpoints
What is things good readers do?
100
-type of graphic organizer that students can create to translate important textual information into an organized visual representation -can be broad or specific -encourages students to reread texts thoroughly to clarify information on their concept maps
What is a concept map?
100
produce an idea or way of solving a problem by holding a spontaneous group discussion.
What is brainstorming?
100
What do I know? What do I want to know? What did I learn?
What is K-W-L
100
-increases comprehension, achievement, and standardized test scores -effective for students who struggle to read -good for multicultural classrooms because diverse viewpoints are considered and made part of the discovery of the text -a multiple-strategy strategy
What is reciprocal teaching?
200
-think about the text itself -activate and make connections to prior knowledge -preview the text -predict the content -set purposes for reading -schema learning
What is before learning?
200
a communication tool that uses visual symbols to express knowledge, concepts, thoughts, or ideas, and the relationships between them
What is a graphic organizer?
200
place in a particular class or group
What is categorize?
200
What do I know? What do I want to know? How can I find out? What did I learn?
What is K-W-H-L
200
-Increases comprehension through discussion -Builds language through interaction
What is the summarizer?
300
-ask questions -visualize content -monitor comprehension -clarify words and concepts -make connections (to self, text, and world)
What is during learning?
300
Word in the middle Then four boxes around it: -Definition -Characteristics -Examples -Non-Examples
What is the Frayer Model?
300
-Allow participants to build on ideas on the flip chart, adding comments, web links, files or images -Use categories to stimulate ideas or organize items once collected -Organize brainstormed items into categories as people generate ideas or behind the scenes as themes emerge
What is ways brainstorming and categorizing helps?
300
Usually for expository text
What is K-W-L used for?
300
-Focuses on main ideas of text -Students learn which questions provide access to information and which do not -encourages higher-order questioning
What is the questioner?
400
-summarize content -evaluate content and understanding -make connections (to self, text, and world) -ask questions for further learning
What is after learning?
400
-to organize information visually and develop categories -to show how organizing and writing supports recall and retention
What is the purpose of a graphic organizer?
400
-vocab charts -word maps -discussion webs
What is ways of brainstorming and categorizing?
400
-activates students' prior knowledge of the text or topic to be studied -students are thinking about prior experiences or knowledge about the topic -set a purpose for the unit -students are able to add their input to the topic by asking them what they want to know
What is a K-W-L chart used for
400
-Students monitor their own comprehension -Use peers to understand vocabulary, references to unknown events -Make connections to themselves, other texts, or the world
What is the clarify-er?
500
-The textbook is the main information source for students -learning and copying notes are great ways for teaching information, especially if students can't read the textbook -The questions at the end of the chapter help students study and determine what they understand -Students learned how to read in the lower grades, and they don’t need reading instruction in middle school content subjects
What is assumptions teachers make about content area literacy?
500
-note taking -summarizing -encouraging students to make decisions -allowing students to examine relationships -helping students structure writing project
What is how graphic organizers or concept maps can be used?
500
1. brainstorm what you already knew and put into categories 2. go read 3. construct knowledge 4. make a connection to the ideas previously brainstormed
What is the steps of brainstorm and categorizing?
500
can be used to drive instruction in the classroom. The teacher can create lesson plans based upon the interests and inquiries of the students and their needs. Using this strategy can increase motivation and attention by activating the students' prior knowledge. This allows the teacher to understand the students' prior knowledge and the students' interests in the topic.
What is K-W-L charts used for?
500
-Activate background knowledge -Determine purpose for reading -Make educated guess about the text -Serves as a motivator to confirm or dis-confirm prediction
What is the predictor?
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