Relating a story to your life or something you have seen or heard.
Explain what predicting is.
Making an informed guess about what will happen next in the story.
Explain what visualizing is.
Using your 5 senses to imagine (or visualize) that you are part of the story.
Explain what summarizing is.
What is another name for comprehension?
Understanding
What symbol do we use for connecting?
(Fingers make a chain)
Card 1
He will prank himself.
Name the 5 senses.
Smell, touch, taste, see, hear
Name 3 things that must be included in a good summary.
Who (Characters), What (Plot/Problem), When/Where (Setting), Why/How (Solution)
Name 3 subjects where comprehension is used.
Reading, math, science, social studies, gym class, music class, etc.....
Card 2
(Connect)
Card 3
They will have enough money for ice cream now
Name the senses: The warm breeze blew the scent of sweet flowers through the air.
touch and smell
Summarize what you did yesterday after summer school.
(varies)
What is the difference between being able to read a story and being able to comprehend a story?
Reading is knowing the words. Comprehending is understanding what they say.
Which type of connecting is this? I visited an alligator farm on vacation, then I read a story about alligators in class
To self
What symbol do we use for predicting?
(Looking into the future)
What symbol do we use for visualizing?
(Hands like you are taking a picture)
Summarize the 5 learning strategies that you have learned so far.
Connecting, predicting, visualizing, inferring, summarizing
Name a comprehension strategy that can help you remember the story.
Any of them!
What are the 3 types of connections you can make?
Connect to self
Connect to world
Connect to text
Name the 2 things needed to make a good prediction.
Prior knowledge (experience) and the author's clues.
What is another name for visualizing?
Imaging
Name at least 3 things that should be included in a good summary.
Who (Characters), What (Plot/Problem), When/Where (Setting), Why/How (Solution)
What is inferring? (making an inference)