Reading Comprehension Strategies
Why is it important for students to learn comprehension strategies?
It helps them approach text actively and intentionally to make meaning of what they read
Why is it important for students to build their vocabulary?
Students with better vocabulary are better able to comprehend what they read. Better able to express themselves with oral language. Can write more robustly.
The stages of the writing process include:
Planning, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
In addition to explicit instruction, many students with disabilities will need _____________ to access writing tasks.
accommodations
The six stages of SRSD include:
-Develop background knowledge
-Discuss it
-Model it
-Memorize it
-Support it
-Independent practice
Students who have trouble recalling important details from a story may benefit from the use of a _________ ____________.
graphic organizer
Two major types of texts that are taught in elementary school are ________ and _________. Of the two, which tend to be the most challenging for students to understand?
narrative
expository**
A student who struggles with handwriting may benefit from support from which related service provider?
What is one example of AT that may help a struggling writer?
speech to text
raised line paper
pencil grip
SRSD stands for
self-regulated strategy development
The four types of questions in the QAR strategy include:
1. Right there
2. think and search
3. author and you
4. on your own
What are cognates?
Words in two languages with similar meanings, spelling, and pronunciation
The type of learning disability that impacts students written expression (e.g., handwriting, spelling, expressing ideas) is called:
dysgraphia
One way to expand sentence length in students' writing is to...
utilize sentence starters or sentence frames
During the _________ stage of SRSD, the teacher describes the strategy and explains when and why it's useful for students.
Discuss it
Analyzing text structures can help students comprehend when they read. What are the 5 most common expository text structures?
-Compare and contrast
-Sequence
-Problem and solution
-Description
-Cause and effect
1. explicit instruction
2. text-based instruction
3. morphology instruction
One way to teach students spelling patterns and rules is through ________ _________. Through this activity, students categorize words into two groups based on the spelling pattern or rule until they begin to recognize the pattern.
Word sorting
What are two ways to make writing prompts more accessible?
use pictures
offer choices for prompts
pre-teach information about the prompt
During this stage of SRSD, the students try the strategy with help from the teacher. This stage is similar to the "we do" stage of the gradual release of responsibility model.
Support it
1.
2.
3.
-Students know WHY the strategy will help
-Students know HOW to follow the steps of the strategy
-Students know WHEN the strategy is appropriate to use
Provide a student friendly definition of the word "analyze."
examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.
Student generated answer
Spelling games are a great way for students to practice important spelling words; however, spelling games should only be used after ...
Students have had adequate practice with the words. *Spelling games should not be the first time students see the words.
There are three different types of scaffolding. What are they, and what is an example of each?
Task scaffolding - shifting responsibility from teacher to student (e.g., I do, we do, you do)
Content scaffolding - teaching a strategy with a high-interest passage or an "easy" passage
Material scaffolding - giving students a visual of the strategy mnemonic to keep with them while they work
SRSD is an evidence-based framework that can be used to teach ____________ and __________ strategies.
academic and self-regulation