Six Comprehension Strategies by https://padlet.com/annaaccetta113/comprehensionstrategies Module 4 - Week 6 en-us 2017-02-21 20:50:50 UTC 2017-06-13 18:20:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Pre-reading: Setting a Purpose and Goal annaaccetta113 https://padlet.com/annaaccetta113/comprehensionstrategies/wish/155315063 Setting a purpose and goal is a strategy that can be used pre-reading. Setting a purpose entails students activating their prior knowledge to set their main reason for reading a text. Setting a goal entails students deciding on why they are reading this specific text and what they hope to gain by achieving their goal. For readers, setting a purpose and goal before reading brings meaning to the task they have to complete. Many times teachers set the purpose and goal; however, as readers grow it is important for them to learn how to set their own purpose and goals in order to construct deeper meaning (Gunning, 2016). I believe all students, advanced readers, grade level readers, and struggling readers would benefit from this strategy. Each reader can set their own purpose for reading making it more meaningful to them and set a goal they individually want to accomplish, which can be done at their own pace. 

SInce this strategy is beneficial for all readers to learn I would teach it during whole group instruction. Students can gather on the rug as I model how to set a purpose and goal before reading a text. I can demonstrate my thinking aloud so students can see the process of why and how readers set purposes and goals. To assess the effectiveness, I would have students independently write down the purpose and goal they set for a text I provide. After reading, I will conference with each student (during independent reading time) to discuss if the purpose and goal set allowed them to gain a better understanding of what was read. Through our discussion, I will be able to see if students are correctly applying the strategy to benefit their comprehension. 
]]> 2017-02-21 22:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/annaaccetta113/comprehensionstrategies/wish/155315063 Pre-reading: Predicting annaaccetta113 https://padlet.com/annaaccetta113/comprehensionstrategies/wish/155315739 Predicting is a comprehension strategy that can be used before reading. It means to make an educated or logical guess about what may occur in the book based on prior knowledge, experiences, illustrations, etc.  This strategy will work with my students because it will help keep them engaged and motivated throughout their reading. Although this strategy can work for all students, I believe it will be most beneficial for my struggling students. These students will want to read because they will be curious to find out if their predictions are right, which keeps them involved as the story unfolds. To further assist them, I can prompt them with questions to assist them when making predictions to ensure predictions are relevant to the story. I can also prompt them to use features of the book to help guide their predictions.

I would teach this strategy through small group instruction. This allows me to group students by readiness and level, which helps me choose the method and time of instruction. For example, an advanced group may not need as much modeling for this strategy. To assess the effectiveness, I will use anecdotal notes during our small group time. 
]]> 2017-02-21 22:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/annaaccetta113/comprehensionstrategies/wish/155315739 During reading: Imaging annaaccetta113 https://padlet.com/annaaccetta113/comprehensionstrategies/wish/155322628 Imaging is a strategy that can take place during reading. Imagining involves students creating pictures in their mind, with manipulatives, or on paper to help better understand a text. Gunning states, " As a comprehension strategy, imaging can help students who are having difficulty understanding a high-imagery passage...," (p. 319). This is useful for all my students because it provides them with a different way of interpreting what they are reading. I have noticed many of my students are visual learners so this strategy may enhance their comprehension because it hones in on their specific learning style. Painting an accurate picture shows they are understanding the descriptions, events, details, etc. in the text. 

I would teach this strategy through both whole group and small group instruction. I can read aloud a passage and have students draw a picture to see if they understand the process of imagining. I would then have student turn and share their drawings. Students will have ample opportunity to practice and applying imaging through whole group and small group work. I can assess its effectiveness through observations and completion of drawings students created after reading a specific story/ passage/ text.]]> 2017-02-21 22:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/annaaccetta113/comprehensionstrategies/wish/155322628 During reading: Making Connections annaaccetta113 https://padlet.com/annaaccetta113/comprehensionstrategies/wish/155327314 Making connections is a strategy that can be used during a student's reading. Making connections entails students relating the text to another text, to self, or to the world. By connecting to the text, students can further deepen their understanding and acquire more knowledge. Making connections between text to text, text to self, or text to world allows readers to build relationships between ideas to further their comprehension. I believe all of my students would benefit from learning and practicing this strategy. I feel that my struggling readers would enhance their overall reading experience and gain more insight by pausing throughout the reading to make connections to their lives, etc.

This strategy can be taught to students either in whole group instruction or small group instruction. I can model the strategy during a read aloud and demonstrate how I use a graphic organizer to keep track of my connections while reading. Students can observe how my understanding is that much stronger when I can connect various ideas, experiences, or texts to one another. I will assess the effectiveness of this strategy through observations and the completion of various “Making Connections” graphic organizers. 
]]> 2017-02-21 23:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/annaaccetta113/comprehensionstrategies/wish/155327314 After reading: Summarizing annaaccetta113 https://padlet.com/annaaccetta113/comprehensionstrategies/wish/155336305 Summarizing is a strategy that can be used after reading. Summarizing is a complex skill that entails students retelling important points or events of a text using their own words. My students should be exposed to this strategy because I believe it will help them determine important points from the author's view. I believe this strategy would enhance all of my students understanding. 

I do believe this comprehension strategy is very difficult to teach because often what students think is important isn't always what the author views as important. This makes it hard for them to accurately summarize a text. In order to address this struggle, I feel modelling would be best. I can model explicitly how to make verbal and written summaries before sending them off independently. I will use the completion of summary graphic organizers, verbal summaries, and written summaries to assess the effectiveness. ]]> 2017-02-22 01:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/annaaccetta113/comprehensionstrategies/wish/155336305 After reading: Making Inferences annaaccetta113 https://padlet.com/annaaccetta113/comprehensionstrategies/wish/155336556 Making inferences can be used as an after reading strategy. This strategy requires students to "read between the lines". Students must use the clues and their knowledge to infer what is not directly stated in the text. Using this strategy would enhance my students' comprehension because it enables them to go beyond was only stated. They can dive deeper into the context of the story or text when making inferences. I believe this would benefit my students who struggle with reading, since many of my more advanced students already make inferences without realizing. 

I would teach inferring through direct instruction, either in whole group or small group instruction. Students will learn the tools they need to make an inference. This would be assessed through teacher observations and completion of independent work on making inferences. ]]> 2017-02-22 01:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/annaaccetta113/comprehensionstrategies/wish/155336556