Comprehension Strategies: Emergent and Young Readers
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ALYSE SCHWARTZCAPITAL UNIVERSITY
ADVISOR: DR. CHERYL DOBROKA
Comprehension Strategies: Emergent and Young
Readers
My Experience
*Charter School
*Content Area Reading Strategies
*Three Students
*Literacy at home
*Individualized Education Plans (IEP)
*Computer Based Learning
Goal
Increase reading comprehension through use of comprehension strategies
Key Terms
Scaffolding Modeling Explicit Instruction Active EngagementAccommodation and Assimilation Encoding and Decoding Differentiation
Encoding and Decoding
Decoding-Ability to read
Encoding-Comprehending what is read
Differentiation
Each student is an individual-make the classroom work for everyone
High Quality Instruction!
Example of Differentiation
Accomodation and Assimilation
Accomodation-Changing what we know to add new information
Assimiliation-Adding information to what we already know
Active Engagement
Involving students
Hands-on
Not lecture based
Scaffolding
Providing support to a student and slowly moving away from the amount of support given as student acquires skill
Explicit Instruction
Direct
Engaging
Modeling
Setting purpose
Comprehension Strategies
Using Resources Note-taking Graphic Organizers Reading Guides Multiple Modalities Read Alouds High 5! Making Connections Games
Comprehension Strategies Continued
Using Resources
Vocabulary Acquisition-DIRECT INSTRUCTION
Examples: Thesaurus, glossary, “fact finder”
Pros Cons/Consideration
*Independence
*Teach each resource one at a time
Note Taking
Remember and RecallDirectly teach and practiceExamples: Guided Notes
Pros Cons/Considerations
* Reference tool
*Teach paraphrasing
Modeling
How to take good notes! 1. Write the date at the top of your paper2. Write the subject (Social Studies, Math, etc.)3. Write what you are learning about in each subject4. Write down key words and their definitions*Many times key words are words that are highlighted or in bold font. Other times,
you can find key words by looking for words that are in the book more than one time.
5. Write neatly and give spaces in between each definition and word.6. Write down examples to help you remember how to complete a problem (This is
especially helpful in math!) Different ways to take notes:1. Number or letter your notes2. Highlight words in your notes3. Use bullets or stars in your notes4. Use charts
*There are lots of different ways to take notes, try different ways and see what you like best!
Graphic Organizers
Visually organizing informationExamples: Timelines, Venn Diagrams,
Semantic Maps
Pros Cons/Considerations
*Makes abstract concrete
*Select appropriate organizer
Example of Graphic Organizer
Reading Guides and Questioning
Follow along with text-active processKey informationReview and Discuss
Pros Cons/Considerations
*Own words*Combine reading and writing
*Literal Questions*Guided Notes
Example of Pre-Reading Guide
Example of During-Reading Guide
Multiple Modalities & Making Connections
Text to….Prior knowledgeExperiencesText/Pictures/Videos
Pros Cons*Attention*Engagement
*None
Read Alouds & Shared Reading
Young and emergent readers who are unable or in the early stages of learning to read
Pros Cons/Considerations
*Oral Language*Vocabulary*Print Awareness*Phonological Awareness
*Dependency on others or computer
High 5!
Background knowledge QuestioningText structure Mental Images “Making pictures in our head!” Summarizing
Pros Cons/Considerations
*Combination of strategies
*Mental imagery is difficult
High 5! Strategy Continued
1. Activate background knowledge
2. Questioning
3. Analyzing text structure
4. Creating mental images
5. Summarizing
Making comprehension fun
Reiterates previously learned conceptsExamples: Games, Online Books
Pros Cons/Considerations
*Engaging*All ability levels
*Overuse
Effectiveness of Strategies with my students
What I Learned
Use multiple strategies!
Teach one strategy at a time
Consider Zone of Proximal Development
Each strategy will work differently for each student and each text
Future Planning: What I still want to learn
Other fun methods to teach and incorporate comprehension strategies
Objectively assess reading comprehension
Increase parent-involvement
Creating a print-rich environment
Key to Reading Comprehension
Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand”-Chinese Proverb