BEYOND SURFACE COMPREHENSION

BELLWOOD-ANTIS MYERS ELEMENTARYSTUDY GROUP

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

What is surface

comprehension?

5 SECONDS

TURN AND TALK

What do you remember?

2nd Reading

Coach the Brain

What did you find?

Did you discover something new?

Did you notice what others mentioned?

3rd Reading

There are 98 items in this Joan Steiner picture

Introduces the idea that multiple draft readings are foundational to moving beyond surface comprehension

Analyzing or interpreting often begins after a second or third look

Complex Text

Start by Making ConnectionsNon-Threatening

Set a Purpose

5 SECONDSFind something that is familiar to you.

http://www.peachstapler.com/the_surrender.html

Can you make an inference? Why do you think the author created this piece?

Can you make a connection between different pieces of information that we have examined?

4th Reading