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• Instructional Media 410 Monday, October 18th, 1999• Presented by Patricia J. Hobbs• This is a C.A.T., Incorporated, Production.

Reading Comprehension

StrategiesReading comprehension is a multi-task endeavor

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Comprehension Strategies

• KWL

• SQ3R

• QAR

• Set purpose for reading

• Introduce reader response journals

• Story schema

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Story Schema

• Main characters• Plot• Setting• Theme• Conflict• Resolution• Climax• Genre

• Symbolism• Foreshadowing• Personification• Simile• Metaphor• Point of view• Alliteration• Onomatopoeia

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Reading Involves Comprehension and Word

Recognition

• Approaches -Direct Instruction -Whole Language -Literature Based

• Methods-Skills-Basals-Technology

Assisted Instruction-Children’s Literature-Environmental Print

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Strategies to Enhance Instruction of Story Schema

Main Idea &Details

Compare &Contrast

Sequencing DrawingConclusions

SemanticWebbing

Venn Diagram Time Lines QAR

Concept Maps Properties Charts KWL Diorama Cause-EffectMaps

SQ3R Character Web Fact &Opinion

Story Map

Summarize

Mobile

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Word Recognition Enhances Reading Comprehension

4 M a jo r In s tru c tion a l Tasks

S ig h t W ordV ocab u la ry

(W h o le wordR ecog n it ion )

P h on ics* to sou n d ou t

w ord s .

S tru c tu ra lA n a lys is*P re fixes

*S u ffixes , e tc .

C on textu a lA n a lys is

*W ord s u sedin th e text.

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Instructional Strategies:Sight Words

W ord R ecog n it ion

D irec ted R ead in gA c tivit ies

(D R A )S on g s & P oem s

In d ep en d en tR ead in g :

S S RU S S R

B O O K S :Teach er-M ad e

B ig B ooksP red ic tab le

B u lle tin B oard sL ab e lsC h artsG rap h s

P os it ion W ord sP ic tu re D ic tion aryC on fu s in g W ord s

S ch oo l W ord s

S h ort S to riesL E A

A n n ou n cem en tsQ u es tion L is ts

N am es :S tu d en t's n am es

O b jec tsP laces

C lass ify inC on text:

A n im a l w ord sA n im a l H om es

S ig h tW ord s :

In s tru c tion a lS tra teg ies

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Phonics:Word Wall

• Sounds of “y”• Final “e”• Vowels followed by “r”

(er, ir, ur, or, ar)• Double vowels• Vowel digraphs• Vowel diphthongs• Consonant Blends &

Digraphs

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Structural Analysis

• Prefixes

• Suffixes

• Homonyms

• Same spelling/different meaning

• Compounds

• Inflectional endings

• Comparatives

• Plurals -add “es” (boxes) -add “s” (dogs)-change spelling

(child-children)-change “f-ves” (leaf-leaves)

• Synonyms• Antonyms• Contractions

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Contextual Analysis

• Cloze: fill in the blanks, use context clues

• Maze: fill in the blanks, use “word bank”

• Write sentences and short stories using the vocabulary words

• Word associations

• Look at the Pictures!• Draw pictures of

Vocabulary Words and Main Ideas!

Try: Shared Reading,Try: Shared Reading,Paired Reading,Paired Reading,and Literature and Literature

Circles,Circles,to enhance to enhance

comprehension!comprehension!

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• Check prior knowledge

• Activate prior knowledge

• Discuss text

• Write questions about text

• Switch questions in small groups to discuss and answer questions

• Make predictions

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More Strategies

• Author’s chair

• Reader’s theater

• Visual art

• Book contracts

• Flannel Boards

• Flexible Groups

• Big Books

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More Strategies

• Poetry-Haiku -Cinquain -Diamante -Limerick

• Language Experience Approach (LEA)

• Creative Drama

• Oral Presentations

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Reading Is a Lifelong Learning Strategy

• Use all strategies to teach reading

• Combine approaches• Use direct instruction

and whole language methods

• Individualize instruction• Assess the needs of

your students

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Remember, The Key to a Balanced

Reading Program:

• Best practices• Comprehension• Word recognition -sight

words -phonics -structural

& contextual analysis