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Published September 2010 Filed in Curriculum and Instructioncategory

Structured Comprehension Strategies for Improved Reading Achievement

“Comprehension is a process in which the reader constructs meaning by interacting with text” (Harris & Hodges, 1995, p.  207).   Comprehension  is  purposeful,  active,  and  can  be  developed  by  teaching  specific  comprehension strategies. When comprehension strategies are taught explicitly, students’ reading improves.

 

Research
“Comprehension is a process in which the reader constructs meaning by interacting with text” (Harris & Hodges, 1995, p.  207).   Comprehension  is  purposeful,  active,  and  can  be  developed  by  teaching  specific  comprehension strategies.  Comprehension strategies are plans or procedures that readers use and apply when they hear text read aloud, when they read text with a teacher, and when they read independently.  When comprehension strategies are taught explicitly, students’ reading improves.

 

Reference
Harris, T., & Hodges, R. (eds.). (1995). The literacy dictionary. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

BEFORE READING:  Pre-Reading Organizer

Source:

http://www.scholastic.com

Find the Pre-Reading Organizer at:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/nonfiction/prereadingOrg.pdf

AFTER READING:  Literacy Mystery Boxes

Source:

http://www.readwritethink.org

Find the Literacy Mystery Boxes at: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/junie- jones-introduces-literacy-402.html

Resources
From our T-TAC ODU library:

Word Journeys: Assessment-Guided Phonics, Spelling, and Vocabulary Instruction, by Kathy Ganske.  This book presents a highly practical approach to assessing children’s spelling and word knowledge abilities.

 

Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding, by Stephanie Harvey & Anne Goudis. Strategies include thinking aloud and coding the text, lifting text onto the overhead and reasoning through it in class discussions and bringing in books to model how adults use comprehension strategies.

 

Complete the TTAConline Webshop: “The Challenge of Reading Comprehension”

Tags: before, during and after strategies, Reading Comprehension

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