Comprehension

=Comprehension=

//"Reading involves much more than decoding words. It is an act of creation. It is a miraculous process."// //-Carol Jago, UCLA, Director of California Literacy Project//

Enjoy these resources for comprehension.



Resources for Reciprocal Teaching (You will find resoruces here for predicting, summarizing, questioning, and clarifying.) Resources for Question Answer Relationships Resources for Reader's Responses
 * Other Wiki Pages to Explore**

Comprehension strategies are procedures that students learn to support independent critical reading of text. Skills are underlying processes that often support the strategies. [|A Great Description of Strategies and Skills with Posters that Define Them]
 * Strategies versus Skills**

[|Comprehension Strategies Posters.pdf] (Scott Foresman focuses on 9 key comprehension strategies. Use these posters to cue students on these strategies.) [|Great Student Friendly Visuals for Reading Comprehension Strategies and Skills] [|Comprehension Strategies Website] (Unbelievable website for reading comprehension.) [|Key Comprehension Skill Routine Cards]
 * Resources**

[|Summary vs Retell.doc]
 * What is the difference between a summary and a retell?**

[|Carey the CONNECTOR.pdf] [|Casey the CLARIFIER.pdf] [|Izzy the INFERENCE INVESTIGATOR.pdf] [|Pat the PREDICTOR.pdf] [|Quinn the QUESTIONER.pdf] [|Sal the Synthesizer.pdf] [|Sammy the SUMMARIZER.pdf]
 * Comprehension Strategies (Thank you to S. Piso at the Ferryway for this Resource)**

When students in your classroom have the routine for partner reading down pat, consider one of these ideas to ask students to talk about what they are reading with a partner. media type="file" key="partner_reading.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * Taking Partner Reading to the Next Step**
 * Listen to an explanation of how to use three strategies to get students talking about what they are reading.**
 * [[image:parnterread&think_thumb.jpg]] || [[image:saysomething_thumb.jpg]] || [[image:mypartnersaid_thumb.jpg]] ||
 * [|Partner Read and Think.pdf] || [|Say Something.pdf] || [|My Partner Said.pdf] ||

[|Great Songs for Some Comprehension Strategies]
 * Using Music**

[|Ideas and Strategies for Visualizing]
 * Visualizing**

Several skills such as cause and effect, making generalizations, and drawing conclusions ask students to make inferences about the text. [|Understanding Cause and Effect.pdf]
 * Inferring**


 * Home Connections**
 * [|Strategy Celebration with Parents.pdf]