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What is comprehension? What is comprehension?

• Simply put, comprehension is the act of

Simply put, comprehension is the act of understanding what you are reading. understanding what you are reading.

Why is reading comprehension Why is reading comprehension so important? so important?

• Without comprehension, reading is

Without comprehension, reading is nothing more than tracking symbols on a nothing more than tracking symbols on a page with your eyes and sounding them page with your eyes and sounding them

• ut. Imagine being handed a story written
• ut. Imagine being handed a story written

in Egyptian hieroglyphics with no in Egyptian hieroglyphics with no understanding of their meaning. understanding of their meaning.

This is what it is like to read when you This is what it is like to read when you have serious comprehension difficulties have serious comprehension difficulties

• Blinka lilla stj

Blinka lilla stjä ärna, rna,

• Hur jag undrar vad du

Hur jag undrar vad du ä är. r.

• Upp

Upp ö över v ver vä ärlden s rlden så å h hö ögt, gt,

• Som en diamant i skyn.

Som en diamant i skyn.

• N

Nä är den gassande solen r den gassande solen ä är borta, r borta, Can you guess what it says?

Reading Strategies Reading Strategies

• Before reading

Before reading… …

• Keywords

Keywords

• Analyse the title & pictures

Analyse the title & pictures accompanying the text accompanying the text

• Build background knowledge

Build background knowledge

• Encourage students to make predictions

Encourage students to make predictions

• Read questions before reading the text

Read questions before reading the text

During Reading During Reading

• Paired Reading

Paired Reading – – pair up a weaker pair up a weaker student with a student of higher reading student with a student of higher reading ability. ability.

• They read one page each in turns and

They read one page each in turns and help each other with difficult words. help each other with difficult words.

• They must discuss what they have read

They must discuss what they have read afterwards. afterwards.

During Reading During Reading

• Highlighting important words

Highlighting important words

• Ask students to identify problems and

Ask students to identify problems and solutions solutions

• Encourage students to monitor their own

Encourage students to monitor their own comprehension while reading i.e. write comprehension while reading i.e. write down any words they do not understand down any words they do not understand

• Get students to close their eyes and

Get students to close their eyes and visualise what they are reading about visualise what they are reading about

After Reading After Reading

• Ask students to summarise in their own

Ask students to summarise in their own words words

• Create graphic organisers

Create graphic organisers

• Make a storyboard

Make a storyboard

• Generate questions for other students

Generate questions for other students

• Ask students to write a different ending

Ask students to write a different ending

Visual Organiser Sample Visual Organiser Sample

Make a newspaper article Make a newspaper article

• Write a 20/30 word

summary of today’s topic/lesson.

• Summary picture

5 5-

• 4

4-

• 3

3-

• 2

2-

• 1

1

• Get student to write:

Get student to write:

• 5 Keywords from the pages

5 Keywords from the pages

• 4 Facts related to the main topic

4 Facts related to the main topic

• 3 New words

3 New words

• 2 Facts they already know

2 Facts they already know

• 1 Question they still have

1 Question they still have

Pyramid Strategy Pyramid Strategy

• Put the most

Put the most important important information at the information at the top & work your top & work your way down. way down.

Pyramid Strategy Example Pyramid Strategy Example

Titanic luxury ship that sank

Collided with an iceberg - April 14 1912.

Shortage of lifeboats 1,500 people died, including passengers and crew

Read Read-

• Cover

Cover-

• Remember

Remember-

• Retell

Retell

• This strategy slows down the reading

This strategy slows down the reading process and reminds students to focus on process and reminds students to focus on remembering the content of the passage. remembering the content of the passage.

• It is a really good revision technique for

It is a really good revision technique for any subject. any subject.

• It is also a good way to monitor a students

It is also a good way to monitor a students comprehension levels. comprehension levels.

Key Word Strategy Key Word Strategy

• The teacher selects the keywords from the text

The teacher selects the keywords from the text and gets the students to rewrite it in their own and gets the students to rewrite it in their own words using these keywords. words using these keywords.

Student Quiz Student Quiz

• Students compile a set of questions based

Students compile a set of questions based

• n the information they have gained from
• n the information they have gained from

reading the text reading the text

• The questions may be written on a card and

The questions may be written on a card and placed in an envelope for use by other placed in an envelope for use by other readers. readers.

Reading Bookmarks

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