Comprehension+Strategies

=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**

(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**


 * What is the difference between a summary and a retell?**


 * 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.**

[|Great Songs for Some Comprehension Strategies]
 * || [[image:literacymalden/saysomething_thumb.jpg width="201" height="238" caption="saysomething_thumb.jpg"]] || [[image:literacymalden/mypartnersaid_thumb.jpg width="207" height="263" caption="mypartnersaid_thumb.jpg"]] ||
 * [[file:literacymalden/Partner Read and Think.pdf|Partner Read and Think.pdf]] || [[file:literacymalden/Say Something.pdf|Say Something.pdf]] || [[file:literacymalden/My Partner Said.pdf|My Partner Said.pdf]] ||
 * 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.
 * Inferring**


 * Home Connections**
 * [[file:literacymalden/Strategy Celebration with Parents.pdf|Strategy Celebration with Parents.pdf]]