I really like Ellin's book of Comprehension assessments. They really help me
find break downs in strategy needs. There are other things that can impact
comprhension...poor fluency, lack of vocabulary knowledge---but if this kids is
in a GT class, those probably are not issues.
I try to use the QRI also...I sometimes notice a pattern in the type of
questions kids have trouble with. Sometimes they can't answer why
questions...or questions that require main idea or questions that require the
reader to infer or to synthesize ideas across texts. If I give several passages
and look for patterns, that sometimes helps me instructionally to know what
strategy to teach...
Jennifer Palmer
Reading Specialist, National Board Certified Teacher
FLES- Lead the discovery, Live the learning, Love the adventure.
"Children grow into the intellectual life around them."
-Vygotsky
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Fri 10/31/2008 4:53 PM
To: understand@literacyworkshop.org
Subject: [Understand] Some Guidance Needed Please!
I have a young man on my sixth grade team who actually is in our GT reading
class but has very low comprehension. He has been referred for assessment but
I need some suggestions of what individual assessment would pin point where
his comprehension break down is occurring. I think he needs consistent
teaching of how to apply each of the strategies but I need the assessment
component
before I can make recommendations.This young man is a very hard worker, has
developed some good compensatory skills, has parents who are going the extra
mile, but he still needs that strategic instruction which I really think will
change his life. All help appreciated.
June
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