A strategy I have used is called "Request" reading. The kids read with a partner. First, they skim the article and make a prediction (I always have them tell what they saw or read in the article to help them make the prediction). Next, one child reads out loud to the other. At the end of a section (designated by the teacher), the listener summarizes/states the main idea. Then they work to clarify any questions either child had. They do this for the whole article, taking turns reading and listening. At the end, they go back and ask questions that could be answered in each section. If the kids have had exposure to QAR, they can ask "stop and think" questions. As they do this more often, I steer them away from asking just "right there questions." To introduce expository, you can compare fiction to non-fiction. The Magic Tree House series has wonderful research guides on the topic of the first twenty or so MTH books. It is a direct comparison on the two types of texts, and easy to see since they are on the same topic.
--- On Wed, 7/21/10, Jennifer Bishop <[email protected]> wrote: From: Jennifer Bishop <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension in Content Areas To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 9:15 PM One of my favorites is an Anticipation Guide...it can be quite effective when working with content areas. Even if it is just a set of statements where the students answer True or False to an upcoming chapter. It is so useful for the teacher because they have an assessment of what students know before instruction begins so that instruction can be tailored; but it also serves as a guide for students so that they will pay closer attention to the details given in the anticipation guide and thus learning is more purposeful. > Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:30:12 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOSAIC] Comprehension in Content Areas > > Hello Everyone, > I am a Learning Team Facilitator (curriculum specialist) and I work with > other teachers in the various content areas such as social studies, math, and > science etc. At my middle school, we want our students to use the same > strategies in their different classes.We believe it will be easier for > students to see how reading strategies are relevant outside of their reading > class. As Reading Specialists, teachers with a reading background, your > suggestions are very important. What are some comprehension strategies that > you think will work well in the content areas described above? and why? > Thank you in Advance for your Responses, > Lascelia Dacres > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
