Comprehension

Jeanne Chall’s Contribution to Reading and Teachers There are many reasons that a child may struggle with reading, whether it be decoding, reading comprehension, fluency, or a combination of these. There are many reasons that a child might struggle with reading, and therefore a variety of techniques that may be suggested by theorists for teachers to help those students; among those theorists is a contemporary theorist, Jeanne Chall. As a contemporary theorist, Chall has contributed many…

Question Answer Response (QAR) Question Answer Response or QAR, is a reading comprehension strategy developed to "clarify how students approach the tasks of reading texts and answering questions" (Raphael 1986). It encourages students to be active, strategic readers of texts. Question answer response assist students to understand that there are different types of questions and they must recognize that it is important to consider the question before developing an answer. When using the question…

teachers search for new strategies and interventions to address the lack of fluency within their reading programs, Repeated Reading (RR) appears to be a topic of curiosity. RR is an evident based strategy designed to increase reading fluency and comprehension through the development of automatic word processing and contextualized linguistic effect (Winter, 2007). Similar to the text features on a cell phone, automatic word processing is the ability to detect and comprehend a word effortlessly…

to enhance comprehension. "Comprehension is a creative, multifaceted thinking process in which students engage with the text" (Tompkins, 2010, p. 258). Comprehension depends on several factors. These factors are prior knowledge, word recognition, and reading fluently (Tompkins, 2010). Through a "Read With" activity, teachers can aid students become successful. Read With activity, as explained by Dr. Bear, is interactive and carried out in a homogeneous…

The purpose of this study was to examine whether reading comprehension can be maintained as reading rate increased. In the study, in order for individuals to respond appropriately to the multiple choice questions, they needed to understand what each sentence was about as well as understand the meaning of the words…

Bring Graphic Novels to the High School Students In recent decades, graphic novels have been so popular in adolescent students that they have long completed the transformation from a form of recreational reading material to a form of a genre of literature. Some high schools even start to use them as necessary educational tool in classroom. Bring graphic novels into high school curriculums to support teacher education is a highly charged issue and has been debated in a long time. In…

introducing the book; (2) during reading includes a picture walk through the book, educator reinforces reading strategies and students read to practice the strategies, and (3) after reading which includes reflecting on the reading strategies, building comprehension by discussing the story, extend the reading by responding through writing and visual learning, and reading independently . 3. What was the research question? The research question in this study is “Would the guided reading approach…

Composite Score 43 indicated that Wyatt is reading a BOY first grade level at TRC Level “D”. Grade Level TRC for the BOY is at level “S”. Wyatt’s reading fluency is 21 wpm and grade level expectation at the BOY is 111 wpm. He is able to answer comprehension questions based on orally read material, such as stories read to him by a teacher. He appears hesitant when reading orally, especially when he is reading material that is unfamiliar to…

The passage was given to me by Ms. Halsey and was intended for the student to work on fluency and comprehension. I took that passage and stayed with fluency and comprehension, but I also added in learning strategies for difficult vocabulary terms that are in the passage. Pre-Assessment: The student will read the Susan B. Anthony article in one minute. The teacher will high-light each of the words that were incorrect in that one minute and add up how many words the student read correctly.…

The objective of this 30 minute professional development workshop is to inform pre-service undergraduate teachers of useful strategies and interventions that may be useful in their classrooms. The intended goal is to provide research-based assessment strategies that will improve literacy proficiency in their students. Teacher preparation programs teach theory therefore, the teachers do not have the hands-on experience they need. By having this workshop and future workshops to keep teachers…