Reading comprehension

Informal Reading Inventory An Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) is an independently administered test intended to help one define a student’s reading instructional needs. The test has four section called silent reading comprehension, oral reading (running record), miscue analysis, and listening comprehension. Each section assesses the student in a different skill. The silent reading assesses the student ability to summarize the text read, the oral reading assesses the student’s fluency, miscue…

In a study conducted by Margaret Bottone, ten first grade students were monitored over the course of a year and were read to in a small group setting. Bottone was looking for differences in comprehension rates in students that engage in a small group setting and those that do not. The study concluded that small group instruction is highly beneficial and almost necessary, especially in the primary grades. Bottone stated “small group instruction…

Phonemic awareness is a very important skill essential so one can learn to read. Reading as defined by dictionary.com as to look at carefully to understand the meaning of something written or printed; for example to read a book or to read music. Reading consist of two major cognitive abilities; we first have to understand what it is we are reading and secondly interpret the information from the series of letters that is represented. As you interpret it allows you to maintain the understanding…

view of reading and literacy was that it was fundamentally about how to read text, which involved teaching children about phonics and phonemic awareness. That has changed over the semester because I now realize how reading and literacy instruction are much more than simply knowing how to read. Spelling, writing, and comprehension are also intertwined with reading and literacy instruction. All of these elements work together to make a child a better reader and understand what they are reading. I…

“The internet has become the universal medium through which information flows through my ears and eyes to the brain.” (p. 1). This article highlights that the internet corrode the ability of humans to focus and foresee what they are reading. Rather of reading comprehension texts, technology changed people into “laid-back” readers who only brush over written work. Many people said that school is much easier nowadays than it used to be years before because now people are able to search on the…

Second grade is an amazing year for young students. This is when the English Language Arts learning begins transitioning from learning to read to reading to learn. The PA standards reflect that the student’s learning should focus on reading fluency, comprehension, and phonemic skills in addition to introducing, identifying, and using literary devices. There is a lot that the teachers need to cover in English Language Arts and that is why integration is my favorite thing. Many of the skills that…

Guided Reading (8:00) (Group 1 & 2) [Introduction] At the beginning of the lesson, only the teacher has a copy of the book. 1. Remind students of behavior expectations: Listen while others are talking Wait your turn to speak Keep your hands and feet to yourselves When we read, we read with a whisper 2. EQ: What sound does the “bl” blend and “th” digraph make? 3. Front Cover/APK: Who can tell me something that they notice about the cover of our book (the teacher holds the book up for…

sweat started running down my face as it is my turn to read a page from a book out loud to the class. Although the book was a simple elementary level book, to me it had the complexity of Shakespeare as I looked down at the words. For many kids my age reading skills seemed to come naturally to them, they could read through pages and pages without the slightest flaw. This made me question if there was something wrong with me or if I would ever be able to read as elegantly as others seemed too. If…

It took her a very long time to read the passage though. She also had an easy time with the reading comprehension questions, but when she made a mistake during the reading and read plant instead of paint the evaluator asked her “can you plant a boat?” to which she replied “yes.” She wasn’t really grasping the concept instead she was just answering information that was straight out…

center, or a poetry center. Within the listening center are oral literacy games, literacy through art work (projects), and paired reading assignments (oral assignment). The smart board center includes working on spelling words on the smart board and reading a big book on the smart board. Finally, the poetry center includes literacy through math work, word work, and guided reading. When the students are writing, they are encouraged to look through a book of synonyms to use new, higher order words…