Reading comprehension

start with a prior knowledge strategy for comprehension. I will use an anticipation guide that contains ten true or false statements about Pearl Harbor and WWII and review them before the reading is started. Subsequently, I will start my next approach by conducting the shared reading approach to strengthen fluency. I will start the reading session and ask volunteers to join in and share. The shared reading strategy is a great way to monitor the student’s reading progress as well as promote…

It may be argued that technology dominates modern society and now plays an integral part in everyday life (Aduwa-Ogiegbaen and Iyamu, 2005; Cennamo, Ertmer, and Ross, 2013; Stafford, 2010). Technological advancements and increasing access to technology within the home is enabling children to develop a growing array of digital skills, knowledge, and understanding from an early age (Medcalfe, 2013; Cennamo, Ertmer, and Ross, 2013). Children must now become computer literate in order to access the…

Accelerated Reader is a computerized program that assess comprehension of a book that a student has a read. With the computerized program, students are given a goal that consists of how many points they need a certain time span along with their reading level. The books are leveled and points are assigned depending on how many difficult the book is. After a student reads a book, they take a test to see how well they comprehend the book. Teachers can access the quiz grades and keep track on…

disabilities are primarily impaired in reading (Fletcher, Lyon, Fuchs & Barnes, 2007) and is important that schools and teachers provide an intervention strategy or program to successfully improve reading outcomes. One program in which detects and strategizes with reading difficulties is the Response to Intervention Program, also known as the RTI. This program is a multitier, methodical intervention strategy where students are provided with explicit reading support in order to…

Connecting with the text is an important comprehension strategy. Students make connections to text by thinking about the experiences they have had. These experiences can be connected to personal experience. For example, if a child has previously visited the Grand Canyon with their family, and then a text being read in class refers to the Grand Canyon, the child can make a Text-to-Self connection. Text-to-Text is another type of connection that a child might make. This type of connection…

children has a significant reading disability (American Psychological Association, 2014). An important part of reading instruction for struggling students is the use of the right program and intervention at the right time. With so many packaged reading intervention programs out there, it is difficult to keep up with them all. It is first important to find an Assessment-Guided Approach. An effective reading program includes exercises and assessments that target the specific reading deficit…

though they are to follow an organized writing format, I want them to be creative and expressive in sharing their opinions. I highly value the five components of reading because they are all connected. Phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, reading comprehension and fluency are the five components that work together to create the reading experience. Students must develop skills in all the five areas to become successful skilled readers. Phonics is the connections between sounds and letter…

Using an effective reading strategy is key to increasing reading comprehension.The SQ3R reading system, when mastered, will decrease the overall time that you spend on reading, interpreting and reviewing content. The SQ3R System is a 5 step active reading process that was developed by Francis Robinson(Van Blerkom, 1997) and intended to keep readers engaged in the material. Although it may seem time consuming, the overall study and comprehension time is actually minimized once the process is…

repeated reading when improving fluency skills. Repeated reading gives children the opportunity to practice what they have read and work on comprehension, intonation and accuracy. One strategy shown in the text is called radio reading. Radio reading is similar to that of round robin reading, but it places emphasis on collaboration. They are similar in the sense that they use a systematic approach, which will help students practice their readings skills. Although similar, round robin reading has…

When reading the story, “Big Cats,” by Lynnette Evans, there were numerous vocabulary words, which would be difficult for a first grade class to comprehend and use in their oral language. The following words and reasoning for choosing the words are listed below. • Word #1- Predator o I chose the word, “predator,” because this word is important for students to know this vocabulary word to comprehend the story and learn more about Big Cats. I also chose this word because this word cannot only be…