Comprehension Strategies Workshop
Following Figure 19-Reading for Meaning
Presented by Kelly Harmon
Book Talks
- What have you read lately?
- Why did you read this text?
- What was it about?
- What lesson or message did you take away from the reading?
Establishing Purpose
What is the best way to retell or summarize what you have read?
Use the Text Structure to Summarize the Text
Guided Highlighting
Use a selected text to help students find important points in the text.
Write prompts.
Read prompts and have students highlight key ideas.
Use the highlighted ideas to write a summary.
Use tweet as an example of how to summarize
- http://www.twitter.com
- 140 characters
- Main ideas
- No details
How does the author feel about the topic? How do you know?
Does the author feel the same way about all of the animals in this book?
Write Arounds
Deductive Reasoning
- Start with a general statement, theory, or hypothesis
- Goes from general to specific
The claim_________ is supported by the idea...
Inductive Reasoning
- Start with specific details and make broad generalizations
- Part to whole
Because the author said _________, he must believe __________.
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How do the characters change?
Reciprocal Teaching- Paliscar and Brown 1984
Predict
Question
Clarify
Summarize
Assessments
- Monitor minute by minute
- Be specific about what the desired result (thinking or behavior)
- Provide immediate feedback to students
- Use a Plus/Delta chart to provide feedback and set goals
Meet The Presenter
Kelly Harmon is a national presenter who has more than 20 years of experience working with at-risk students. She presents on a wide range of topics including RTI, technology, and reading, writing, and strategies for highly effective teachers.
Presented by Kelly Harmon & Associates
We are an educational consulting firm that specializes in providing literacy-based staff development, coaching, and curriculum planning for campuses and districts. We provide professional learning opportunities on a variety of topics and can customize learning based on your needs. Because we are growing and providing consulting to schools across the nation and in Canada, we've changed our name to Kelly Harmon & Associates. Be sure to stay in touch through our websitewww.kellyharmon.net.
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