Strategies That Work
Chapters Three, Four, and Seven
CHAPTER THREE
Chapter Three: The Five Components of Comprehension
Chapter Three: Introducing Different Strategies
This chapter also talks about how to introduce different strategies. The textbook suggests that the teacher should introduce one strategy at a time and go through them quickly. The teacher should also continue to apply these strategies to learnings throughout the year. This is really important so students will be able to engrain this knowledge into their heads and can always go back to it when needed. The teacher also needs to observe what the kids are doing. Many children learn differently, which is why teachers need to be flexible and think of many ways to teach lessons just in case someone does not understand.
Chapter Three: Characteristics of a Literate Community
- Provide an environment that values collaborative learning and thinking
- Large blocks of time for extended reading and writing
- Explicit instruction
- Language that teachers use
- Allowing kids to respond in different ways, such as drawing
- Responsive teaching and differentiated instruction
- Different types of texts
- Room arrangement
- Different resources
Chapter Three: Assessing Comprehension
- Listen to kids
- Read kids' work
- Confer with kids
- Listen in on conversations
- Observe behavior and expressions
- Chart responses
- Keep records of conferences and conversations
- Script what kids say and then reflect on it