Comprehension Monitoring Strategy Guide
Definition: Comprehension Monitoring Strategy Guide’s use statements from a text that are converted to false statements that students will refer to while they are reading. The student should look for and correct the false statements as they are reading.
Benefits: Comprehension Monitoring Strategy Guide’s help students develop independent comprehension monitoring during reading.
How Writing is used: Writing is used when students are asked to justify why they find the statement true or false. They need to find evidence and state their opinion.
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Definition: Comprehension Monitoring Strategy Guide’s use statements from a text that are converted to false statements that students will refer to while they are reading. The student should look for and correct the false statements as they are reading.
Benefits: Comprehension Monitoring Strategy Guide’s help students develop independent comprehension monitoring during reading.
How Writing is used: Writing is used when students are asked to justify why they find the statement true or false. They need to find evidence and state their opinion.
Examples:
This video describes true and false statements. It could be a good introduction to a lesson teaching the comprehension monitoring strategy guide.
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Story Maps
Definition: Story Maps help students closely examine elements of a story. According to Reading Rockets, “By identifying story characters, plot, setting, problem and solution, students read carefully to learn the details” (2015). The most common story map uses beginning, middle and end. For more advance students other elements can be added such as character traits and plot.
Benefits: Story Maps can be used within all different ability levels to help students identify story elements. They can be used individually, in small groups and whole group instruction. Story maps can be used during reading and after reading to help with comprehension.
How Writing is used: Story Maps have students write about different story elements. Extension activities that have students develop their own stories using story elements could be used.
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Definition: Story Maps help students closely examine elements of a story. According to Reading Rockets, “By identifying story characters, plot, setting, problem and solution, students read carefully to learn the details” (2015). The most common story map uses beginning, middle and end. For more advance students other elements can be added such as character traits and plot.
Benefits: Story Maps can be used within all different ability levels to help students identify story elements. They can be used individually, in small groups and whole group instruction. Story maps can be used during reading and after reading to help with comprehension.
How Writing is used: Story Maps have students write about different story elements. Extension activities that have students develop their own stories using story elements could be used.
Examples:
This video describes how to create a story map using character, setting problem and solution.
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Think-Alouds
Definition: In a think-aloud the teacher models how to monitor comprehension. Literacy in Context says, “The goal is for students to watch the proficient reader model this strategy, then practice while the teacher guides them, until students eventually gain control over their own comprehension” (Miller and Veatch, 2011).
Benefits: Think-alouds allow for students to independently monitor their own comprehension.
How Writing is used: In a variation of this activity comment cards can be used for students to write down their thoughts during a whole-group reading activity.
Examples:
Definition: In a think-aloud the teacher models how to monitor comprehension. Literacy in Context says, “The goal is for students to watch the proficient reader model this strategy, then practice while the teacher guides them, until students eventually gain control over their own comprehension” (Miller and Veatch, 2011).
Benefits: Think-alouds allow for students to independently monitor their own comprehension.
How Writing is used: In a variation of this activity comment cards can be used for students to write down their thoughts during a whole-group reading activity.
Examples:
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In this video the think aloud is modeled and shown how to use before, after and during reading.
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In this video a think aloud is modeled one on one with a student using three strategies. Using fix-up, make connections, and create images.
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