chap 8- comprehension: text structures and teaching procedures

Question 1

Nature of text includes content and..

Answer 1

Organization

• microstructure-propositions
• macrostructure-running summary of text

Question 2

narrative text/story schema include..

Answer 2

setting, characters, plot (story prob, main characters goals, resolutions)

Question 3

In an expository text…

Answer 3

schema develops later and theres a greater variety of problems. Are often more difficult and less predictable
Ex; time sequence, prob-solution, cause-effect

Question 4

3 parts of developmental retelling

Answer 4

1. pretelling-explain everyday tasks
2. guided retelling-aided first by pictures then by artifacts, then story maps, then graphic organizers
3. written retelling- can be aided by graphic org

Question 5

placement of questions

Answer 5

• Before reading-activate schema, set purpose
• During reading-help process text
• After reading- help organize and summarize
• Embedded questions; help summarize, reflect, and monitor

Question 6

4 types of questions

Answer 6

• Comprehending; similar to portion of Bloom’s comp
• Organizing; similar to Blooms
• Elaborating; similar to Blooms analysis
• Monitoring

Question 7

Accountable talk & think-pair-share

Answer 7

Account:acountability to learning community, knowledge, and rigorous thinking
TPS: turn and talk in simplified version

Question 8

5 parts of Guided Reading

Answer 8

1. Introduce text (develop background, set purpose, build interest)
2. silent reading
3. discussion
4. revisiting
5. extending

Question 9

4 ways to introduce Text Walk

Answer 9

• walk stus through selected page so they get an overview of the text (record analysis)
• preview difficult words, concepts, language structures
• paraphrase difficult portions
• have students locate difficult words

Question 10

The Cloze Procedure

Answer 10

• nature and purpose-accessing readability, testing, comprehension
• Classic cloze: teacher deletes words at random
• scoring cloze
• discuss for comp
• construct cloze exercises (number, types, and location of deletions)
• variations (oral, word masking, modified)

Question 11

5 components of critical reading

Answer 11

(affective and cognitive skills)

1. use of language
2. understanding factual statements and opinions
3. recognize authors purpose
4. drawing logical conclusions
5. judging scores