Chapt 7 Comprehension Theories & Strategies

Question 1

Comprehension is the

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main purpose of reading

Question 2

comprehension is a interactive, constructive process involving the

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the reader, the text, and the context (reader response theory)

Question 3

comprehension strategies are

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deliberate, planned activities designed to achieve understanding

Question 4

Schema Theory

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organized background knowledge

Question 5

Metacognition is defined by

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knowing about knowing

Question 6

Metacognition strategies (3)

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visualizing, connections, Questioning process

Question 7

Metacognition (other 6)

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clarifying, predicting, summarizing, determining importance, inferring, evaluationg

Question 8

Comprehension strategy Categories

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Preparational, Organizational, Elaborational, Metacognitive

Question 9

Preparational Strategies

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previewing, activate schema, set purpose/goal, predicting

Question 10

Organizational strategies

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main ideas, organizing details, sequencing, summarizing

Question 11

elaborational strategies

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inferences, imaging, questioning, evaluating

Question 12

metacognitive strategies by Gunning

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regulating, checking, repairing

Question 13

social constructivist nature of comprehension

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reader response theory - students interpret and add meaning to text. New learning is merged with prior knowledge - assimilation and accomidation (Piaget) - Vygotsky adds the social aspect in class discussion increases student comprehension by negotiating meaning with peers

Question 14

reciprocal teaching instructional activity

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takes place in the form of a dialogue between teachers and students regarding segments of text. summarizing, clarifying, questioning, predicting to bring meaning to the text