comprehension instruction Flashcards
Includes the background knowledge that readers bring to the
reading process as well as the strategies they use while reading
and their motivation and engagement during reading.
reader factors
Include the author’s ideas, the words the author uses
to express those ideas, and how the ideas are
organized and presented.
text factors
what is a prerequisite for comprehension
background knowledge
what are types of narrative genres
folklore, realistic fiction, fantasy
Fables
Folktales
Myths
Legends
folklore
Modern Literary Tales
Fantastic Stories
Science Fiction
High Fantasy
fantasy
contemporary Stories
historical stories
realistic fiction
what are the most important story elements
plot, characters, setting, point of view, theme
when does the shift to nonfiction happen
4th grade
what are nonfiction genres
alphabet books, biographies, and reference books
what are the most common expository text structures
description, sequence, comparison, cause and effect, problem and solution
what are 3 types of poetry books
picture books, specialized collection, comprehensive anthologies
The type of alliteration where vowel sounds are repeated in nearby words.
assonance
The type of alliteration where consonant sounds are repeated in nearby
words
consonance
Words and phrases that appeal to the senses and evoke mental pictures
imagery
