Reading Comprehension Strategies

Question 1

Schema

Answer 1

Background knowledge. What do the kids know they can connect to the text?

Question 2

Activating Schema

Answer 2

Putting things into context.

1: Connecting text to personal knowledge.
2: Connecting text to other texts.
3: Connecting text to world knowledge.

Question 3

Pre-Reading Strategies

Answer 3

Pre-teach vocab
Pre-teach concepts
Making Predictions
Setting a purpose of what you think the text is about
Previewing the text

Question 4

Pre-Teaching Vocabulary

Answer 4

Preview materials to find unfamiliar words. Then define and discuss the meaning of the words. The child should then read the text with their new knowledge.

Question 5

Scaffolding

Answer 5

Breaking learning up into chunks and providing a structure/tool with each chunk. Examples include:

1: Modeling
2: Tapping into prior knowledge
3: Pre-teach vocab
4: Giving students and teacher time to discuss
5: Visual Aids
6: Pause, Ask Questions, Pause, Review

Question 6

Skimming

Answer 6

Intensive preview of a reading assignment to determine what it is about.

Question 7

Scanning

Answer 7

Scanning the pages of a reading assignment with your eyes to find answers to questions.

Question 8

Literal Comprehension

Answer 8

Understanding of the information and facts clearly stated in the story.

Question 9

Inferential Comprehension

Answer 9

The ability to process what is read and the underlying meaning of what is read in the text.

Question 10

Metacognition

Answer 10

The knowledge that one has about their cognition process.
Example:
A student knows their learning style.
A student knows what helps them to remember facts

Question 11

Self-Monitoring

Answer 11

Ability of students to monitor reading by keeping track of how well they are comprehending the text

Question 12

Graphic Organizers

Answer 12

A visual and graphic display that shows the relationship between facts, terms, and ideas,