Teaching Reading Flashcards
K-W-L Chart
A graphic organizer used throughout a unit that shows what students know (K), want to know (W), and learned (L)
Organizational Structure
Text structure can include cause/effect, problem/solution, main idea/details, and/or sequence
Summarizing
Writing or speaking a brief description of more extensive information by covering only the main/most important points, without details.
Anticipation Guide
a series of statements used to preview and activate prior knowledge before reading a text
Main Idea
the central point of the passage
Schema (when reading)
Background knowledge a reader brings to a text. ex- Someone who plays baseball can use his experience to understand a biography of Babe Ruth.
Draw Conclusion
To make final comments/summation over what has been read or written.
Inferential Comprehension
Understanding parts of the written text without it being stated explicitly such as determining cause and effect, drawing conclusions, and making predictions. ex- What was the cause of the children in the story being locked out of their house?
Heading
a title of a section
Table of Contents
a text feature found on a page before the start of a written work that lists chapter names or section titles along with their corresponding page numbers
Sentence Stems
Common sentence starters provided to students to use when generalizing, summarizing, or transitioning between ideas. ex- “According to the author…” “We see in Chapter 2 that…” or “While X does this, Y…”
Paraphrase
Putting something that was read, heard, or viewed into your own words. ex- The principal told me we might be getting raises this year.
Transition Words
Phrases and words used to link sentences, paragraphs, and ideas together. ex- First, next, last, on the other hand
Chronological Order
An organizational approach that follows an orderly progression of events based in time.
Graphic Organizer
a visual display of the relationships between facts and ideas. ex- Graphic organizers, such as story maps, timelines, venn diagrams and K-W-L charts, help students organize information.
Evaluative Comprehension
The ability to analyze text by questioning whether it is fact or opinion, determining if there is faulty reasoning, and explaining how the characters are developed. ex- Explain why you think this story is factual or an opinion.
Signal Words
words or phrases that show the connection between ideas. ex- To teach text structures, a teacher can have students find signal words within the texts and examine topic sentences that clue the reader to a specific structure.
Cause and Effect
a writing method in which the author explains reasons why something happened or the effects of something that has happened. ex- A politician’s speech in which all of the bad actions of an opponent are listed to argue that the politician should be elected instead.
Compare and Contrast
An organizational approach where the author provides similarities and differences about two ideas
Literal Comprehension
Understanding of the facts in the written text such as stated main idea or specific details. ex- What were the names of the main character’s parents in the story we just read?
Index
a catalogue list at the end of the text containing all of the topics discussed
Problem and Solution
An organizational approach where the author presents a problem and possible solution
Glossary
a list of important words to know along with their meanings
Annotate
making notes in a text and questioning unfamiliar ideas while reading something new
Subheading
a title for a smaller portion of text
