Teaching comprehension skills are an essential part of reading and understanding what you read. Do you remember being taught ways of thinking about the text while you read? Some teachers assume that children will understand what they are reading without having been taught how to be a "critical thinker." This is not always the case. Students need some sort of guidance to help them understand what they are reading and how to think about what they are reading in different ways. I really enjoyed the article by Gregory and Cahill because it showed great ways of teaching young children how to think about and recognize the different thought processes that are brought out while reading a story. Some of the strategies used were "clicking” on their schema, making connections and categorizing them, making mind movies, and using the questioning strategy. Can you think of any useful activities to do using these strategies?
It is important for teachers to be aware that reading comprehension needs to be taught very early on. Having fun activities to teach these skills will make mastering this skill much more enjoyable!
ReplyDeleteI really like the poster you found! I think that would be a great way to make reading interactive, which in itself aids in comprehension :) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI loved your poster on comprehension and your idea of encouraging students to think more critically when they read. I think the earlier you start developing comprehension skills the better, and this poster is a simple and clever way to do that. Thanks for sharing!
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