Chapter 9 Comprehension is dependent upon the interaction of reader factors and text factors. Reader Factors Background Knowledge Vocabulary Fluency Comprehension Strategies Comprehension Skills Motivation Text Factors Genres Text Structures Text Features

Narrative Genres Folklore Fantasy Realistic Fiction Chapter 9 Narrative Genres Folklore Fables, Folktales, Myths, Legends Fantasy Modern Literary Tales, Fantastic Stories, Science Fiction, High Fantasy Realistic Fiction Contemporary Stories, Historical Stories

Elements of Story Structure Chapter 9 Elements of Story Structure Plot Character Setting Point of View Theme

Text Factors of Informational Books Chapter 9 Text Factors of Informational Books Nonfiction Genres Expository Text Structure Nonfiction Features Looking at Text Factors in an Informational Book

Poetic Forms Rhymed Verse Narrative Poems Haiku Free Verse Odes Chapter 9 Poetic Forms Rhymed Verse Narrative Poems Haiku Free Verse Odes Concrete Poems

Chapter 9 How Effective Teachers Facilitate Students’ Comprehension of Text Factors Teachers teach students that stories have unique text factors: narrative genres, story elements, and narrative devices. Teachers teach students that informational books have unique text factors: nonfiction genres, expository text structures, and nonfiction features. Teachers teach students that poems have unique text factors: book formats, poetic forms, and poetic devices. Teachers encourage students to apply their knowledge of text factors both when they’re reading and when they’re writing.

Resources: Tompkins, Gail E. (2014). Literacy for the 21st century A balanced approach. Boston, MA: Pearson (6th edition)