Comprehension- Understanding what you read…. Helen Coplan Reading 1 st Local Campus Coach Socorro ISD How do we get there?

2 Read! Read to children. Let them see you read. Model your thinking aloud.

3 Read with purpose! Begin a routine that is inherent in good readers What do good readers do before, during and after reading???

4 Reading Routine Post cards Read cards to class or child Begin with green cards for before reading questions. Proceed to yellow cards for during reading questions. End with red cards to wrap up with summarization questions.

5 Read Aloud Comprehension Cards

6 Pre-Reading-Narrative Read the story prior to sharing with the class. Read each question and model the procedure.

7 Pre-Reading-Narrative What does the title tell me about the story? What do the pictures tell me? What do I already know about ______?

8 Pre-Reading-Expository What does the title tell me about the story? What do the pictures tell me? What do I already know about the topic? What do I want to learn about….?

9 During the Reading Read the questions before the story and encourage students to listen for the answers as the story is being read.

10 During the Reading-Narrative Who?What? When?

11 During the Reading-Narrative Where?Why? How? What do I think will happen next?

12 During the Reading-Expository Does this make sense? What have I learned so far? What questions do I still have?

13 After the Reading-Narrative Who were the characters? What was the setting? What was the problem?

14 After the Reading-Narrative How was the problem solved? Why did …?

15 After the Reading-Expository What new words did I learn? What was this mainly about?

16 After the Reading-Expository What else do I want to know about…? What did I learn?

17 Comprehension! The goal of all reading instruction.

18 Thank you for your attendance Helen Coplan,M Ed. Reading 1 st Local Campus Coach, Socorro ISD