A Menu of Skills & Strategies
"There is no one right way of teaching comprehension and no single strategy suitable in every situation" (Bayetto, 2008)
Students require a 'repertoire of thinking tools' (Palinscar and Schultz, 2011), but more importantly, the ability to problem-solve, select, apply and generalise strategies, for a range of texts and in a range of contexts.
A menu of strategies follows........
A menu of strategies follows........
Questioning
Connecting with prior knowledge
Predicting
Visualising
Determining importance
Summarising
Synthesising
Monitoring and Clarifying
Inferring
Connecting with prior knowledge
Predicting
Visualising
Determining importance
Summarising
Synthesising
Monitoring and Clarifying
Inferring
Although there is no right one, or even combination of strategies, what is known is that these strategies intersect and are interdependent. On this basis, it has been suggested that children should be taught all of these strategies, and that they should be taught simultaneously or within close proximity of each other, rather than in isolation (Reutzel, Smith and Fawson, 2005; Pardo, 2002).
A description of these strategies, practical ideas and links to further resources is provided on subsequent pages.
A description of these strategies, practical ideas and links to further resources is provided on subsequent pages.
Posters should be displayed in classrooms to remind students of the various strategies they can use to assist their understanding...
An excellent resource on comprehension strategies with example lesson plans....
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