Comprehension Strategy Instruction

The First Read

Purpose of First Read

• Purpose: To turn the responsibility for using comprehension strategies over to the students as soon as possible to improve their learning performance and to discuss the connection of the stories to the theme.

Jigsaw• #1 Strategies that Work, pp. 1 - 8

• #2 Strategies that Work, pp. 8 - 14

• #3 Strategies that Work, pp. 15 – 20

• #4 Strategies that Work, pp.20 – 26

• #5 Strategies that Work, pp.27 – 34

• #6 Strategies that Work, pp.34 - 41

“First Read” Procedures• A Concept/Question Board is accessible to the

students.

• Teacher models strategies using suggestions in the teacher’s guide from Link to the Theme (Found in Unit Overview-Exploring the Theme Chart). Also consider Theme Connections – Think About It at the end of the selection.

• Teacher reads orally to student in a shared read.

• Teacher models strategy use.

• Teacher gradually releases use of strategies to students. (As students become fluent, proficient readers they may read the selection independently and use the strategies themselves.)

“First Read” Procedures (Cont.)• Students are actively involved during reading.

• Students discuss strategies used during reading that helped them understand the story.

• Students return to and discuss clues and problems.

• Students discuss the selection beyond a knowledge/recall level.

• Students add new ideas and questions to the Concept/Question Board.

Grade Level Data

Big Picture – Key ConceptsKindness Objectives

OCR 2000 OCR 2002

Standards Standards

Exploring the Theme –

pp. 148-149

Exploring the Themes –

pp. 106 - 107

Link to the Theme –

pp. 149A - 149B

Link to the Theme –

pp. 107A – 107B

Selection Concepts - pp.180B Inquiry Connections – pp.138B

Theme Connection – pp.197 Theme Connection – pp.155

OCR Strategies

Clarifying

Asking Questions

Predicting

Student Anthology

Read the story through keeping the Big

Idea and the Link to the Theme in mind.

OCR 2000,Student AnthologyPages 180 - 195

OCR 2002,Student AnthologyPages 138 - 153

High Level Questioning Strategies

• Level 1 Knowledge

• Level 2 Comprehension

• Level 3 Application

• Level 4 Analysis

• Level 5 Evaluation

Key Stopping Points

Why limit strategy use

in this selection to 5 to 6 opportunities?

Discussion

Why should stopping points for comprehension strategy instruction be limited during the first

read of a selection?

Discussion – 5 Minutes

The number of strategy uses will be dependent upon:

Genre

Story Length

Density

Gradual Release of Responsibility

“I’m on the other side of the river when I

realize the students never got in the boat!”

You were just hired as a writer for

Which strategy will most efficiently get us to the Big Picture ?

Choose one strategy as a group.

Post -Its

• On Your Own

Share-out

Share your thinking, strategies and questions with your small group.

Strategy stopping points in OCR

• Compare

• Question

• Discuss

Showcase Lesson

• As a group, choose 5-6 stopping points that showcase your groups best thinking.

Home-Expert Group Share-out

• Count off 1-15

• Find the other people with the same # and share your Showcase Lesson

• 15 minutes

Gradual Release of Responsibility

How Do we Incorporate Teaching Comprehension Strategies into

IWT?

Intensive

Strategic

ELLs

Be prepared to share your group’s ideas.

Home Group

• How will you share these ideas and new information with your school?

Reflection

• New Learning

• What worked?

• What could we improve?

• What questions do you still have?

• What are your next steps for personal growth?

• What are your next steps at your school site?