6 Identified goals of best practice for comprehension instruction:
Listed below are 6 goals of best practice for comprehension instruction, as well as the strategies that can be used with each goal. These strategies are all explained in greater detail under the 15 strategies tab up above on the website.
1) Activate and Build Background Knowledge: K-W-L Strategy Chart, Text Box/ Bag Activity, Survey Strategy and Guide.
2) Use Graphic Organizers: Main Idea/ Detail Graphic Organizer, Evidence Guide Graphic Organizer, Compare/Contrast Matrix, Inference Graphic Organizer.
3) Summarize: Written Summaries, Oral Summaries, Visual Summaries, Cornell Notes.
4) Ask & Answer Questions: QAR (Question-Answer Relationship).
5) Monitor Comprehension: Interactive Think Aloud, Comprehension Monitoring Strategy Guide.
6) Use multiple reading strategies: Reciprocal Teaching.
1) Activate and Build Background Knowledge: K-W-L Strategy Chart, Text Box/ Bag Activity, Survey Strategy and Guide.
2) Use Graphic Organizers: Main Idea/ Detail Graphic Organizer, Evidence Guide Graphic Organizer, Compare/Contrast Matrix, Inference Graphic Organizer.
3) Summarize: Written Summaries, Oral Summaries, Visual Summaries, Cornell Notes.
4) Ask & Answer Questions: QAR (Question-Answer Relationship).
5) Monitor Comprehension: Interactive Think Aloud, Comprehension Monitoring Strategy Guide.
6) Use multiple reading strategies: Reciprocal Teaching.