The problem with comprehending could be that students get all words correctly but get no reading.
What are some comprehension strategies?
-Predicting, questioning, and wondering about what will be learned and what will happen.
-Visualizing or imaging what the experience would look, feel, sound, taste, and smell like
-Drawing conclusions and making inferences based on what is read
What are Think-Alouds?
Think alouds are a way of modeling or making public the thinking that goes on inside of your head, while you are reading. While teaching this to students show students you are making connections by using sentences that start like...
This reminds me of...
I remember something like this happened to me when...
This is like in our school when...
The picture to the left shows the strategies of think alouds.
Discussion Questions:
What strategies would you use to help your students comprehend something they didn't have any interest in?
My service learning project for Education 100 dealt with students' enthusiasm for reading. Obviously, I found that children who are interested in what they are reading will read with more fluency and enthusiasm. Teachers can take note of what students are interested in and provide them with texts that students want to read. If a student associates reading with fun and interest, they will want to read more and in turn will learn to love reading, no matter what the context.
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