Summary
This is a collection of instructional strategies to help students comprehend information. Comprehension is critical in understanding and retaining the information students are reading or listening to in the classroom. It also includes making connections between different pieces of information and ensuring that the learning experience is more engaging. Comprehension is not only essential for success in school, it also helps with many other aspects of life, like communicating effectively and being successful in the workplace. These instructional strategies are a great way to help students practice comprehension skills and be more successful learners and more effective communicators.Resources
Annotating Text
- 6th - 12th
Annotating Text is a strategy that engages students in close reading to build their vocabulary and reading comprehension. Students identify difficult or confusing passages in a text and then seek to explain them. Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
November 2nd, 2022
- Individual, Whole Class
- Explain/Closing
- 20 - 30 Minutes, More Than 30 Minutes
- Analyze, Annotating Text, Collaborate, Elaborate, Identify, Interpret, Reason, Summarize
- 6th - 12th
An Identity Chart is a graphic organizer used to deepen understanding of a person, place, or topic. This graphic tool can help students further understand content, share their own previous knowledge, and break down stereotypes or misconceptions. Read more »
Created by: Mariana DeLoera
May 2nd, 2023
- Individual, Small Group, Small Group (at least 4), Whole Class
- Engage/Opening, Explore/Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment
- Less Than 10 Minutes, 10 - 20 Minutes, 20 - 30 Minutes
- Activate Prior Knowledge, Active Engagement, Brainstorming, Collaborate, Conversation Starter, Critical Thinking, Elaborate, Evaluate, Hypothesize, Identify, Infer, Organize, Reflection, Writing
Paired Reading
- Preschool - 3rd
Working together with a partner, students read and summarize a piece of text. This strategy is great for breaking up texts into manageable pieces while simultaneously sharpening students' listening and comprehension skills. Read more »
Created by: Kristen Sublett
May 2nd, 2023
- Small Group
- Explore/Learning Activity, Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity
- Less Than 10 Minutes, 10 - 20 Minutes, 20 - 30 Minutes
- Speak & Listen, Summarize
- Preschool - 3rd
SQ3R
- 6th - 12th
SQ3R is a comprehension strategy that teaches students how to read and think like an effective reader. Read more »
Created by: Chalonda Branch
January 24th, 2024
- Whole Class
- Explore/Learning Activity, Extend/Additional Learning Activity
- 20 - 30 Minutes, More Than 30 Minutes
- Analyze, Collaborate, Critical Thinking, Elaborate, Identify, Infer, Interpret, Organize
- 6th - 12th
Storyboarding
- Preschool - 12th
The Storyboarding strategy allows students to keep track of information presented in a narrative or informational text—such as the sequence of events, main ideas, and supporting details—through the use of illustrations. Storyboarding can be used when texts are read aloud or when students read independently.... Read more »
Created by: Bradly Cusack
January 25th, 2024
- Individual, Whole Class
- Extend/Additional Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment
- More Than 30 Minutes
- Critical Thinking, Evaluate, Identify, Infer, Interpret, Organize, Recognize, Reflection, Summarize, Synthesize
- Preschool - 12th
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