Comprehension+Strategies+Defined

"//Comprehension Strategies Defined//" This article describes the many strategies proficient readers use. Some examples are:
 * Monitoring meaning
 * Using relevant prior knowledge
 * Asking questions
 * Making inferences
 * Evoking images
 * Determining the importance of text
 * Synthesizing information after reading

Here is a downloadable powerpoint comprehension strategies chart that can be used every week in the library. It was created by Literacy Facilitator, Katy Hoops, from Goldrick Elementary. It is handy to hand copy on chart paper and use to reinforce during read alouds. [|Compchart.pptx] Here is a guide to reading power standards developed by Goldrick teachers in 2008.