At all levels, in all schools there are students who struggle with reading. Some may read fluently but not comprehend, others may not be able to decode the words on the page and others struggle to read the words on the page. In her article, “What every teacher needs to know about comprehension”, Laura Pardo, discusses classroom practices which support and teach comprehension strategies to all students. The author begins by defining comprehension “is a process in which readers construct meaning by interacting with text though the combination of previous experience, information in the text, and the stance the reader takes in relationship to the text” (2004, p. 272).
The article then goes on to discuss the skills good readers possess and the impact motivation has on reading. Teachers must teach the skills that good readers do automatically. Students need to know how to decode, read fluently, build and activate prior knowledge, and learn new vocabulary.
Critical to getting struggling readers to read more is motivation. There are several ways to motivate readers but as students get older, they want authentic literacy. This article was easy to read and had strategies that would be easy to implement in any classroom at any grade level.
I believe this article has practical suggestions. Pardo examines text structures and how they affect comprehension. This
means that all teachers, no matter the subject, need to teach comprehension strategies unique to their subject especially when reading non-fiction. “reading tables, charts, graphs, and the captions under pictures; using bold print and italics to determine big or
important ideas” (2004, 275). No matter what subject you are teaching, you need to teach reading comprehension.
The article then goes on to discuss the skills good readers possess and the impact motivation has on reading. Teachers must teach the skills that good readers do automatically. Students need to know how to decode, read fluently, build and activate prior knowledge, and learn new vocabulary.
Critical to getting struggling readers to read more is motivation. There are several ways to motivate readers but as students get older, they want authentic literacy. This article was easy to read and had strategies that would be easy to implement in any classroom at any grade level.
I believe this article has practical suggestions. Pardo examines text structures and how they affect comprehension. This
means that all teachers, no matter the subject, need to teach comprehension strategies unique to their subject especially when reading non-fiction. “reading tables, charts, graphs, and the captions under pictures; using bold print and italics to determine big or
important ideas” (2004, 275). No matter what subject you are teaching, you need to teach reading comprehension.
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