Of the many parts that make up reading, comprehension is the most important:
We read to understand.
By 6th grade most students have very strong phonemic awareness and good phonics skills. As readers we are constantly improving our vocabulary and adjusting our fluency depending on the reason for reading. It is with comprehension that some direct teaching/ learning can provide the key to unlock the text.
To practice Reading Comprehension
find your MAP test score and to go this site: http://www.sowashco.org/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm
How many of these Comprehension Skills are you ...
...familiar with?
...skilled in?
...able to teach?
• Discovering Main Idea
• Identifying Detail
• Sequencing Events
• Using Context Clues
• Getting Facts
• Drawing Conclusions/Predicting Outcomes
• Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion
• Understanding Cause and Effect
• Identifying Figurative Language
• Identifying Bias and Prejudice
• Using Prior Knowledge
• Comparing and Contrasting Ideas
• Generating and Answering Questions
• Identifying Inferences
• Summarizing Concepts
• Understanding Vocabulary
• Visualizing Ideas
• Determining Author’s Purpose
• Understanding Point of View
Together we will become better readers.
(The above list was adapted from www.ritutorial.org - RITES.)