Content Area Reading Module 3

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Content Area ReadingModule 3

• The following presentation will give you
  valuable information about strategies for
  helping students comprehend and learn from or
  with text in any subject area.
• Read and study the slides that follow. Check
  out the web sites that are linked on the
  slides.
• When you are finished with this material
  you should complete the evaluation component
  for this module.

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For more information check out these web sites

• Content Area Reading Methods
• Comprehension Strategies
• Using Writing to Learn
• Graphic Organizers
• Vocabulary Instruction

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Think about these questions as you work through
this slide show. At the end you should be able to
answer them!

• How do we design instruction to facilitate
  comprehension of our content area materials?
• What role should vocabulary instruction play in
  content area learning?
• How can we use writing to promote learning in
  content area classes?
• What is my responsibility for helping students
  study the material for my class?

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Lets review comprehension is grounded in the
three components of the reading process. Our
goal is to promote reading comprehension in our
classes.
Visit the link below to learn more about
comprehension Reading Comprehension
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Rememberthe first 2 parts of the reading process?

• The Reading Task
• Students need clarity about their reading
  assignments
• They need to know what they are reading.
• They need to know what theyre supposed to be
  getting out of what theyre reading.
• All of the students need to be on the same
  playing field in order to comprehend and learn.

• Text Features
• Writers use a variety of text features and
  organizational patterns.
• These features and patterns are clues that
  students can use to help with the reading.
• Knowing how to use these features and clues will
  help students get the greatest meaning from their
  reading assignments.

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Then, remember that students need us to teach
them specific tools and strategies to help them
understand or comprehend what they are reading!
Visit the link below to learn more about BDA
reading strategies WHAT IS BDA?
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The Before Reading Component

• During this part of a lesson the teacher should
  try to
• Activate the students prior knowledge about the
  text or subject
• Motivate the students interest in the text or
  subject
• Give the students a purpose for reading the text
  to help them focus their thinking and not become
  overwhelmed by all that they have to read.

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Here are some strategies to use before the
students read

• Brainstorming
• Discussion
• Anticipation Guides
• Graphic Organizers
• KWL

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The During Reading Component

• During this part of a lesson the teacher should
  try to
• Help students make connections between what they
  already know about the reading and the new
  information that they will be getting
• Help students identify the important parts of the
  reading assignment so that they dont miss any
  critical details

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Here are some strategies to use to guide the
students as they read

• Study Guides
• Herringbone Activity
• WebQuests
• KWL
• Reciprocal Teaching

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The After Reading Component

• During this part of a lesson the teacher should
  try to
• Create a structure or activity that will help
  students clarify their understanding of the new
  concepts in the reading
• Design some activities that will encourage
  students to elaborate on the ideas that they have
  been encountering during their reading

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Here are some strategies to help students process
the information after they have read

• A One-Pager Sample
• A 5-Minute Read
• WebQuests
• Discussion
• Student-made Power Point Slides
• Multi-media Presentations

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Strategies for helping students comprehend text
should also address

• Key vocabulary (important for understanding)
• Ways to use writing to learn
• Study skills that the students might need for the
  task or assignment.

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What kinds of vocabulary do students need to know?

• Generalcommon words, like the, and, house
• Specializedwords that can have general and
  special meanings depending on where they are
  used, like matter
• Technicalwords that represent specific concepts,
  like photosynthesis

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How has traditional vocabulary instruction
worked.

• Teachers introduce words by writing them on the
  board or on a handout
• If were lucky, some teachers would pronounce the
  words
• Students would be directed to look up the words
  and write definitions
• Sometimes students would have to use the word in
  a sentence.

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So whats wrong with this???

• First of allits boring to do this kind of
  activity!
• Students only get a limited view of the word
  meanings and their relationships.
• Students have only a few contacts with the words.
• It doesnt encourage them to make connections by
  using their prior knowledge!

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What you should do is

• Identify the targeted words.
• Teach about the words before your students read
  their books or other materials.
• Reinforce the words throughout your unit of study
  so students really learn them!

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Here are some ways to teach vocabulary

• Discussion
• Semantic Feature Analysis
• Word Maps
• Word Sorts
• Graphic Organizers
• Context Clues
• Concept of Definition Map

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What about using writing to learn?

• Using writing in the classroom is one way of
  helping students clarify their thinking about
  what they are learning.
• Writing can be done for different purposes.
• Writing can be used in all subjects.

Check out the 2 links on how to use writing to
learn
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Nowabout those study skills
Study skills refer to using reading, writing and
thinking strategies to learn material for a
class.
Study strategies are plans for gathering,
evaluating and problem solving to help students
learn and remember material for a class.
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To really help your students with their
studyingconsider the following

• Determine what skills your students will need to
  succeed in your class.
• Then find out if they have these kind of skills.
• If they dont have some or any of the skills,
  then you have to find a way to teach them the
  skills.

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Here are some ways to teach your students study
skill and strategies

• Use Graphic Organizers
• Show them how to take notes
• Teach them how to use a study system, like SQ3R
• Teach them how to skim a piece of text.

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Nowcan you answer these questions?If not, go
back and continue reading!

• How do we design instruction to facilitate
  comprehension of our content area materials?
• What role should vocabulary instruction play in
  content area learning?
• How can we use writing to promote learning in
  content area classes?
• What is my responsibility for helping students
  study the material for my class?