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= Reading Comprehension: Classroom Applications =

As you learned in prior reading and discussion, decoding isn't typically the problem for secondary students trying to make sense of a text. Often students understand individual words and sentences, but struggle to comprehend the message of the text. To address this issue, research suggests that it can be helpful for teachers to teach and practice specific comprehension strategies with their students.


 * 1) Go to the reading comprehension page. Read the brief description of the seven common strategies. Then watch the five videos. While you are watching, imagine what this might look like in your classroom. Be prepared to discuss your thoughts from the videos in class.
 * 2) Textbook activity - Choose a chapter or selection from a middle or high school textbook in your subject area. Think about how you would support students' comprehension of the chapter. Drawing on ideas from chapter four (above), make a list of possible ways you could involve students in "pre-, during, and post reading" activities. Identify at least two options for each area (pre, during, and post). Use the chart below; open the document, select "all," and copy it to your googledoc journal. Once the chart has been copied to the googledoc, do the activity.



Note: If you don't have access to an appropriate text, here are some online options:
 * most subjects - []
 * math and science - []
 * health & fitness - []
 * You can also go to one of the major textbook publishers (glencoe, pearson, mgraw-hill) and request an online sample