Sharing Knowledge Through Interactive Reading a reading comprehension

Sharing Knowledge Through Interactive Reading a reading comprehension training module

Clarifying During Reading Activities Explaining confusions in the text caused by unknown vocabulary, incomplete concept development, or lack of prior knowledge and using such strategies as rereading, discussion with peers and teachers, and other reference sources.

Clarifying During Reading Activities

Clarifying During Reading Activities Used by permission of Johnny Hart and Creators Syndicate, Inc.

Clarifying During Reading Activities Read “New York in the Golden Nineties” by Henry Collins Brown and notice how the editor clarified some of the historic and geographic references in the text. Then mark in the text some other places where clarification might be necessary. Handout #3

Using Prior Knowledge Predicting and Clarifying During Reading Activities

Using Prior Knowledge Predicting and Clarifying During Reading Activities Used by permission of Johnny Hart and Creators Syndicate, Inc.

During Reading Activities Inferring Using information given in the text to draw conclusions while incorporating supporting ideas from past experiences.

What inference can you make based on the text and some personal clues?

During Reading Activities Inferring Use what you know about the relationship between Dennis and Mr. Wilson, to verbalize what Mr. Wilson left unsaid. Used by permission of Hank Ketcham and by North America Syndicate.

Inferring During Reading Activities What conclusion can you draw from the poem? “The Kiss” by Sara Teasdale I hoped that he would love me and he has kissed my mouth, But I am like a stricken bird that cannot reach the south. For though I know he loves me, To-night my heart is sad; His kiss was not so wonderful as all the dreams I had.

Inferring During Reading Activities Use prior knowledge and inference to choose the mathematics operation(s) implied in the following problem: Last year Fred’s car odometer read 45, 500. 4. A year later the odometer reads 57, 200. 9. About how many miles did Fred drive during the past year? Glenco Mathematics Applications and Connections, p. 237

Inferring During Reading Activities What conclusions can you draw from the science text about magnetism? Handout #4 of pages 20, 21 Scott Foresman Science

Inferring During Reading Activities Which objects will be lifted by a magnet? aluminum foil ball soda can golf ball gold bracelet dime chalk nail glass bottle marble pickle jar top

Inferring During Reading Activities Form a group of five to seven participants. Before you read “The Buried Treasure, ” activate prior knowledge about folktales and make a prediction based on the title. After you have read, discuss and make inferences based on the story’s message and write these on the response sheet. Handout #5

Inferring During Reading Activities What conclusions can you draw from the social studies text about discontent in the New England colonies? Handout #6 of pages 72, 73 in Boyer’s The American Nation

During Reading Inferring Activities Use prior knowledge and inference to choose the mathematics operation(s) implied in the following problem: George’s father is four times as old as George. His grandfather is twice as old as George’s father. The sum of their ages is 104. How old are George, his father, and his grandfather? Glenco Mathematics Applications and Connections, p. 237

During Reading Activities Inferring What conclusions can you draw from the poem on your handout? Work with at least one partner. Handout #7 of “Atomic” by Louis Ginsberg

During Reading Activities Inferring What did Dennis’s teacher imply? Can the reader make an inference about Dennis’s behavior in school. Used by permission of Hank Ketcham and by North America Syndicate.

During Reading Activities Visualizing Creating mental representations of the text read.

Visualizing During Reading Activities

Visualizing During Reading Activities Predict what the next frame will show.

Visualizing During Reading Activities Draw what Garfield sees.

Visualizing Inferring During Reading Activities Use prior knowledge, inference, and visualization to choose the mathematics operation(s) implied in the following problem: Mrs. Jones wants to buy a fence to put around her rectangular flower bed, which measures 13. 3 feet by 8. 5 feet. How much fence will she need to buy? Glenco Mathematics Applications and Connections, p. 237

Visualize Poetry During Reading Activities “Proletarian Portrait” by William Carlos Williams A big young bareheaded woman in an apron Her hair slicked back standing on the street One stockinged foot toeing the sidewalk Her shoe in her hand. Looking intently into it She pulls out the paper insole to find the nail That has been hurting her.

Can you visualize yourself taking a break?

Visualize Descriptive Prose During Reading Activities His place was one large room with creaky oak flooring that had shelves on three sides which held worn law books, will and deed boxes, and a fine set of the Statutes of Virginia. A big walnut desk sat in the middle of the room, along with a telephone and drifts of papers. There was an old crate for a wastebasket, and a listing hat and umbrella stand in one corner. There were no hats on the hooks, and where umbrellas should have been was an old fishing pole. David Baldacci, (2000) Wish You Well (154) Warner Books

During Reading Activities Peer Support Students helping one another learn in cooperative groups through pooling prior knowledge, discussing, taking turns with the reading of text, and/or sharing of interpretations of inferences.

During Reading Activities Peer Support Working in groups with three roles: Reporter: speaks for the group Recorder: writes for the group Researcher: reads for the group

During Reading Activities Peer Support Reporter: speaks for the group Recorder: writes for the group Researcher: reads for the group In groups of three, read and respond to “Water” by Robert Lowell. Complete the response sheet with prior knowledge, prediction, visualization, inferring, and clarification strategies. Your reporter will share with the whole group. Handout #8

After Reading Activities Cooperative Reteaching One student assumes the role of teacher and other students assume the role of students for the purpose of verbalizing and demonstrating knowledge learned. Reciprocation follows.

After Reading Activities Reteaching Cooperative Peer Support Each person in a group of five must choose two words from the list to verbalize and demonstrate to the rest of the group. Group members must understand the definition for the words presented by each peer teacher. Following the cooperative reteaching activity there will be a vocabulary quiz on the words.

After Reading Activities Cooperative Reteaching Mathematics Vocabulary Acute angle Formula Bar graph Isosceles triangle Cardinal number Radii Denominator Prime factor Estimation Square root Quiz is handout #9

Cooperative Reteaching After Reading Activities For which of the words did you have the most comprehension? Which words could you • Define? • Visualize? • Explain? • Exemplify?

Let’s revisit the list of problems. Think about the strategies we have exemplified so far to solve some of the problems our students encounter.

Goodbye. Come back for day two.

Sharing Knowledge through Interactive Reading a reading comprehension training module Created by Kay Grandstaff Harrisonburg City Schools Catherine Rosenbaum Virginia Department of Education Kathleen Smith Virginia Department of Education Maria Tsuchiya Richmond City Schools Piloted at Lancaster Middle School under the direction of Charlene Winter, reading specialist and Sandy Spears, principal.