Using Graphic Organizers to Aid In Reading Comprehension

Using Graphic Organizers to Aid In Reading Comprehension Teacher In-service August 16, 2004

Reading Comprehension is taught across the curriculum · Anytime a teacher uses written material, reading comprehension is taught · Narrative reading taught in English · Expository reading taught in Social Studies & Science · Persuasive reading taught in Social Studies · Technical reading taught in Science, Math, PE, Computer, Life Skills

Number of Questions on State Reading Assessments 5 th grade 8 th grade 11 th grade Now/2005 Narrative 26/30 24/20 26/20 Expository 27/30 26/30 25/30 Technical 21/20 25/20 Persuasive 26/20 25/30 24/30

Why is Teaching Reading Comprehension Important? · In 1997, National Assessment of Educational Progress found half of 9, 13, 17 year olds read less than 10 pages a day, including school work · 15 -30% of all adults cannot read a newspaper, recipe, or coupon · 90% of reading done by adults is for information, 10% is for pleasure

Interactive Elements of Reading Reader Context Text Features · “Reading transcends the mere transmission of information: It fosters an imaginative dialog between the text and the reader’s mind that actually helps people think. ” Stratford P Sherman, author of “America Won’t Win Till It Reads More”

Active Readers: · Use prior knowledge · Have a plan before they begin reading · Monitor · Use text structures to understanding while aid in comprehension reading · Think about what · Evaluate after they are reading

How can graphic organizers help? · Allows teachers to model reading strategies · They are visual representations of skills needed for active readers · Can be used throughout the reading process · Can be used to understand different text structures

Graphic Organizers to Use Before Reading · · KWL Brainstorming Vocabulary Semantic Mapping

KWL Chart

Graphic Organizers to Use During Reading · · · Vocabulary Maps Spider Maps Sequence Maps Story Maps Cause-and-Effect Fishbone Maps · · · Column Notes Fact/Opinion Venn Diagrams Character Maps Problem-Solution Frames · Comparison/Contrast

Example of Column Notes Topic Explanation Details Vocabulary Definition Questions Book Notes Cause Effect Use in Sentence Class Discussion Explanation Topic Advantages Disadvantages Key Term/Concept In my own words Picture

Ideas for Story Mapping History English Science Setting Where & when Time & Conditions Characters Who were the key players? Who were the major characters? Equipment used What is your Plot: Problem What problems What event were starts the story? hypothesis? /Goal encountered? Plot: Events Key episodes Steps in experiment Resolution What resulted? What was resolved? What were the results? Theme What is learned? What is the What do results universal truth? mean?

Graphic Organizers to Use After Reading · · · Venn Diagrams Compare and Contrast Sequence KWL Summary 3 -2 -1

Summary Read the entire selection and, as you read, list the main idea words on the graphic organizer. Write a summary of the selection using as many of the main idea words as possible. Imagine you have $2. 00 and each word you use is worth ten cents.

3 -2 -1 3 Things you found out: 2 Interesting things: 1 Question you still have:

Graphic Organizers to Use for Narrative Text · · Character Maps Story Maps Spider Maps Fishbone · · · Sequence Chart Network Chart Venn Diagram Summary Vocabulary Map

Graphic Organizers to Use for Expository Text · · · Sequence Compare & Contrast Problem/Solution Network Fishbone Cause & Effect · · Venn Diagram Story Map Definition Map Cycle

Graphic Organizers to Use with Persuasive Text · Compare & Contrast · Problem/Solution · Fishbone Cause & Effect · Fact-Opinion · Venn Diagram · Opinion/Proof

Resources · http: //www. cheney 268. com/integration/Resources. htm · http: //curry. edschool. virginia. edu/go/readquest/strat · http: //www. ncrel. org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr 1 grorg. h tm · http: //www. angelfire. com/wi/writingprocess/generalgos. html · Teaching Reading in the Content Areas by Rachel Billmeyer & Mary Lee Barton · Strategic Teaching and Reading Project by NCREL · Reading Strategies and Practices by Robert J. Tierney John E. Readence · Improving Reading by Jerry L. Johns & Susan Davis Lenski