To Understand: Teaching Comprehension in the Reading and Writing Workshop

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Teaching Comprehension Teaching Comprehension in the in the Reading and Writing WorkshopReading and Writing Workshop

Reading Is…Reading Is…

AnswAnswer er

““Our”Our”QuestQuestions!ions!

RetellRetell

What kind of What kind of READERS READERS

do we want? do we want?

•Who can…Who can…•Who will…Who will…•Who are able to …Who are able to …•Who ready for…Who ready for…•Who understand that…Who understand that…•Who use…Who use…•Who see themselves…Who see themselves…•Who believe..Who believe..•Who know that…Who know that…

ReadersReaders

•ReasonsReasons

•BooksBooks

•EnvironmentEnvironment

•ToolsTools

•BehaviorsBehaviors

•StrategiesStrategies

•ReasonsReasons

•BooksBooks

•EnvironmentEnvironment

•ToolsTools

•BehaviorsBehaviors

•StrategiesStrategies

InferringInferring

ImagingImaging

QuestioningQuestioning

MonitoringMonitoring

SynthesizingSynthesizing

Using SchemaUsing Schema

Det. ImportanceDet. Importance

Teach the READERTeach the READER

NotNot the Book the Book

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Great Readers Great Readers of of

FictionFiction……

Great Great Readers Readers

ofofFantasy…Fantasy…

Great Readers Great Readers of of

NonFiction…NonFiction…

Great ReadersGreat Readers of of

Historical InformationHistorical Information

Great Great Readers Readers

OfOf Scientific Scientific

TextText

•Who can…Who can…•Who will…Who will…•Who are able to …Who are able to …•Who ready for…Who ready for…•Who understand that…Who understand that…•Who use…Who use…•Who see themselves…Who see themselves…•Who believe..Who believe..•Who know that…Who know that…

ReadersReaders

Thinking Thinking about about FictionFiction

and and

NonFictionNonFiction

““Life” Life” StoryStory

“ “Book” Book” StoryStory

(THEME)(THEME)

Fiction = Stories of LifeFiction = Stories of Life

The The Orange Orange

BIG IDEABIG IDEA (Whole text)(Whole text)

Main IdeaMain Idea( Section Level)( Section Level)

MMain Idea vsvs. BBig Idea