1:1 Reading Tutoring - Comprehension

This tutoring session is  based on the specific, unique needs of the learner and is customized to help learners apply strategies to improve their reading comprehension skills to: understand new vocabulary, receive reading support to apply practice word attack skills for irregular or multi syllabic words (if students have to slow down to figure out words, the comprehension also stalls), read a text, answer text-related questions. 

The goal is to build student confidence through 'I Can' statements to empower readers to show what they know. Please message if you have questions. Thank you. 

**Reading Comprehension Tutoring Topics**

For academic vocabulary 
We focus on comprehension question words and what it means when the question asks for the  plot, summary, problem/solution, cause/effect, setting, characters, main idea, theme, evidence, opinion, fact, etc.

For word structure
We focus on vocabulary, word morphology (parts), meaning of prefixes and suffixes to quickly read a text and not be stumped by unfamiliar words. 

For reading skills
We focus on how to skim to identify the main idea and significant points featured in the text and how to quickly scan for keywords in a text to answer. 

For reading skills
We focus on the many ways 'Wh' questions are featured in a question and the way it shows up in a text (Who, What, Where, When, Why) by finding phrases to match people, verbs, places, time, reasons

For main idea 
We focus on strategies to find the main idea by looking for word repetition; first or second sentence for clues

For details and support 
We focus on avoiding irrelevant details to ensure a match to the main idea

For the reading writing connection 
We focus on how to organize a constructed response answer by reference explicitly to the text for the answer. We focus on how to write a short paragraph within a specified time frame by following a pattern

For text structure comprehension 
Problem and Solution
Moral and Theme 
We focus on character traits, actions, motivations to lead to the lesson learned from the text. 

For Sequence of Events 
We focus on how to understand life events (biographies) by using a timeline graphic organizer

For Sequence of Events 
We focus on how to understand historical events by using a timeline graphic organizer

For Critical Thinking Synthesizing
We focus on compare and contrast to collect key information by using a Venn Diagram graphic organizer 

For Critical Thinking Synthesizing
We focus on essay organization by forming body paragraphs after reading 

For Critical Thinking Inferring
We focus on how to infer (guess) plot development based on the actions and motivations of characters

For Text Features
We learn about the purpose of various text features by analyzing a nonficition, informational text

These are just some of the topics typically requested. Students are encouraged to bring any work for this 1:1 tutoring session. Otherwise I will identify a knowledge gap and  teach one of the comprehension topics listed here for instruction and practice. Students should always come with a notebook and pencil, especially if you'd like these sessions to be ongoing. Please message with any questions. Thank you.