Keys to Comprehension - Unlocking Meaning

NOTE:  3 sessions per week are required for appropriate and timely progress.  Please be sure to "Make this class ONGOING".

CLASS DESCRIPTION
After assessing your learners use of reading STRATEGIES, knowledge of the common comprehension SKILLS, and making sure their READING LEVEL and fluency are suitable for this class, a comprehension program will be designed just for them! 

All learner programs are based on standards-based reading comprehension targets.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN CLASS?
Learners will read appropriately leveled texts with me, to me, or beforehand for homework.  They will then learn and practice the SKILLS designed to answer specific types of questions - such as multiple choice and free response - that are commonly asked on tests or in learning settings. 

SKILLS are learned and mastered through colorful slides, discussion, teacher modeling, games, and practice and repetition answering question sets verbally and/or in writing.

SKILLS  include: 
Identifying Main Idea and Details 
Drawing Conclusions 
Making inferences 
Compare and Contrast 
Author’s Point of View 
Identifying and Using Text Features 
Identifying the Central Message, Moral or Lesson 
Cause and Effect

STRATEGIES are systematically introduced to help learners understand that they need to be active participants in creating their own meaning from a variety of text genres.  

METACOGNITION STRATEGIES are learned and mastered through colorful slides, discussion, teacher modeling, games, and practice and repetition.

STRATEGIES include:
Predicting 
Activating 
Visualizing 
Summarizing 
Questioning
Connecting

Through practice and repetition, learners will acquire, review, or practice the skills and strategies they need to unlock understanding and succeed in comprehending a variety of texts!

IMPORTANT PREREQUISITES: 
Learners must be able to read at a solid second grade level or higher. Although assistance with challenging unknown words will be provided when needed, and students will automatically improve their reading skill as a result of our sessions, this class is NOT designed for a reader struggling with the act of reading or teaching students HOW to read.