Pat- the organizers I use are pretty standard - I like Vicki Benson's triange/square/circle for retelling, basic story maps, somebody-wanted-but-so-then, semantic feature maps, nothing particularly fancy.? I also frontoad the elements of the genre so they know what to be on the alert for.? I have visuals with "key words" - for example, in cause/effect we start simply with "because, so and since."? Then once they understand the relationships, we move to short text where the cause/effect relationships are inferred.? Lots of short text before moving to longer text.?
I hope this helps. Martha -----Original Message----- From: Patricia Kimathi <pkima...@earthlink.net> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Thu, 28 May 2009 7:07 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] How to teach comprehension to fluent reader Martha,? Do you have certain graphic organizers that are successful with a particular structure?? Thanking you in advance? Pat K.? On May 27, 2009, at 7:05 PM, re...@aol.com wrote:? ? >? > I have often found that kiddos like these benefit from explicit > instruction > in text structure.? Focus on a particular structure, > e.g., realistic > fiction/narrative - identify the elements and > provide a visual/graphic > organizer to scaffold the understanding of > the structure.? By having an > understanding of the structure of the > text, they have a way to organize > their thinking which then permits > them to make connections, summarize, etc.? >? > It takes time and focus, but it does work.? >? > Martha? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? > -----Original Message-----? > From: Emily Welch <ewe...@jones.k12.ar.us>? > To: mos...@literacyworkshop.org? > Sent: Wed, 27 May 2009 10:07 am? > Subject: [MOSAIC] How to teach comprehension to fluent reader? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? > I am a third grade teacher with a class made up largely of English? > language learners . I have one student who has continuously? > challenged me this year. She is a fluent reader (latest assessment? > on a grade level text was 97% accuracy and 106 wcpm), but her? > comprehension is terrible. Even when I allow her to use a book to? > retell/answer questions/etc, she still struggles with even the most? > basic of comprehension skills.? >? > I have tried a variety of things throughout the year that my other? > students seem to benefit from, but I just haven't found what works? > for this particular student.? >? > Please let me know of any strategies you have found that work to? > help an already fluent reader comprehend what she is reading.? >? > Thank you!!!? >? > Emily Welch? > Third Grade? > Russell Jones Elementary? >? > _______________________________________________? > Mosaic mailing list? > mos...@literacyworkshop.org? > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to? > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> .? >? > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.? >? >? >? >? >? >? > _______________________________________________? > Mosaic mailing list? > mos...@literacyworkshop.org? > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to? > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> .? >? > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.? >? ? _______________________________________________? Mosaic mailing list? mos...@literacyworkshop.org? To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to? http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.? ? Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.? ? _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
