However, more reading gains were made by students who received a balance of discrete literacy and
comprehension skills instruction.
Analyses revealed that the following observations changed by at least 10 % from Year 2 to Year 1: increase in whole - group instruction, decrease in small - group instruction, increase in coaching in word recognition strategies during reading, decrease in asking of lower - level questions, increase in asking of higher - level questions, increase in
comprehension skill instruction, decrease in active pupil responding, increase in passive pupil responding.
For the 10 % sample of observations described above, the second expert reviewer agreed with the first about the codes which made up the variables used in the data analyses: 100 % whole - group, 99 % small - group, 95 % vocabulary instruction, 91 % phonemic awareness instruction, 91 % phonics instruction, 94 % coaching in word - level strategies, 96 % asking lower - level questions, 82 % asking higher - level questions, 100 %
comprehension skill instruction, 88 % comprehension strategies instruction, 94 % teacher - directed stance, 92 % student - support stance, 95 % active responding, and 97 % passive responding.
However, observations also indicated an increase in
comprehension skill instruction rather than comprehension strategy instruction, although the latter has been found to be the most effective approach for increasing reading achievement (NRP, 2000).
Not exact matches
With increased
instruction in academic language, and increased attention to understanding of morphology and connectives, Lesaux hopes to close the gap between students» reading
skills and their
comprehension.
Washington — Children who master basic reading
skills, but then fall behind in the middle grades, may do so because they receive little
instruction in essential techniques of
comprehension.
Easy to teach as the
instructions add an element of reading
comprehension, simply hand them the
instructions and see if they can figure out what to do - developing lots of thinking and teamwork
skills (alternative approaches are also suggested in teachers» notes).
In the end, the path to improved reading
comprehension — to mastery of the
skills outlined in state literacy standards — is a cumulative process driven by effective curriculum - centered
instruction.
For these naysayers, I rattle off a whole list of reasons why I integrate technology: multi-modal
instruction, supplements for remediation or enrichment, 21st century
skill - building, text - to - world connections, collaboration, student buy - in, not to mention marked improvement in essay - writing and reading
comprehension.
This teacher - friendly guide integrates a variety of reading
skills and strategies into your content - area
instruction to improve
comprehension of textbook reading and other informational text.
New elementary school teachers who were well - prepared in preservice programs to teach reading expressed greater confidence in their knowledge and
skills, fostered richer literacy environments in their classrooms, and helped their pupils achieve higher levels of reading
comprehension than did other teachers, according to the National Commission on Excellence in Elementary Teacher Preparation in Reading
Instruction.
Unfortunately, at the secondary level, many instructors havent seen a need to integrate
comprehension skills into
instruction beyond answering section review questions.
Special Needs Context - based
instruction helps special education students overcome their difficulties with
comprehension, problem solving, organizing, and communication
skills.
Only 5 teachers were frequently observed providing
instruction (not including worksheet completion) about a
comprehension skill or strategy (see Table 20.)
For
comprehension instruction, eight different instructional practices were observed and coded: doing a picture walk; asking for a prediction; asking a text - based question; asking a higher level, aesthetic response question; asking children to write in response to reading (including writing answers to questions about what they had read); doing a story map; asking children to retell a story; and working on a
comprehension skill or strategy.
This webinar provided participants an opportunity to identify the opportunities of SRCLP program to increase language and literacy
skills of young children and improve practice of educators; share evidence - based research to improve reading
comprehension of children preschool to third grade; and discuss considerations for state leaders in designing policy and professional learning to increase effectiveness of early language and literacy
instruction, particularly for dual language learners, and children with special needs.
Results indicated that
instruction in the reading strategy produced meaningful, lasting, and generalizable effects on students» story
comprehension skills.
Instruction in problem - solving
skills should put less stress on understanding of cue words and more on situated language
comprehension and information processing, because cue words sometimes misguide students.
Instruction emphasizes the development of close reading
skills and the
comprehension of complex texts.
Comprehension instruction followed what the study called mentioning, practicing, and assessing procedure where teachers mentioned a specific
skill that students were to apply, had students practice the
skill by completing workbook pages, then assessed them to find out if they could use the
skill correctly.
Instruction did little to help students learn how or when to use the
skills, nor was is ever established that this particular set of
skills enabled
comprehension.
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While multiple meta - analyses and large - scale research studies have found that models following the bilingual approach can produce better outcomes than ESL models, as measured by general academic content assessments or measures of reading
comprehension or
skills, other studies indicate that the quality of instructional practices matter as well as the language of
instruction.
This DreamBox report delves into the pedagogical models that address the needs of struggling students, with streamlined
instruction targeted to the unique learning profile of each student:
comprehension,
skill level, learning style, and strategies for processing thought.
Basic
skills instruction is helpful as students learn basic decoding and fluency, but teaching for meaning is more effective in promoting reading
comprehension.
Effective reading
comprehension instruction actively engages children in text and motivates them to use strategies and
skills.
Although these students may have missed out on rigorous
instruction on academic language, reading
comprehension, and writing
skills in the content areas, it is not too late for them.
The necessary gains in math proficiency can only be achieved if
instruction is streamlined to target the unique learning profile of each student:
comprehension,
skill level, learning style, and strategies for processing thought.
The National Reading Panel Report (2000) summarized decades of research about reading
instruction and identified five core
skill areas that all effective reading
instruction must include: phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle (phonics), fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension.
One of the goals of kindergarten is to have children ready to begin systematic
instruction in word - level
skills and
comprehension strategies when they enter first grade.
Using findings from a study of 545 teachers in 33 schools in Maryland, they found that when students had more opportunities to read and teachers integrated literacy
instruction in the content areas, the result was increased reading
comprehension, conceptual knowledge, problem - solving
skills in science, and motivation to read.
In addition to a counseling class that offers
instruction in study
skills, time management and note - taking, the students take a communication class to learn public speaking and communication
skills, and a college reading class to improve their vocabulary,
comprehension and reading speed.
Yet, while a student's facility with math computation may get the teacher's closest attention during classroom
instruction, that same student's reading
comprehension skills may actually require the most assistance.
When students receive
instruction that clarifies reading knowledge (e.g. letter sounds) and provides explicit
instruction in reading
skills (e.g.
comprehension strategies) they are able to master the foundations of reading.
Describes the 5 essential components of reading
instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text
comprehension); summarizes what researchers know about each
skill; implications for
instruction; proven strategies for teaching reading.
While a student's facility with math computation may get the teacher's closest attention during classroom
instruction, that same student's reading
comprehension skills may actually require the most assistance.
Under the right conditions, intensive and skillful
instruction in basic word reading skills can have a significant impact on the comprehension ability of students in fifth grade and beyond (Center on Instruct
instruction in basic word reading
skills can have a significant impact on the
comprehension ability of students in fifth grade and beyond (Center on
InstructionInstruction, 2008).
(Of course, as with computer - based
instruction, to be truly effective tutoring needs to be connected to the content students are learning rather than just focused on free - floating
comprehension skills.)
In grades 1 - 5 students only averaged from 10 to 15 minutes per day of
comprehension skill or strategy
instruction.
Targeted strategies for every lesson to further differentiate
instruction and build reading, vocabulary,
comprehension, writing, and discussion
skills
Participants walk through the program steps from both teacher and student perspectives to understand how this direct
instruction model leads to mastery of the foundational
skills: phonemic awareness, phonics, high - frequency words, spelling, fluency, and
comprehension.
Practice with
comprehension skills (making comparisons, using the context to determine and deepen meaning, reading and writing
instructions, using diagrams as a source of information, etc..)
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These findings are similar to those from our study of primary grade reading
instruction in schools beating the odds (Taylor et al., 2000), in which we found that word - level activities were infrequently observed in grade 3, and that
comprehension skill or strategy work was seldom observed in grades 1 - 3.
Reading
instruction will include intentional development of decoding, fluency,
comprehension strategies and analytic
skills — all of which contribute to robust literacy
skills for all children.
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Instruction has a strong focus on content literacy and building
comprehension strategies and skills across science, social studies, math, and L
comprehension strategies and
skills across science, social studies, math, and Language Arts.