Before-Reading Activities prepares students to read the text: (p. 88-92)
- Prediction from Pictures, Diagrams, or Other Visuals
- Prediction from Key Words, the Title, or the First Sentence
- Personal Narratives
- Semantic Web
- Reader Questions
- Sequencing Illustrations
- Skeleton Text
- Previewing the Text
During-Reading Activities helps the students "focus" their attention on the text: (p. 93-99)
- Scanning for Information
- Pause and Predict
- Margin Questions
- Scaffolding a Detailed Reading
- Identifying Paragraph Parts
- Read Critically by questioning the text and analyzing language
After -Reading Activities will help the students understand the text deeper; (p. 100-104)
- True/False Statements
- Graphic Outlines
- Summarizing the Text
- Cloze Activities
- Sentence Reconstruction
- Jumbled words
- Innovating on the Text
- Cartoon/ Cartoon Strips
- Reader's Theatre
The next chapter focuses on Writing and I can't wait because I have a difficult time teaching writing.
I know that the current theory for during reading is a sheltering (from the native language) methodology. But, I'm not sure how well I can do that. Last semester a tried a combination of things all at the same time. One was teaming with bilingual students the other was teaching the teacher. I had a couple ELL students feed me a word or two in their language that was appeared in the text. I repeated it back and forth between English and Spanish with a little context thrown in. My intent was to show them that if old dogs could learn new tricks then maybe they could as well.
ReplyDeleteI really like the how clearly you summarized what the author was saying. The categories with bullet points are very easy to follow. Your layout is impressive and all of the activities (before, during, after) are very helpful and I will try them in my classroom some day :).
ReplyDeleteIt is a lot but I think I will try some too.
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I really like the how clearly you summarized what the author was saying. The categories with bullet points are very easy to follow. Your layout is impressive and all of the activities (before, during, after) are very helpful and I will try them in my classroom some day :).
ReplyDeleteI really like this blog of yours! Its easy to follow, read and understand. Many teachers still need a guidance, like students, in order to become and efficient teacher! I like how you are just simple and to the point with this blog and it helps me know what i need to do as a teacher when it comes to having to teach reading in my class. We still need a pre and post assessment with assignments that we teach the class in order to see what our students are learning and if they are learning what we want them to know.
ReplyDeleteHi Merlinda,
ReplyDeleteAmy Benjamin talked in details in her book "But, Iam not a reading teacher" about the three reading strategies. She stated that “Before-Reading Strategies” from Amy’s book. It is important for a reader to establish a purpose of reading before he/she starts reading. Amy divided the reading activity into three categories: 1) skimming, 2) scanning and 3) close reading. The purpose of skimming is to get an overview of the text.
Hi Merlinda,
ReplyDeleteAmy Benjamin talked in details in her book "But, Iam not a reading teacher" about the three reading strategies. She stated that “Before-Reading Strategies” from Amy’s book. It is important for a reader to establish a purpose of reading before he/she starts reading. Amy divided the reading activity into three categories: 1) skimming, 2) scanning and 3) close reading. The purpose of skimming is to get an overview of the text.
According to Amy, we are about to examine the following during reading strategies:
ReplyDelete1. Recognizing textual pattern clusters
2. Visualizing and animating
3. Making connections
These three strategies will allow the reader to self-monitor for comprehension and make self adjustments to pace, environment, and mental preparedness.
Hi Merlinda,
ReplyDeleteAmy Benjamin emphasized the importance of wrap up activities as after reading strategies. She said students can be given an array of choices for the wrap-up activities, which helps them to develop a sense of ownership of the task. Amy talked about five components of reading comprehension as a guide for what should be included in a wrap-up activity: Main idea, supportive details, vocabulary in context, inferences and internal organization.
Hi Merlinda,
ReplyDeleteAmy Benjamin emphasized the importance of wrap up activities as after reading strategies. She said students can be given an array of choices for the wrap-up activities, which helps them to develop a sense of ownership of the task. Amy talked about five components of reading comprehension as a guide for what should be included in a wrap-up activity: Main idea, supportive details, vocabulary in context, inferences and internal organization.
According to Amy, we are about to examine the following during reading strategies:
ReplyDelete1. Recognizing textual pattern clusters
2. Visualizing and animating
3. Making connections
These three strategies will allow the reader to self-monitor for comprehension and make self adjustments to pace, environment, and mental preparedness.
I think it is important to give your students the before, during and after readings. not only does this help them understand the readings but it will also give them a purpose to read the readings.
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