http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/literacy/lit_ins4.html
1. Modes of Reading: This refers to way that reading takes place within the classroom. This could be reading aloud, silent reading, choral reading, shared reading, guided reading, or independent reading. Each student is different and so is the learning style of that student. It is important to find what is going to work best for the student. However, when you have a classroom of more than a few students it is difficult to meet the learning style of each student all at one time. So it is important to vary the type of teaching you do. That is why I feel that it is important to use different modes of reading. Also, by providing different modes of reading instruction it also you as the teacher to give more support if the students need it or lessen the amount of support they need.
2. Prior Knowledge Activation: It is important that students have some kind of prior knowledge to the information that they are reading. If the students do not have the prior knowledge it is my job as a teacher to give them the prior knowledge so that they can comprehend the text. At my placement a student was reading about the Statue of Liberty. After reading I asked the student some questions about the Statue of Liberty. The student was not able to answer one question even though he/she read the paragraph. This student did not have the prior knowledge of the Statue of Liberty. I had to pull of pictures on the computer to show the student. We also spent more time talking about what the Statue of Liberty is and what it means.
3. Responses to Literature: This is when a student finishes reading a passage or a book and then responds to an open response. I think that this is really great for students because after reading the passage they have to then write about what they read. I think that this is a great way for students to summarize the information. I also think it really helps make the connection of reading and writing.
How to Improve Reading Comprehension
http://www.marin.edu/~don/Study/7read.html
Donald Martin, How to be a Successful Student
1. Develop a broad background.
2. Know the structure of paragraphs.
3. Identify the type of reasoning.
4. Anticipate and predict.
5. Look for the method of organization.
6. Create motivation and interest.
7. Pay attention to supporting cues.
8. Highlight, summarize and review.
9. Build a good vocabulary.
10. Use a systematic reading technique: The website gives the example of SQR3 which stands for Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review.
11. Monitor effectiveness.
I think that these are skills that we will have to directly teach to our students who are deaf or hard of hearing. I think by providing them with these skills we can help them improve reading comprehension and get over the hump of learning to read and make it to the point where they can successfully read to learn.
I know that we have all learned so much about the importance of reading and how difficult it can be for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. I feel that this post has helped me review some of the information that I have already learned. As I was reading the different strategies I realized that I use some of these every single day in my student teaching placement. I also wanted to let you guys know that at the school I'm at they use a reading program called Read Well. I haven't go to work a lot with it, but I believe that it helps student with reading comprehension and fluency. If you get a chance look it up. I know that they use it with students who are having difficulties reading and I know that you can start it in elementary school, use it in middle and junior high school, and I am not for sure if it is used on the high school level. Are any of your schools using the Read Well program? Or have you guys heard of it before?
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