Reading Comprehension strategies.

1.      Read Aloud - reading a book to a group of students and discussing characters, events, or new words in book. Giving students the opportunity to listen and discuss the book will help students comprehend the reading material. Having a discussion and asking open ended questions helps students use their critical thinking skills.

2.      Computer/headphones- Allowing students to listen and follow along on a computer read aloud, allows students to get a visual of events happening in book and the opportunity to hear the pronunciation of new words. Computer read-aloud allows students to read independently.

3.      Small group- Allow students to communicate about the book just read. Give students a large post it poster paper to write down about characters, events, new vocabulary, the plot of story, and their thoughts or opinions of book. Small groups allow students to participate in cooperative learning, peer communication and interaction.

4.      Dictations- Allow students to write down, draw or talk about what they have read.  Allowing students, the opportunity to independently recall, retell and describe events in a book will help them to comprehend the reading material.