Chapter 7 Reading comprehension

Things I Do And Plan To Do…..

When teaching comprehension the best solution that I used was questioning the students. After reading a story or chapter book, I would have a class discussion about the story. After questioning the class it allowed me to know whether or not the students understood the text or they were still a little confused. The students would also do several journal entries that summarized the story or discussed parts of the story. This was another way that showed me student comprehension. I liked to have the students read, and ask questions about a book with a partner. I think this helps students work together and help each other out if they are confused about the story.

       Things I Do Not Do……

I do not focus enough on teaching students how to find the main ideas of the story. I also need work with students on their summarization skills. This can be a difficult task for some students. Summarizing and finding main ideas are key components in comprehension. I also do not teach students on their comprehension monitoring. This is a great way to help students to keep themselves accountable while they are reading. Students can ask questions to themselves while reading to make sure they understand what they are reading.

       Things I Need To Improve…….

I need to improve on using story maps. I believe this strategy can help students that struggle with comprehension. I wish this would have been available when I was in elementary school. In the story map the students fill in categories. The categories consist of main characters, setting of the story, the problem, major events, and the story outcome. This is perfect for students to use and write down there thoughts about the story.