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Responding and Comprehending: Reading With Delight and Understanding
Author(s) -
Liang Lauren Aimonette,
Galda Lee
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1598/rt.63.4.9
Subject(s) - reading (process) , citation , psychology , linguistics , library science , computer science , philosophy
One of the most commonly taught comprehension strategies is generating predictions about the text to be read. Elementary teachers frequently encourage the practice of making predictions through activities like picture walks, where students explore the illustrations in a text to predict what the book may be about. Predicting is easy to teach and is an easy strategy for students to learn. It is also a strategy that research shows to be quite powerful in helping students better understand a text (Dewitz, Carr, & Patberg, 1987; Hansen, 1981; Hansen & Pearson, 1983). The following activity helps students see how predicting is an integral part of responding. It is also designed to remind students to use their predicting strategy and responding techniques when reading outside of class on their own.