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“High 5!” Strategies to Enhance Comprehension of Expository Text
Author(s) -
Dymock Susan,
Nicholson Tom
Publication year - 2010
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.64.3.2
Subject(s) - comprehension , reading comprehension , psychology , rhetorical modes , mathematics education , teaching method , linguistics , reading (process) , philosophy
This article reviews theoretical and research evidence to support the explicit and systematic teaching of five comprehension strategies that will help all students tackle expository texts with success. The article explains the “High 5!” strategies and how to teach them. An example of a lesson is included to show how the five strategies connect with students' background knowledge to enhance comprehension.