Comprehension+Activities


 * Comprehension Activities **

__1. KWL:__ draws on children's prior knowledge of a topic and has them make questions they wish to answer. K- What I know W- What I want to learn L- What I have learned.

__2. Text clues:__ before reading ask children to predict what words will be in the text. Record them on the board, once the book is read children can check off the words that were in the book.

__3. Six hats:__ many problems can be solved by putting on different hats to shift perspectives.

information is given or relevant facts only

positive yes answer is given with reasons

feelings of people involved are discussed

a 'no' answer is given, the negative view with reasons

monitors the process, encourages others, monitors time

divergent view, something that hasn't been tried

__4. Roles:__ assign the following roles to children in small groups. Are there stereotypes? || What does this mean to me? How did I feel when this happened to me? || Lists down interesting words || List events in sequence Puts the story into 2-3 sentences || Draw a sketch, diagram, cartoon || Manages the group Asks questions at the end of the discussion ||
 * **Social Critic** || **Me** ||
 * Is this book fair?
 * **Word/image finder** || **Summariser** ||
 * Asks what words were used to create a feeling
 * **Illustrator** || **Manager** ||
 * Illustrates an idea or event

__5. QAPX:__ cooperative question and answer activity suitable for any book. Q- Person one asks a question about the reading A- Person two answers the questions P- Person three paraphrases the answer by framing it in a new way X- Person four gives extra information not given in the answers

I have found some footage of a teacher reading to a group of children, she is encouraging the children to comprehend the text, she begins by looking at the front cover and asking them what problem they think will happen in the story. She then tells them to pay attention because at the end they will write a sentence about the problem and also a possible solution to it. Another strategy she employs is that during the reading she uses prompts to get the children to think about what is happening in the story. By doing so the children begin to realise that what is being read to them has meaning. [|Click for to watch the footage.]