Comprehension Strategies for Effective Lessons Grades 4-6
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AssignmentComprehensionStrategiesforEffectiveLessonsGrades4-6.docxAssignment: Comprehension Strategies for Effective Lessons Grades 4-6
To Prepare: Review comprehension lessons from the ReadWriteThink website, and select one lesson from grades 4–6. Evaluate the lesson for specific metacognition and comprehension strategies used.
· Review think about the key comprehension factors for designing reading instruction:
· CCSS or your state standards in the area of reading comprehension
· Framework for Literacy Instruction
· Cognitive Elements of Reading websites
Assignment:
Write 300 words. Using APA style and Reference to support the evaluation specific grades 4-6.
Respond to the following questions below:
1. Evaluation of the lesson you selected related to metacognition and comprehension strategies used.
2. Provide an explanation of specific ways that the lesson support comprehension.
3. Also, provide an explanation of the areas of the lesson that might need modifications for your use in the classroom specific to grades 4–6. Use the Learning Resources from this week and your own research to support your evaluation.
Helpful Reference
Afflerbach, P., Cho, B.-Y., Kim, J.-Y., Crassas, M. E., & Doyle, B. (2013). Reading: What else matters besides strategies and skills? The Reading Teacher, 66(6), 440–448.
Hollenbeck, A. F., & Saternus, K. (2013). Mind the comprehension iceberg: Avoiding titanic mistakes with the CCSS. The Reading Teacher, 66(7), 558–568.
Common Core State Standards Initiative. (2012b). English language arts standards: Reading: Foundational skills: Kindergarten. Retrieved from http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RF/K
Wren, S., Litke, B., Jinkins, D., Paynter, S., Watts, J., & Alanis, I. (2000). Cognitive foundations of learning to read: A framework. SEDL. Retrieved from http://www.sedl.org/reading/framework/elements.html
