Week 11 - Comprehension

Expository text can be challenging for young readers because of the unfamiliar concepts and vocabulary it presents. One of the most efficient strategies for which there is an influx of research and practice is training students on text structure knowledge to increase and support their comprehension of the expository texts. When readers know the different text structures, they can predict how the information will be displayed and written. Students who understand the idea of text structure and how to analyze it are likely to gain more of an understanding of text than students who lack this skill. When students have a clear understanding of text structure and text organization it increases their level of comprehension. Understanding the text structure helps students find the information they want within a text. It is important for teachers to model and teach strategies on recognizing specific text structures, by noticing the different components of a text. Teachers should teach explicitly how to use each component properly. The teacher can teach the different text structures by identifying signal words or phrases, and the teacher can model using a graphic organizer for each kind.As it states on the Reading Rockets Website - "The first and most important thing for you as a teacher is to be well informed about different text structures for expository texts, the signal words and phrases for each text structure, and the appropriate graphic organizer specific to each text structure."

Here are three mini-lessons using Graphic Organizers to aid student comprehension.

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  1. Chana Kayla Brach/KalischNovember 18, 2018 at 9:26 AM

    Great reflection of the article, Chavi. Your lesson plans demonstrate that you really understood the article and how to teach expository text structure using graphic organizers.I really like your lesson plans! Great job!

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  2. Faigy HerzogNovember 18, 2018 at 10:31 AM

    Great work, Chavi! You included graphic organizers in your lessons in great ways, that will really teach the students how to use them properly! Keep it up!

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  3. Kayla MarxNovember 21, 2018 at 6:00 AM

    Great explanation on the topic. Your lessons are super I love how you integrated the graphic organizers into the lessons.

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