Presentation on comprehension and vocabulary strategies in the content areas. AEDR 518 - 27 February 2010

1. Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Development in the Content Area 26 February Class Meeting AEDR 518 | Spring 2010

2. Before reading AEDR 518 | Spring 2010 During reading After reading

3. Before-Reading Essential Components: Activating background knowledge Setting purposes AEDR 518 | Spring 2010

4. Before-Reading Strategies Previewing What do I already know about the topic? Setting Purposes for Reading I will read this text to learn . . . Predicting and inferring What can I hypothesize based on what I already know and what I am able to assume from the text? AEDR 518 | Spring 2010

5. Before-Reading Strategies Previewing What do I already know about the topic? Setting Purposes for Reading I will read this text to learn . . . Predicting and inferring What can I hypothesize based on what I already know and what I am able to assume from the text? AEDR 518 | Spring 2010

6. During-Reading Essential Components: Focus on content Construct meaning AEDR 518 | Spring 2010 Before-Reading

7. During-Reading Strategies Self-questioning Do I understand what I just read? Monitoring/Clarifying Does this make sense? Visualizing Forming mental images… AEDR 518 | Spring 2010 Before-Reading

8. After-Reading Essential Components: Elaborate on what have learned Extend learning beyond the classroom Clarify understandings AEDR 518 | Spring 2010 During-Reading Before-Reading

9. After-Reading Strategies Summarizing What is the essential information? Evaluating Is the author’s message consistent? Whose perspective is presented in the text? AEDR 518 | Spring 2010 During-Reading Before-Reading

10. Reading Comprehension Strategies AEDR 518 | Spring 2010 Next -> Vocabulary instruction

11. Teaching Vocabulary in Your Content Area AEDR 518 | Spring 2010

12. Teaching Vocabulary in Your Content Area AEDR 518 | Spring 2010 Think about your vocabulary. Reflect on how it developed through the years. Consider two sources that you believe helped you to increase your knowledge of words and their meanings.

13. Poll Take out your cell phones! Send a text message to ….. http://www.polleverywhere.com/my/polls AEDR 518 | Spring 2010

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21. Instructions for using MyEducationLab:http://screencast.com/t/NWQ0ZGZkZ AEDR 518 | Spring 2010

22. Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary in Your Content Area 1. Frayermodel (with video example) 2. Concept Definition model AEDR 518 | Spring 2010

23. Frayer Model This model prompts students to think about and describe the meaning of a word or concept by . . . Defining the term Describing its essential characteristics Providing examples of the idea Offering non-examples of the idea AEDR 518 | Spring 2010 Video example

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26. Frayer Model AEDR 518 | Spring 2010 Example one

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29. Concept Definition Map AEDR 518 | Spring 2010 A Concept Definition Map prompts students to take a key term, concept, or reading selection and . . . Uncover its component ideas Show their structure and interrelatedness Chart these findings on a graphical organizer

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33. Poll Take out your cell phones! Send a text message to ….. http://www.polleverywhere.com/my/polls AEDR 518 | Spring 2010

34. Sources Just Read Now http://www.justreadnow.com/strategies/vocabulary.htm Content Area Reading: Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies http://www.coursesmart.com/9780138140809 My Education Lab http://www.myeducationlab.com/literacy/deploy/literacy.html AEDR 518 | Spring 2010