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Content area reading becomes more difficult as students enter the middle grades. Typically students are not prepared to approach this type of text and need specific skills and strategies to aid their comprehension. This course focuses on improving students’ comprehension skills. Strategies presented include: anticipation guides, DRTA, SQ3R, SEARCH, cloze procedure, maze technique, questioning techniques, text structure, guided comprehension and self-assessment.

"The strategies in the course will be extremely helpful to me. I am excited to get started. My students will never be bored!" - Donna Snyder

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Course plus graduate level credit from USD ($124 plus $200)

Course plus continuing education units from USC ($124 plus $200)

 

Topical Outline:

Unit One Comprehension Research Levels of Comprehension Assignment #1: Write an autobiography Assignment #2: Article reflection Test #1    Unit Two DRTA SQ3R SEARCH Test #2 Unit Three Cloze Procedure and Maze Technique Questioning Levels and Techniques Assignment  #3: Respond to a classmate Test #3

Unit Four Text Structure Into-Through-Beyond Approach Test #4 Unit Five Anticipation Guides Assessment Through Retelling Guided Comprehension Test #5 Unit Six Young Adult Literature Self-Assessment of Comprehension Assignment #4: Develop an anticipation guide and comprehension questions

 

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