Comprehension Strategies for Middle and Upper Grades (Grades 4-12)

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      Registration Fee $124        Tell a Friend About PDI Online Courses

Topical Outline/Three Units    Click here to request a copy of the syllabus

Unit One Introduction to the Course Comprehension Research Levels of Comprehension Test #1 Post an autobiography (what you teach, grade level, etc.)    Unit Two DRTA SQ3R SEARCH Test #2 Unit Three Cloze Procedure and Maze Technique Questioning Levels and Techniques 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 Written Assignment: Develop an anticipation guide and comprehension questions

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