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Comprehension for Middle and Upper Grades (4-12)/Semester Course

 

Content area reading becomes more difficult as students enter the middle grades. Typically students are not prepared to approach more sophisticated types 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 content of this course was wonderful. It covered many aspects of comprehension strategies and gave me so many ideas. It was great to use the material in the classroom as I took this course." - Susan Lowry

 

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

Unit One

  • Comprehension Research
  • Levels of Comprehension
  • Assignment #1: Write an autobiography/Write an article reflection

Unit Two

  • DRTA
  • SQ3R
  • SEARCH
  • Assignment #2: Develop and teach a DRTA lesson or develop comprehension questions

Unit Three

  • Cloze Procedure
  • Questioning Levels and Techniques
  • Assignment #3: Assess comprehension skills of a student or develop a maze passage

Unit Four

  • Anticipation Guides
  • Text Structure
  • Into-Through-Beyond
  • Assignment #4: Design an anticipation guide

Unit Five

  • Young Adult Literature
  • Guided Comprehension
  • Assignment #5: Develop a guided reading lesson

Unit Six

  • Assessment through Retelling
  • Self-Assessment of Comprehension
  • Assignment #6: Design a comprehension checklist