decoding and comprehension

if you can't decode quickly you get bogged down and stop comprehension.

Has two independent clauses

two subjects and verbs

comma and coordinators

FANBOYS

One independent clause

and one dependent clause

that are linked with subordinators which are because, since and after (not a complete thought) or that who and which.

Before you read to build comprehension

what are some strategies you can use?

KWL

Gallery Walk

Vocab Introduction

Preview the text

(picture walk)

Pictorial Map

Setting up purpose

While you read to build comprehension

what are some strategies you can use?

QAR (4 types of questions)

Reciprocal Teaching

pharaphrasing

clarifying

summarizing

After reading to build comprehension

what are some strategies you can use?

illustrating

asking questions to relate book to their lives

summarizing

retelling

acting it out

Literal

Inferential

Evaluative