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S CAFFOLDING
R EADING
C OMPREHENSION
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Before
During
After
Comprehension is the process of
simultaneously extracting and constructing
meaning through interaction and
involvement with written language. It
consists of three elements:

The reader

The text

The activity or purpose for reading
(Rand Reading Study Group, 2002)
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What should
happen
before, during
and after
reading?
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S CAFFOLDING READING IN
THE ELEMENTARY GRADES
The Scaffolding Reading in the
Elementary Grades modules
provide the instructional
routines and strategies teachers
need to help students extract
and construct meaning.
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B EFORE
Module
Contents
READING

Teach the pronunciation of difficult to
read words

Teach the meaning of critical,
unknown vocabulary words

Teach or activate any necessary
background knowledge

Preview the story or the article
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D URING
Module
Contents
READING

Utilize passage reading procedures that
provide adequate reading practice

Ask appropriate questions during passage
reading

Teach strategies that can be applied to
passage reading

Use graphic organizers to enhance
comprehension
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A FTER
Module
Contents
READING

Provide intentional fluency building
practice

Engage students in a discussion

Have students answer written questions

Provide engaging vocabulary practice

Have students write summaries of what
they have read
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S NAPSHOTS
OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL
PRACTICES AND ROUTINES
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B EFORE READING
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B EFORE
BIG
IDEA
READING
If students can read the
words in a passage accurately
and fluently, their reading
comprehension will be
enhanced.
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T EACH THE PRONUNCIATION OF
DIFFICULT TO READ WORDS .
Procedures for telling the word(s).
This word is ____________________ .
What word _____________________?
Spell and read the word. _________________
focus
inspector
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glimpse
spectator
A S TRATEGY M ODELED
Decoding Instruction, 1st Grade
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BIG
IDEA
If students understand the
meaning of critical
vocabulary in the passage,
their comprehension will be
enhanced.
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T EACH THE MEANING OF
CRITICAL , UNKNOWN WORDS

Tier One: Basic words


Tier Two: Words in general use, but not common


Chair, bed, happy, house
Concentrate, absurd, fortunate, relieved, dignity
Tier Three: Rare words limited to a specific domain

Tundra, igneous rocks, weathering
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K EY CONCEPTS IN TEACHING
CRITICAL , UNKNOWN WORDS

Select words that are unknown and
critical to passage understanding.

Select words students are likely to
encounter in the future


Tier 2 words

Academic vocabulary
Student-friendly explanations
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E XAMPLE : TEACHING
CRITICAL , UNKNOWN WORDS
Select three words for robust explicit instruction.
Reading Level: 2nd
Series: Harcourt Trophies
Passage: Lemonade for Sale
announced
members
neighborhood
arrived
rebuild
lemonade
glum
squawked
clubhouse
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S TUDENT - FRIENDLY
EXPLANATIONS

Dictionary Definition


Relieved – (1) to free wholly from pain, stress,
pressure. (2) to lessen or alleviate, as pain or
pressure
Student Friendly Explanation

When something that is difficult is over or never
happened at all, you feel relieved.
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S TUDENT FRIENDLY
DEFINITIONS
Dictionary Definition
Disgusting – to cause to feel
disgust; be sickening, repulsive, or
very distasteful to
Fragile – easily broken, damaged,
or destroyed
Gratitude – a feeling of thankful
appreciation for favors or benefits
received
Loitering- to linger in an aimless
way; spend time idly
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Student-Friendly Definition
A CTIVITY: CREATING STUDENT FRIENDLY EXPLANATIONS

Gape - to open the mouth wide
involuntarily, as the result of hunger,
sleepiness, or absorbed attention

Glimpse – 1) momentary or slight
appearance, 2) a vague idea; inkling.

Scrutinize - to examine in detail with
careful or critical attention
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C OLLINS C OBUILD S TUDENT
D ICTIONARY
http://www.elearnaid.com/coconewstdis.html
A S TRATEGY
Vocabulary Instruction, 2nd Grade
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BIG
IDEA
If students have the
background knowledge
required by a passage, their
comprehension will be
enhanced.
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T EACH OR ACTIVATE NECESSARY
BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE .
Strategy #3 Example

Prior to passage reading,
select and read aloud a book
that provides necessary
background knowledge

Passage: Me and Uncle
Romie

Background knowledge
needed: Life in a big city
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A CTIVATING B ACKGROUND
K NOWLEDGE
Activate background knowledge using a
research validated strategy
Ask students
questions and
engage in a
discussion
Brainstorm the
Activate
topics/questions
knowledge using
that might be
the KWL strategy
covered
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BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE
B-K-W-L-Q
Background
Knowledge
What we want Language
to know
needed for
writing
Questions we
can now
answer
Front load, front load, front load!!
(Adapted from Ogale’s KWL by J. Allen)
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BIG
IDEA
If students preview a
passage, their
comprehension is
enhanced.
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D URING READING
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BIG
IDEA
Asking students questions
during passage reading has
proven effectiveness in
improving the comprehension
of students.
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Q UESTIONING THE AUTHOR : A N
APPROACH FOR ENHANCING STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT WITH TEXT
( B EC K , M C K EOWN , H AMILTON & K UC AN , 1 9 9 7)

Comprehension strategy to teach
students to construct meaning during
reading

Queries, or discussion questions,
encourage students to engage with ideas
in text to build meaning

Queries help teachers facilitate group
discussion and student-to-student
interaction
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Q UERY
EXAMPLES

What is the author
trying to say?

Why do you think
the author used the
following phrase?

Does this make
sense to you?
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BIG
IDEA
Instruction in specific cognitive
strategies can improve reading
comprehension for all students
and, most particularly, can assist
struggling readers.
(RAND Reading Study Group, 2002)
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C OGNITIVE
STRATEGIES

Competent Readers Strategies

Text Structure Strategies

Fix-Up Strategies

Reread

Look back

Read ahead

Restate in your own words
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BIG
IDEA
The ability to identify and take
advantage of text
organization can contribute
to students’ comprehension.
(Dickson, Simmons, & Kameenui, 1998)
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T EXT

Story Grammar


ORGANIZATION
Title, author, setting, main characters, conflict
resolution, events, conclusion
Patterns of Expository Text

Each paragraph is a body of knowledge

Determine topic of paragraph

Determine critical supporting details
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S TRATEGY E XAMPLE

Paragraph Shrinking

Name the who or what.

Tell the most important thing about the
who or what.

Say the main idea in 10 words or less.
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BIG
IDEA
The main effect of graphic
organizers appears to be on
the improvement of the
reader’s memory for the
content that has been read.
(Dickson, Simmons, & Kameenui, 1998)
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G RAPHIC
ORGANIZERS

Narrative Text (Story Maps)

Expository Text (Flow charts,
compare/contrast)
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A FTER READING
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BIG
IDEA
Fluency is related to
reading comprehension.
(Cunningham & Stanovich, 1998; Fuchs, Fuchs, & Maxwell, 1988)
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FLUENCY

Repeated Reading

Cold-timing

Accuracy Practice

Fluency Building

Hot-timing
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BIG
IDEA
Engaging students in a
discussion can increase
their depth of text
processing and subsequent
comprehension.
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DISCUSSION

Teach discussion behavior.
Looks Like
Sounds Like
Facing peers
Using a pleasant voice
Making eye contact
Sharing opinions and
supporting facts
Participating
Sharing positive
comments
Listening
Staying on topic
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BIG
IDEA

Writing about what you have
read can improve your
comprehension.

Expressing your ideas in
writing helps the reader
organize ideas.
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BIG
IDEA

Writing about what you have
read can improve your
comprehension.

Expressing your ideas in
writing helps the reader
organize ideas.
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Students must

Read,

And read,

And read,

And read,

And read some more!
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WVDE L ESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
Reading Lesson Plan
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C ONTACT I NFORMATION
Phyllis Veith, Assistant Director, Office of Special
Programs
pveith@access.k12.wv.us
Linda Palenchar, Coordinator, Office of Special
Programs
lpalench@access.k12.wv.us
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