Our focus today is Comprehension!!
Whoo-hoo! Y'all know how much I enjoy Literacy, particularly helping teachers help their students... Let's get started!!
Just a reminder from the other day: We are going to engage in a bit of "Digging Deeper" with each student on your list. We want to use this time to be a detective and find out why they are struggling readers. There are 3 main reasons the majority of struggling readers in upper elementary have difficulty reading:
2. Comprehension - they don't understand what they read.
3. Decoding - they have trouble with word attack skills.
Step 2 - Assess Comprehension: I bet you thought they were finished after you assessed fluency. No way, Jose. If you already have the materials and knowledge to do a running record, now is the time! {Go on ahead, and meet us as step 3!} If you like doing running records (which I highly recommend, but understand that you are busy, remember!?!) you can download Reading Assessments online for free from The Teachers College!
Reading Assessments |
2 quicker ways: If you are using MAZE assessments (from AimsWeb - paid), they can be fairly reliable. This is super quick (3 minutes) and can be group administered. You can check the comprehension of your class in 3 minutes. If you have a bit of time, you can create your own MAZE assessments from CBM Warehouse. However, I'd like to bring your attention back to EasyCBM. Remember when I showed you this picture?
Remember, we still need to assess decoding skills before we can make our instructional decisions. Next Thursday, we'll assess decoding!!
If you need help implementing a Comprehension intervention, check out Intervention Central, FCRR, or any of the other amazing resources available.