Reading Comprehension Strategies

Susan Jones introduces five comprehension strategies for distance learning: activating schema, making inferences, questioning, retelling, and visualizing. Each strategy is designed to enhance students' understanding and engagement with texts, using tools like photographs, questioning passages, and visualization exercises.

What is the main purpose of the video?

• To discuss science experiments

• To provide cooking recipes

• To teach math strategies

• To share comprehension strategies for distance learning

What does activating schema involve?

• Writing essays

• Drawing pictures

• Using background knowledge

• Creating new stories

How can students use the schema sheet?

• To record their background knowledge and new learning

• To solve math problems

• To draw animals

• To write poems

What is the purpose of making inferences?

• To understand the story beyond the text

• To guess the author's age

• To rewrite the story

• To memorize facts

What tool is used to teach making inferences?

• Maps

• Videos

• Photographs

• Graphs

Why is questioning important in reading?

• It helps in drawing pictures

• It allows students to skip parts of the text

• It keeps students engaged and thinking

• It helps in memorizing the text

When should students ask questions during reading?

• Only at the beginning

• Before, during, and after reading

• Only when confused

• Only at the end

What is the 'Stop and Sketch' strategy used for?

• To draw characters

• To solve puzzles

• To retell a story

• To write essays

How does retelling help in comprehension?

• It allows skipping parts of the text

• It helps in drawing pictures

• It allows students to express their understanding

• It helps in memorizing the text

What is the focus of the visualizing strategy?

• Solving math problems

• Writing summaries

• Creating mental images

• Drawing maps