*Effective+Comprehension+Instruction

=**Effective Comprehension Instruction**= =//(Strategies That Work,// Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudivis)=

__Showing them how to construct meaning......__


 * Teach with the end in mind
 * Plan instruction that is responsive to the needs of students
 * Model their own use of comprehension strategies over time
 * Tell students, the purpose for using a strategy is to construct meaning and engage in the text
 * Articulate how thinking helps readers understand what they read
 * View strategies as a means to an end with the goal of building a repertoire of thinking strategies
 * Model their oral, written and artistic responses to text
 * Gradually release responsibility for using strategies to the students, always moving them toward independent reading and thinking
 * Provide opportunities for guided and independent practice
 * Show students how comprehension strategies apply in a variety of texts, genres, and contexts
 * Help students notice how strategies intersect and work in conjunction with one another
 * Build in large amounts of time for actual text reading by the students
 * Make sure students have many opportunities to talk to each other about their reading
 * Provide opportunities for students to respond by writing and drawing
 * Take time to observe and confer directly with students and keep records of those observations and conferences to assess progress and inform instruction
 * Use student work and talk to assess past instruction, guide future instruction, and assess and evaluate student performance