Reading ComprehensionReading comprehension activities and reading fluency activities are embedded in literacy lesson plans. Comprehension strategies are taught explicitly to all of our children learning to read. Many of these activities also support reading fluency activities, which is critical to the foundation of acquiring reading skills. All of these reading comprehension exercises can be done in any grade level and any subject area. But they must be done on a regular, systematic basis to really make a difference with students who struggle with reading. (Missed the first page? Go back to Reading Comprehension Activities Part 1 then come back for more!) More Reading Comprehension ActivitiesRemember that it can take up to 28 repeated exposures to a new strategy or technique before children can begin to solidify it and use it as a natural part of their reading process.Written Response Allowing children to generate authentic, meaningful responses to literature is one of the most powerful reading comprehension activities. You must first teach them how to respond to literature through oral responses, guided writing and modeled responses.
Response Sheets for Comprehension - great reading comprehension exercises! The power of punctuation is an underused method for reading comprehension exercises as well as reading fluency activities. Punctuation is there for a reason: to increase understanding of a text. It aids the fluency with which a text is read, and thereby helps the reader make meaning.
By understanding how to use punctuation marks in oral reading of a text, children will begin to use those same strategies when they are reading to themselves. A period can signal a student to pause and if the student is aware that he or she did not understand what was just read, now is the time to go back and reread to make meaning. To demonstrate how we naturally pause at punctuation marks, you will need to scoop the text with them and re-read passages many times to ensure students solidify this strategy. These amazing little books contain no words, and they are a wonderful tool to use for reading comprehension activities. The story is told completely in sequential pictures. Wordless books are "read" by inferencing what is happening in the pictures and using imagination to craft a story. Not only good for emergent readers - these books open a new avenue of comprehension for all students. I use wordless books as read alouds, to teach story elements and how to write a story. As I "read" the book to the class, I use the pictures to develop the plot through guided writing. "Frog Goes To Dinner" by Mercer Mayer was the first wordless book I used to write a story with for my class. We had a ball. The humor in the illustrations is evident, and we gave a voice to the characters, developed a problem and solution. After writing it, I typed it and placed it in our Author's Box for the children to re-read. Their comprehension of the story elements soared, and was most evident when I placed more wordless books out for them to "read" with a buddy. Book Treasures Book Treasures is a way to connect families to their child's reading. You will love this. It also works on the critical reading skills of summarizing and retelling. This reading strategy is simple, yet powerful. For pre-determined read alouds, a "treasure" is sent home with each student as a visual and kinesthetic reminder of the story. The students have to use the treasure to tell a parent or guardian about the book. Their thoughts are recorded on a half-sheet of paper and brought back to school while the treasure stays at home (I always have my students make a Treasure Box to kick off these reading comprehension activities and to keep their treasures in). At the end of the year, I put all of their responses together into a booklet for each student, we bring our treasure boxes in, and spend an afternoon retelling our stories we listened to throughout the year. Treasures can be as simple as a cotton ball for Eric Carles "Little Cloud" book. They can be a piece of spaghetti for "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs." You are only limited by your imagination. I have included my Introductory Letter, Response Sheet and a sample of treasures for you to use. Book Treasures for Read Alouds Reading Comprehension ExercisesAre you looking for a way to increase your students' motivation, desire and eagerness to read? Do you want to make sure they are making deep and meaningful connections?I do too - and that is why I developed Reading Karate. Your students will love it! Take me to Reading Karate! About Advertising Privacy Policy How to Make a Website
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