THE COMPREHENSION CONNECTION

INSTRUCTOR(S): Cynthia Terrill, Pecatonica School District, Blanchardville
GRADE LEVEL:  2-8
 

This workshop will expand every teacher's understanding of the comprehension process based on current research.  If teaching comprehension is not merely testing or assigning activities, what does it really involve?  How can I enhance all students' comprehension of both narrative and expository testing?  What can I do for struggling readers when the test is too difficult?  All of these and many other questions will be addressed in this practical, hands-on workshop.

Effective comprehension instruction is impossible to package in commercial programs.  It demands extensive teacher knowledge, which we can learn to apply together this summer by enhancing our instruction for all students.

Participants will:

	Explain and implement reading lessons using the gradual release of responsibility model.
	Create lessons using one or more of the six comprehension strategies.
	Analyze the changes in vocabulary instruction and apply to the classroom.
	Design an action plan for the first semester, explaining you new thinking and framework.