One of the biggest issues for students with reading problems is reading comprehension and having motivation to read. To help my students succeed with reading comprehension I use several strategies in my classoom during shared and guided reading. First, I use text enhancement strategies such as mnemonic devices and diagrams and charts. Creating notes and charts about what we are reading helps the students find the most important parts of the text. We also focus on finding main ideas in texts and using main idea and details during writing. We also create story maps after reading to find the story elements and focus on the important details in the story.
Something I struggle with in teaching reading comprehension in my classroom is having my students read together or use peer tutoring. I use a lot of cooperative learning in my classroom, but always find it hard to manage during reading. My students also have a hard time with summaring and vocabulary instruction. It is hard for 3rd graders to find the most important details in the story in order to create a summary. They are able to orally retell the story, but have a hard time writing down the summary. I also struggle with teaching vocabulary to my students. I go over the vocabulary at the beginning of the week, but do not visit it much more throughout the week. I know my students need more instruction on these words to help them learn the meanings.
I am going to try to include more peer tutoring and reciprocal teaching in my classroom during reading. I want to group my students and have them read with each other and ask each other comprehension questions. My goal is also to work on summarizing by modeling how to orally retell a story and how to write a summary. Finally, I want to find new ways to enhance vocabulary instruction. I want to use crossword puzzles or other games to incorporate the new words each week.
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