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Preparation for Nonfiction Literature Circle Discussion

Name Chelsea Meyer

Date: 10-9-14

Chapter: 8: Comprehension of Narrative Text

Pages: 178-214

1. Summarize the chapter.


This chapter talks about comprehension. Comprehension is essentially a readers
ability to understand a text. In order to understand the text, they have to apply prereading, during reading, and after/post-reading strategies. By using different types
of activities to apply these strategies, students comprehension of the text will
increase.

2. Vocabulary-Select 5 vocabulary words to discuss with your group.


Word
Page/Par Meaning
Importance
Fluency
180/9
Fluency is a readers ability to
This is important
quickly and accurately read a
b/c fluency is
large bank of words.
necessary for
readers to become
proficient.
Inference
183/4
Making an inference allows
By making
readers to judge, conclude, or
inferences,
reason indirectly from a text. Most students will feel
information from inferences
more connected to
comes form background
the text. It will also
knowledge.
allow readers to
understand the
text better.
Visualizing
184/7
Visualizing is a readers ability to
Visualizing is
see a story when they are
imperative for
reading it.
readers b/c it
makes reading
more enjoyable
and dramatically
increases
comprehension.
Retelling
187/4
Retelling is when the reader can
Retelling is
name the main characters, state
important b/c it
the problem, and relate events
shows that
that lead to the climax and
students can
resolution.
comprehend the
text. Many times,
students will be

Comprehension 179/1

Comprehension is an active
process that allows readers to
understand a text. It requires
higher-level thinking skills and
active reading.

able to answer
multiple choice
questions from the
text w/o
understanding or
relating to the text.
Comprehension is
important b/c it
allows readers to
understand and
learn from they are
reading.

3.Questions-Record 3 questions you wondered during reading. Present these to your group
and record the result of your discussion.
Question
Conclusion of Group
1. 187/8: Do you think that discussing
the authors intent of the story is the
same as discussing theme?
2. 191/2: How could you use a student
think-aloud as an assessment?
3. 193/2: When teaching English
Language Learners, would you expect
them to comprehend the same types of
texts as the rest of your students?

4. Connections-Record 3 text-to-text or text-to-world connections you made while reading.


Share the importance of these-how these connections will help better understand the text
and help you apply the learning.
P/Par
Connection
Importance
184/7 Text-to-world: Visualizing makes
I think that visualizing is an excellent
reading a lot more interesting.

comprehension strategy. Once


students know how to visualize,
reading becomes much more
interesting. B/c of this, I always liked

having chapter books read to me as a


child just as much (if not more than)
picture books.
191/2

Text-to-Text: The Reading A-Z

I first had experience with think-

program uses the Think-Aloud

alouds during developmental reading.

strategy.

B/c the Reading A-Z program has


example think-alouds printed, I was
better able to adjust my think-alouds
to what would help my reading
students best.

193/7

Text-to-Text: This text reiterated

This section talks about choosing texts

the importance of choosing

for English Language Learners that

culturally-relevant texts for your

would be relative to the learners

ELL students.

culture. I took a TESOL class where the


book really emphasized this. If
students are familiar with the topic,
they will comprehend and enjoy the
text better.

5. Important Details to Remember-Record 4-5 important details to take from the passage.
P/Par
Detail
179/1 Comprehension requires the use of higher-level thinking skills. It is an
ongoing process that will allow students to understand the text that they
are reading.

180/5

In order to be proficient readers, learners will need to be capable of


decoding, be fluent readers, and be able to apply vocabulary concepts.

181/3

By using pre-reading strategies (predicting, setting a purpose, etc.),


students will understand the reading better. They will also feel more
motivated to read (and comprehend the text).

187/3

It is also important to apply after reading strategies to the text. By


summarizing, retelling, identifying theme, etc., students will be more
impacted by the text. They will also be able to remember the text more
efficiently.

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