Monitoring Comprehension

Agenda:Agenda:Comprehension MonitoringComprehension Monitoring

Monitoring Defined: Review and ReflectMonitoring Defined: Review and Reflect

Why Begin There?Why Begin There?

What to Teach?What to Teach?

How?: Exploring Lessons that LastHow?: Exploring Lessons that Last

The part of a text, magazine, that articulates the authors message or ideas about the underlying topic or theme (may or may not be explicitly stated)

The BIG Idea is:The BIG Idea is:

The part of a book, magazine, argument, The part of a book, magazine, argument,

film, poem, text, etc… that articulates film, poem, text, etc… that articulates the authors message or ideas about the the authors message or ideas about the underlying topic or theme which may underlying topic or theme which may

or may not be explicitly stated.or may not be explicitly stated.

Reading is like a puzzle…Reading is like a puzzle…

because GREAT READING is about puttingbecause GREAT READING is about putting

allall the pieces of information together to the pieces of information together to see the whole see the whole BIG PICTUREBIG PICTURE!!

How Do Readers Put the How Do Readers Put the “Pieces”“Pieces”

Together?Together?1.

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THE PUZZLE LESSONTHE PUZZLE LESSON1.1. Look CoverLook Cover

2. Peek Inside-Get Ready2. Peek Inside-Get Ready

3. Sort and Group Pieces3. Sort and Group Pieces

4. Find and Think about the 4. Find and Think about the WholeWhole

Fiction is like an apple….Fiction is like an apple….

Because you begin reading stories with one bite allthe way to the end until the “core” life topic is revealed.

FICTION TOPICS(THEME):

Universal understandings authors write about in their story

growing up jealousy making friends success

fear siblings romance trickery

failure change overcoming injustice

power arrogance death superficial

love courage acceptance selfishness

being ordinary moving on family

relationships (beginning, ending, trials within) wealth

Nonfiction is like an orange…Nonfiction is like an orange…

Because nonfiction is about reading and connectingThe sections to the writers whole idea about the topic.

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Fiction is like an apple.

Non fiction is like an orange.

Text features are like gifts.

Text structures are like “roads to meaning.”

Reading is like a puzzle.

Because you begin reading stories with one bite allthe way to the end until the “core” life story is revealed.

Because nonfiction is about reading and connectingThe sections to the writers whole idea about the topic.

Because they “unwrap” meaning by pointing out to usWhat the author thinks is really important about the topic

Because they lead us through the text to the authors meaning.

Because great reading is about putting all the piecesOf information together to see the whole BIG PICTURE!

© Maiers, 2007

““It’s About the ThinkingIt’s About the Thinking””Comprehension Strategy Instruction Comprehension Strategy Instruction

Monitoring Monitoring

ComprehensionComprehension

☺ Full DisclosureFull Disclosure: Clarify Expectations: Clarify Expectations

☺ ExplicitnessExplicitness: Describe the Practice: Describe the Practice

☺ DemonstrateDemonstrate: Make it Visible: Make it Visible

☺ Practice w/ GuidancePractice w/ Guidance: Scaffolding: Scaffolding

☺ Private PracticePrivate Practice: Student Application: Student Application

☺ Share and ReflectShare and Reflect

Defining Comprehension Defining Comprehension MonitoringMonitoring

Successful readers expect Successful readers expect reading to make sense so they reading to make sense so they monitor monitor understanding at all understanding at all times, and are prepared with times, and are prepared with

strategies to clarify and/or strategies to clarify and/or “fix “fix up”up” understanding whenever it understanding whenever it

breaks down. breaks down.

ANCHOR LESSONSANCHOR LESSONS

The Reading ToolboxThe Reading Toolbox

Other Ideas ?Other Ideas ? Driving-WipersDriving-Wipers

Remote ControlRemote Control

Monitoring Is…Monitoring Is… Learners capacity to plan, Learners capacity to plan,

guide, and manage their guide, and manage their behavior within and behavior within and

flexibily across changes in flexibily across changes in text and circumstancestext and circumstances

Maiers, 2007Maiers, 2007

Learners who monitor…Learners who monitor… Counscious of the UncounciousCounscious of the Uncouncious MindfulMindful PurposefulPurposeful FlexibleFlexible StrategicStrategic FocusedFocused CourageousCourageous

OSMOSIS or TEACH???

TEACHING MONITORINGTEACHING MONITORING

And Fix-Up And Fix-Up

StrategiesStrategies

Monitoring Comprehension Monitoring Comprehension Requires…Requires…

AwarenessAwareness

AttentionAttention

ActionsActions

““Tracking Thinking”Tracking Thinking”

TRACK THNINKINGTRACK THNINKING

Make predictions Make predictions Connect to personal experiences Connect to personal experiences Visualize Visualize Identify the main idea Identify the main idea Ask questions Ask questions Recognize sequence Recognize sequence Compare and contrast Compare and contrast Identify cause and effect Identify cause and effect Summarize Summarize Draw conclusions Draw conclusions Express opinions Express opinions Identify and interpret the meaning of figurative language Identify and interpret the meaning of figurative language   Identify and analyze problems and solutions Identify and analyze problems and solutions Identify author’s purposeIdentify author’s purpose

Would you know my name Would you know my name If I saw you in heaven If I saw you in heaven Will it be the same Will it be the same If I saw you in heaven If I saw you in heaven I must be strong, and carry on I must be strong, and carry on Cause I know I don't belong Cause I know I don't belong Here in heaven Here in heaven

Would you hold my hand Would you hold my hand If I saw you in heaven If I saw you in heaven Would you help me stand Would you help me stand If I saw you in heaven If I saw you in heaven I'll find my way, through night and day I'll find my way, through night and day Cause I know I just can't stay Cause I know I just can't stay Here in heaven Here in heaven

Time can bring you down Time can bring you down Time can bend your knee Time can bend your knee Time can break your heart Time can break your heart Have you begging please Have you begging please Begging please Begging please

Beyond the door Beyond the door There's peace I'm sure. There's peace I'm sure. And I know there'll be no more... And I know there'll be no more... Tears in heaven Tears in heaven

Would you know my name Would you know my name If I saw you in heaven If I saw you in heaven Will it be the same Will it be the same If I saw you in heaven If I saw you in heaven I must be strong, and carry on I must be strong, and carry on Cause I know I don't belong Cause I know I don't belong Here in heaven Here in heaven

"I noticed I lost focus "I noticed I lost focus when…“when…“

““This part was This part was confusing…“confusing…“

"I reread that "I reread that because…“because…“

"I had to stop, go back "I had to stop, go back and clarify my thinking and clarify my thinking because…“because…“

"A part I had trouble "A part I had trouble with was…"with was…"

Altered Text ActivityAltered Text Activity

Thomas Alva Edison was one of the greatest inventors of the 19th century.He is most famous for inventing the light bulb in 1879. He also developed theworld's first electric light-power station in 1882.Edison was born in the village of Milan, Ohio, on Feb. 11, 1847. His familylater moved to Port Huron, Michigan. He went to school for only threemonths, when he was seven. It is warm in the summer. After that, hismother taught him at home. Thomas loved to read. At twelve years old, hebecame a train-boy, selling magazines and candy on the Grand TrunkRailroad. He spent all his money on books and equipment for hisexperiments. At the age of fifteen, Edison became manager of a telegraph office. His firstinventions helped improve the telegraph, an early method for sendingmessages over electric wires. At twenty-one, Edison produced his first majorinvention, a stock ticker for printing stock-exchange quotes. He was paid$40,000 for this invention. He took this money and opened a manufacturingshop and a small laboratory in Newark, N. J. Later he gave up manufacturing,and moved his laboratory to Menlo Park, New Jersey. At this laboratory, hedirected other inventors. During the rest of his life he and his laboratory invented the phonograph,film for the movie industry, and the alkaline battery. By the time he died atWest Orange, New Jersey on Oct. 18, 1931, he had created over 1,000inventions.

““Tools” of ActionTools” of Action RereadReread PausePause ConnectConnect ReflectReflect QuestionQuestion Draw ConclusionDraw Conclusion AnticipateAnticipate Activate SchemaActivate Schema

““Selective Action” Selective Action” I used the fix-up I used the fix-up

strategy…strategy…

Ask Myself:

• Does it make sense?• Are my predictions confirmed?• I am getting the important

points?Notice:

When did I get off course?When did things go wrong?

Read

Problem Solve:

•Words•Connections•Image•Fast/Slow•Organization

Check Understanding:

Do I have the BIG Idea?Can I express it in my own words?Can I connect it know, do?Can I write it?

In our subject or In our subject or grade level…grade level…

1. Choose a segment to read.

2. Put yourself in the shoes of a student reading this selection.

3. Read it, and fill in the t-chart.

4. This is hard! We do it proficiently, now slow it down and write what you are doing/thinking.

5. Group Anchor Chart

TEXTTEXT Behaviors/Behaviors/ActionsActions

Strategies/Strategies/ToolsTools

Attitude/StanceAttitude/Stance

Genre:Format:

Task/Purpose:

“ONE TEXT/TASK AT A TIME”

Checking UnderstandingChecking Understanding• This information is really about…This information is really about…• This story is really about…This story is really about…• Can I say this is in my own words?Can I say this is in my own words?• Can I connect this to something I know?Can I connect this to something I know?• Can I state this in my own words?Can I state this in my own words?• Can I explain this to someone else?Can I explain this to someone else?• Can I explain the big idea?Can I explain the big idea?• What is this information is really about?What is this information is really about?• What is this story is really about?What is this story is really about?• Is there something that has happened in your own lifeIs there something that has happened in your own life• that is similar to this book?that is similar to this book?• How can you use this information in another subject?How can you use this information in another subject?• What have you learned from thisWhat have you learned from this• passage/text/information?passage/text/information?• How has this text changed what you think or know?How has this text changed what you think or know?• How does this passage make you feel and why?How does this passage make you feel and why?