Introduction
Reading comprehension is the ability to read text, process it, and understand its meaning.
Task
I will ask my students to read intensively and answerr questions regarding the topic that I will provide to them. Questions can be effective because they:
- Give students a purpose for reading
- Focus students' attention on what they are to learn
- Help students to think actively as they read
- Encourage students to monitor their comprehension
- Help students to review content and relate what they have learned to what they already know
Process
I will help my students become effective readers by teaching them how to use strategies before, during, and after reading.
Before reading, I will plan for the reading task by;
- setting a purpose or decide in advance what to read for
- Deciding if more linguistic or background knowledge is needed
- Determining whether to enter the text from the top down (attend to the overall meaning) or from the bottom up (focus on the words and phrases)
During and after reading: I will monitor comprehension by;
- Verifying predictions and check for inaccurate guesses
- Deciding what is and is not important to understand
- Rereading to check comprehension
- Asking for help
After reading: I will evaluate comprehension and strategy by;
- Evaluating comprehension in a particular task or area
- Evaluatin overall progress in reading and in particular types of reading tasks
- Deciding if the strategies used were appropriate for the purpose and for the task
- Modifying strategies if necessary
Evaluation
1. what is the importance of reading comprehension?
2. Explain the stages of reading comprehension
Conclusion
The reading comprehension is the process that needs the reader to understand various strategies. But one has to stick on the following;
- Before reading, good readers tend to set goals for their reading.
- During reading, good readers read words accurately and quickly, while dealing with meanings of words.
- Good readers are selective as they read.
- Good readers use their background knowledge to create mental images, ask questions, and make inferences.
- Good readers monitor their comprehension as they read.