Anchor Your Comprehension
Creating and Referring to Posters to Consolidate Reading Comprehension Strategies (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 3: Literacy for GrowthAges:
9-12
Grade Range:
4th 5th 6thFood Groups:
Primary: Reading Comprehension
Activity Description
Preparation:
1. Gather materials for students to use to create anchor charts.
Implementation:
- Discuss familiar reading comprehension strategies with the students
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Introduce the idea of creating anchor charts
- Emphasize the importance of having references in the classroom, like anchor charts to support learning
- Introduce the Frayer Model
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Explain how the main term is at the center of the poster and characteristics and definitions surround the central term
- Provide students with examples highlighting the Frayer Model
- Keep these examples posted as students create their own
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Have the students decide on key comprehension strategies
- Keep track of the strategies by listing them on chart paper
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Divide the students into groups
- You may have predetermined groups or have the students choose who they would like to work with
- Have each group choose the comprehension strategy
- Have students create anchor charts for each comprehension strategy
- Move around the room supporting students as they work
- Display anchor charts in the classroom
Adaptations For
English Language Learners/ESL:
- Display pictures or symbols beside each comprehension strategy
- Prior to the activity pre-teach or review new terms including the key comprehension strategies
LD/Reading & Writing Difficulties:
- Include many visual representations and examples
- Repeat instructions to each group as they begin to complete the chart
Cultural Appropriateness & Diversity:
- Have a variety of texts to demonstrate the selected comprehension strategies
Differentiated Instruction:
- Encourage varied responses during the discussion
- Use heterogeneous and mixed ability groupings
Related References
The Frayer Model: http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/FrayerModel.html
Pressley, M., El-Dinary, P., Gaskins, I., Schuder, T., Bergman, J, Almasi, J., & Brown, R. (1992). Beyond direct explanation: Transactional instruction of reading comprehension strategies. The Elementary School Journal, 92(5), 513-555.
Activity Objective
The goal of Anchor Your Comprehension: Creating and Referring to Posters to Consolidate Reading Comprehension Strategies (Virtual Tour) is to provide students with opportunities to investigate and understand how to use key reading comprehension strategies.
What You Need
Prep Time:
5 minutes
- Gather poster boards and writing materials
Task Time:
30-40 minutes
- Teacher and students gather for a group discussion on reading comprehension strategies
- Students choose key comprehension strategies
- Students work in small groups to create anchor charts for the comprehension strategy
Materials Required:
Students:
- Poster boards
- Markers
What You Do
Teacher Role:
Facilitator:
- while students discuss and choose reading comprehension strategies
Consultant:
- while students create anchor charts
Student Grouping:
Whole class:
- during discussion
Small group:
- while creating anchor charts
Assessment Ideas:
- Track student understanding as you move around the room using a checklist.
- Keep track of how students use the anchor charts during reading activities.
Quick Tips
Activity Extensions:
- Develop anchor charts for other strategies that the students study throughout the year.
- During reading activities, have the students focus on one or more of the anchor charts and encourage them to use the information in their own work.
Additional Comments:
- Students take ownership of their learning when they are presented with a choice.
- Refer to the anchor charts on a regular basis, especially during reading activities.
Other Adaptations/Modifications:
- Strategically seat students who might require cues to refocus
- Provide a quiet working space for students disturbed by sound
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