Help wanted: research-based reading strategies.We are seeking research-based practices for integrating content area learning and reading comprehension Reading comprehension can be defined as the level of understanding of a passage or text. For normal reading rates (around 200-220 words per minute) an acceptable level of comprehension is above 75%. . One effective way to promote reading and content area learning has been through the use of a monster graphic organizer Graphic organizers are visual representations of knowledge, concepts or ideas. They are known to help
LEARN is a reading comprehension strategy that promotes questioning, inquiry, and the making of inferences. Prior to beginning the lesson, students are asked to recall experiences related to the topic and use these experiences as a hook to capture and manipulate manipulate To cause a security to sell at an artificial price. Although investment bankers are permitted to manipulate temporarily the stock they underwrite, most other forms of manipulation are illegal. new knowledge. Students then represent new knowledge on a series of graphic organizers, where they create monsters with each piece of new information they write. Basing lessons on students' prior experiences, adding the novelty Novelty is the quality of being new. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension (e.g. a new style of art coming into being, such as abstract art or impressionism) it essentially exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals. of monster-themed graphic organizers, and giving students a purpose for reading is effective. LEARN was tested on 149 students in grades 4 and 5 in a small town in Mississippi Mississippi, state, United States Mississippi (mĭs'əsĭp`ē), one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with most of the border formed by . Results of this study revealed that combining personal experiences with reading significantly improved science content learning for these grades. Two ACEI ACEI Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor ACEI Association for Childhood Education International ACEI Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland members, Jackie Worley from Texas and Christine Chen from Singapore, are planning to use LEARN to promote learning with two distinctly different student populations. Christine plans to contextualize con·tex·tu·al·ize tr.v. con·tex·tu·al·ized, con·tex·tu·al·iz·ing, con·tex·tu·al·iz·es To place (a word or idea, for example) in a particular context. the graphic organizer theme to the customs of Singapore by substituting a different symbol for the monster. She plans to use the graphic organizers with 6- to 8-year-olds during the fall semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s with the goal of getting students involved in talking about concepts in the books they have read. Jackie is seeking to use LEARN with Hispanic Hispanic Multiculture A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race Social medicine Any of 17 major Latino subcultures, concentrated in California, Texas, Chicago, Miam, NY, and elsewhere students to help them bridge the gap between their native language and English. Like Christine, she plans to use the graphic organizers to promote oral communication among students while they are working to improve their reading. I am asking for your help. We would like to build on our research. Please contact me (kholmes@olemiss.edu) if any of you would like more information about LEARN, so that you can develop your own research program using a combination of graphic organizers and prior experiences to promote content area reading comprehension. You can either add to the research that is planned by other ACEI members, or you can work out your own plan. ACEI provides a worldwide forum for sharing effective teaching practices. Through the Program Development Committee, members can collaborate on best practices that are necessary for meeting the needs of a very diverse student population. We hope you will seek information about LEARN, use it or modify it to suit your needs, and share what you have learned with other teachers. Kerry Holmes, Chair, Program Development Committee |
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