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Here are the teacher pack items for Comprehending Text:
Overview In this experience, students make inferences using their existing knowledge to increase their reading comprehension. They monitor their own understanding of what they are reading and learn techniques to use when they have trouble understanding. Then, they identify key points in a text and compare information in multiple sources. Objectives Duration One class period. ELL Support This experience uses basic and academic vocabulary that students will meet routinely in the classroom. Ensure that ELL students recognize key vocabulary while reading and in discussion. If your ELL students have difficulty reading the text of this (or any) experience, which provides important reading strategies, here’s a tip. Use the Chrome browser with Google Translate extension. Students can set the browser to translate the experience to any of the dozens of languages supported by Google Translate. Vocabulary Words Used in “To the Moon and Back”
When you learned how to read, you started by learning the alphabet. Then you began to recognize words and sentences. You read books for children, then branched out to other kinds of reading: street signs, cereal boxes, websites, texts, and so on. In this experience, you will learn some strategies for understanding what you read. Start by ensuring that you understand all the vocabulary you read and hear in discussions during this lesson.
Objectives
Think about the following scenarios.
List at least one reason you read. To post more than one, separate them with commas, like this: geography, history.
Sample answers include:
Discuss student responses. Point out that reading for pleasure is different than reading to gain information or to learn something.