Publisher's Synopsis
Intermediate-grade students must be able to read proficiently in the content areas to continue to build their knowledge and achieve academic success. Teachers must be able to appropriately balance test-taking concerns and mandated testing requirements with effective comprehension-building instruction. The Quality Comprehension Model will help you and your students successfully meet and overcome these challenges.The Model is based on a four-part approach to reading instruction that includes Teacher-led instruction in key comprehension strategies; Student-led independent activities; Assessments; and, Read-Along Guide. ""The Read-Along Guide"" - an innovative teacher-created booklet - allows students to demonstrate in writing their use and understanding of the strategies, and therefore enables teachers to tailor instruction to meet students' individual needs. The Model is flexible by nature and can be easily incorporated into your existing curriculum and established comprehension instruction methods. Plus, it can be used with a variety of reading materials, including basal readers, content area texts, small-format guided reading books, fiction and nonfiction novels, content area literature, and more.A wealth of teacher-friendly resources is included to make the Model even more accessible, including detailed instructions on creating Read-Along Guides, reproducible Read-Along Guides and instructional planning resources, and numerous samples of student work and teacher-student dialogue.
