| Teachers often use different reading | | | | much a student actually remembers and |
| comprehension strategies to help their students | | | | understands. |
| understand the lesson for the day. These | | | | These questions should be both closed and |
| techniques can either be direct or indirect | | | | open-ended. Closed questions are those |
| depending on the kind of pupils in the class. Some | | | | immediately answerable by “yes” or |
| of them are even disguised as games to keep | | | | “no.” This will give the teacher a quick |
| everybody interested. | | | | assessment of how much the student has |
| Reading comprehension strategies help a lot in | | | | gathered from the lesson. Open-ended questions, |
| developing your vocabulary and powers of | | | | on the other hand, are an excellent gauge of the |
| analysis. Here are some ways you might want to | | | | student’s reading comprehension. Questions |
| try out for yourself. | | | | that begin with “how” and “why” |
| 1) Role-playing | | | | often push the student to elaborate. |
| One of the most entertaining reading | | | | 3) Making Connections |
| comprehension strategies is role-playing. It allows | | | | One of the most effective reading comprehension |
| you to gain a better perspective over the text | | | | strategies involves making use of prior knowledge |
| you have just read. | | | | or experience. By tapping into what you already |
| Role-playing also gives you the freedom and | | | | know, you can make it easier to relate to what |
| flexibility to showcase your own interpretation of | | | | you’re reading now. |
| the reading material. | | | | In a way, you’re using prior information or |
| However, this kind of strategy does not apply to | | | | past experience as a stepping stone or a |
| all texts. It would be challenging for someone to | | | | foundation for future lessons. This strategy |
| role-play a text discussing the dissection of frogs, | | | | requires you to be up-to-date as well. Or at least, |
| wouldn’t it? I suggest this reading | | | | be a quick thinker. After all, you’re expected |
| comprehension strategy be limited to texts with | | | | to take advantage of any opportunity you have |
| actual characters and story plots. | | | | to tie one idea to another. |
| 2) Question and Answer | | | | These reading comprehension strategies have |
| After you read a text, it is important to check | | | | served a lot of readers well. Find the one that |
| whether you have understood the material. A lot | | | | matches your own personality to make it even |
| of teachers like to hold question and answer | | | | more effective. With these strategies, you’ll |
| portions at the end of the lesson to see how | | | | be able to learn better and help others as well. |