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Monitoring comprehension is a process which helps young readers determine what they understand from the text they have read. When readers can not comprehend the text, they can try several techniques to allow themselves to understand the text. Young readers may try to limit their speed in order to ensure that they are understanding the text completely. 

 

Active Readers Monitor Comprehension

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Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension. (n.d.). Retrieved June 26, 2016, from          http://www.readingrockets.org/article/seven-strategies-teach-students-text-comprehension

 

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Eclectic Educating: Self- Monitoring and Fix-Up Strategies. (n.d.). Retrieved June 26, 2016, from         http://www.eclecticeducating.com/2013/12/self-monitoring-and-fix-up-strategies.html

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Self-Monitoring. (n.d.). Retrieved June 26, 2016, from                                                                               https://wairakeilearners.wikispaces.com/Self-Monitoring

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Reading--Comprehension Strategies. (n.d.). Retrieved June 28, 2016, from                                             https://www.pinterest.com/pin/211174958108640/

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Common Core Reading Standard involving the application of comprehension strategy "Monitoring Comprehension."

 

 

RL.3.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language

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RI.5.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

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Students may use several comprehension monitoring strategies:

  • Identify where the difficulty occurs

    "I don't understand the second paragraph on page 76."

  • Identify what the difficulty is

    "I don't get what the author means when she says, 'Arriving in America was a milestone in my grandmother's life.'"

  • Restate the difficult sentence or passage in their own words

    "Oh, so the author means that coming to America was a very important event in her grandmother's life."

  • Look back through the text

    "The author talked about Mr. McBride in Chapter 2, but I don't remember much about him. Maybe if I reread that chapter, I can figure out why he's acting this way now."

  • Look forward in the text for information that might help them to resolve the difficulty

    "The text says, 'The groundwater may form a stream or pond or create a wetland. People can also bring groundwater to the surface.' Hmm, I don't understand how people can do that… Oh, the next section is called 'Wells.' I'll read this section to see if it tells how they do it."

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