61. Lynchburg College: Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension. The principal thought behind reading comprehension lies in vocabulary. Vocabulary facilitates the writing process in three ways http://www.lynchburg.edu/x2416.xml

Skip to main content. Apply Alumni Faculty/Staff Directory I want to... See tuition costs Make a payment Ask about my bill Contact the registrar About Us Overview Quick Facts Mission ... Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension The principal thought behind reading comprehension lies in vocabulary. Vocabulary facilitates the writing process in three ways: Thinking Understanding Writing TOPICS: General Principles Techniques to Promote Reading Comprehension A Study Reading Method SQ4R I. General principles: The more extensive the vocabulary, the better the comprehension. A reciprocal relationship exists between reading and writing. Individuals are born with a mental grammar which, placed in context, allows the individual to place a meaning upon that particular word or phrase in an appropriate context. Contextual practice will assist individuals in activating that mental placement, enhancing their understanding of different materials. The more active the mind while reading, the better the comprehension and the retention of material; for example, pre-reading activities help with comprehension. The following are suggestions for pre-reading activities: Pre-Reading Look at the title, and call up all previous knowledge about the subject.

62. The Reading Lady The Mosaic Group is a featured resource for literacy teachers. In addition to their email list, you will find many great tools and resources for classroom teachers, literacy http://www.readinglady.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_pag

63. Reading Comprehension--Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support Reading Comprehension Understanding the Reading Process Levels of Comprehension Strengthening Your Reading Comprehension http://academic.cuesta.edu/acasupp/AS/301.HTM

Skip Navigation Link Academic Support Cuesta Home Academic Support Center Academic Support Tutorial Services ... Converting Words Into Pictures Reading Comprehension Reading is the active search for answers! Reading Is Important: In summary, people just aren't reading as much anymore and yet the need for reading, comprehension, and communication skills (verbal and written) has increased. The need is great for strengthening the following skills: Your ability to read a variety of materials (e.g. textbooks, novels, newspapers, magazines, instructional manuals). Your ability to understand and remember what you read. Your ability to effectively communicate what you've learned from your reading. Motivation Is Necessary: Engaged, active readers have deep-seated motivational goals, which include being committed to the subject matter, wanting to learn the content, believing in one's own ability, and wanting to share understandings from learning. However, most people, children and adults, do not spend any significant portion of their free time reading. Without committing time to reading, no one can gain the reading skills or knowledge they need to succeed in school, at work, or in life in general. The best way to improve your reading efficiency is to read a lot. What is Reading Comprehension?

64. Reading Comprehension Worksheets How much of what they read do your kids really understand? With these printable comprehension worksheets, you can find out. Students read the passages and answer the questions http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/comprehension.html

Grades 1 - 5 How much of their reading do your students really understand? Use these free worksheets to help you measure and build their reading comprehension. Students read the article, paragraph, or story. Then, they answer the questions that follow. Reading Comprehension Worksheets Ben's Loose Tooth Ben's big sister is gives him ideas for removing his loose tooth, but none of her ideas work. Students will enjoy reading this cute story, but they'll have to read the deatils closely to answer the questions. Spitting to Survive Discover how cobras, archer fish, llamas, and humans use spit to help them survive. This is a high-interest, non-fiction article that kids love. The Race (Poem) A boy loses a running race to an unusual competitor. Students read the poem and answer the comprehension questions. Hitchhikers in the Bathroom Have you ever seen a pseudoscorpion in your bathroom? They're tiny scorpion-like creatures that don't hurt people. In fact, they can even be helpful to have around. Hidden Treasure An Indian Folk Tale: A poor farmer finds a treasure in his field, but decides that it is not his to keep. He gives it to the previous owner of the land, who doesn't want it either. Why doesn't anyone want this treasure? Winters Without Snow Can you imagine a winter without snow? If you live in Florida, Hawaii, Texas, or other warm states you know that it's no so bad.

65. Reading Rockets: Text Comprehension Offers effective teaching strategies, activities, lessons, lesson plans, worksheets, exercises, skills, tests, assessments for reading comprehension, language arts, literacy http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/reading101/comprehension

66. Resource Room: Reading Comprehension Reading comprehension teaching and learning tips, articles and links about giftedness and learning disabilities, learning differences, difficulties mp; disabilities (including http://www.resourceroom.net/comprehension/index.asp

Home The Resource Room Reading Comprehension Lessons: Vocabulary exercises: Word Parts - Learn to understand Greek roots and Latin roots, not just definitions. Comprehension Companion for Rodman Philbrick's Freak the Mighty , selected chapters. Vocabulary, conflict, signal word, character description exercises and more. NEW: Buy the Freak the Mighty Comprehension Companion Holes Comprehension Companion : In Progress Chapter-by-Chapter comprehension exercises to accompany Louis Sachar's Holes Understanding Phrases : Ideas and exercises for improving fluency and comprehension. Includes PDF files of exercises ready to print and use What's the Big Idea? Categorizing words by concepts (identifying Main Idea) Stone Fox Comprehension Companion Chapter-by-chapter comprehension exercises to be used while reading Gardiner's Stone Fox (first half). Chapter-by-chapter comprehension exercises for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (samples from the Harry Potter Comprehension Compendium).

67. Reading Comprehension READING COMPREHENSION . This test measures your ability to understand what you read. You may be asked to identify the relationship between sentences http://www.spjc.edu/webcentral/admit/Placement/reading.htm

READING COMPREHENSION This test measures your ability to understand what you read. You may be asked to: identify the relationship between sentences distinguish between the main and secondary ideas make inferences DIRECTIONS: Read the statement or passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question on the basis of what is stated or implied in the statement or passage. Myths are stories, the products of fertile imagination, sometimes simple, often containing profound truths. They are not meant to be taken too literally. Details may sometimes appear childish, but most myths express a culture's most serious beliefs about human beings, eternity, and God. The main idea of this passage is that myths (a) are created primarily to entertain young children (b) are purposely written for the reader (c) provide the reader with a means of escape from reality (d) illustrate the values that are considered important to a society Australia has many strange beasts, one of the oddest of which is the koala. Perfectly adapted to one specific tree, the eucalyptus, this living teddy bear does not need anything else, not even a drink! The moisture in the leaves is just right for the koala, making it the only land animal that doesn't need water to supplement its food (from That Astounding Creator Nature by Jean George).

68. A Special Christmas Present A Special Christmas Present Read the text on the left and answer the questions. http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/reading/xmas1.htm

Study Zone Home Reading Topics A Special Christmas Present Read the text on the left and answer the questions. Click on the best answer for each question. A Special Christmas Present David wants to buy a Christmas present for a very special person, his mother. David's father gives him $5.00 a week pocket money and David puts $2.00 a week into his bank account. After three months David takes $20.00 out of his bank account and goes to the shopping mall. He looks and looks for a perfect gift. Suddenly he sees a beautiful brooch in the shape of his favourite pet. He says to himself, "My mother loves jewelry, and the brooch costs only $17.00." He buys the brooch and takes it home. He wraps the present in Christmas paper and places it under the tree. He is very excited and he is looking forward to Christmas morning to see the joy on his mother's face. But when his mother opens the present she screams with fright because she sees a spider. Show all questions What does David want to buy his Mother? a special birthday present a Christmas present a spider ring Who does David get his money from?

69. Reading Comprehension The quickest, easiest, most reliable way to improve reading comprehension. Here's how http://www.abc-read.com/comprehension.html

Contact Us Add to Favorites Site Map Home ... Resources Reading Comprehension Direct vocabulary instruction aids reading comprehension. Students learn vocabulary directly when they are taught both individual words and word-learning strategies. Verbocity is the quickest, easiest, most reliable way to improve reading comprehension It is the only program that uses classical literature to help children grades 2 to 10 build a complete, robust vocabulary. Continued below advertisement: Phonics programs teach students how to decode printed material. They don’t provide students with the meaning of those words. After phonics, students need to develop and improve their vocabulary and reading comprehension. What is Verbocity? Verbocity is a very comprehensive vocabulary building program. Created by a home school dad over a period of eight years, it provides students with an Ivy League caliber vocabulary in just 15 minutes a day . The program covers approximately 7,000 target words that form the backbone of English. How does Verbocity work?

70. Ten Reading Comprehension Activities Traci's 16th List of Ten Ten Reading Comprehension Activities Posted to ACWL, WCenter, NCTE-Talk, and TEACH on 01/10/99. After an extended holiday break, I'm back with http://www.tengrrl.com/tens/016.shtml

traci's lists of ten links lists of ten lesson plans technotes reviews ... search tens links by subject chronologically faqs and whatnot Traci's 16th List of Ten: Ten Reading Comprehension Activities Posted to ACW-L, WCenter, NCTE-Talk, and TEACH on 01/10/99. After an extended holiday break, I'm back with another list. These reading comprehension activities focus students' attention on the various ways of reading a text, with an eye toward helping them differentiate among skills such as comprehension, summary, interpretation, and analysis. As I wrote these items, I was thinking exercises that I might use with students to prepare them for standardized testing (e.g., Texas' TAAS or the NY Regents Exam). These exercises alone won't prepare them for the test, but I think that the discussion that could ensue from completing more than one of these exercises on a text and talking about the skills that were used could help students become more knowledgeable about the ways that they can think about something that they read. Then I'd ask students to think about which skills relate to which questions on the tests. Originally Posted February 8, 1999 on the Daedalus Website.

71. AAC Literacy Reading Comprehension Literacy Instruction for Individuals with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and Other Disabilities Janice Light David McNaughton The Pennsylvania State University http://aacliteracy.psu.edu/ReadingComprehension.html

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