Comprehension Strategies Index

Note: This site was created for the use of classroom and pre-service teachers by the Southern Utah University EDRG 4020 class in the Spring Semester, 2003.

Comprehending Words and Sentences

Collecting Words, summary by Jill Gifford

Word Origin Studies, summary by Cliff Peterson

Chunking for Fluency, summary by Dianne Meikle

Vocabulary Processing, summary by Karen Ricks

Microselection, summary by Jaime Lewis

Word Mapping, summary by Mariah Read

Word Parts, summary by Tony Campbell

Comprehending Paragraphs

Core and Text Charting, summary by Kimber Uluave

Inferences, summary by Alisha Houghton

Anaphoric Relations, summary by Katie Cox

Connectives, summary by Brian Davis

Inferring from the Cover and Illustrations, as well as Text, summary by Natosha Clove

Creating Mental Images that go Beyond Visualization, summary by Curtis Scharman

Using Background Knowledge to aid Comprehension

Pre-Reading Strategies to Activate & Build Prior Knowledge, summary by Dana Cook

Series Book Studies, summary by Cynthia Jones

Predicting, summary by Shani Snow

Creating and Describing Mental Images, summary by Chad Johnson

Venn Diagrams, summary by Amy Wittwer

Double Entry Journals, summary by Lynne Williams

Snippets, Making Connections to Real Life, summary by Ashley Esplin

Making Text-to-self Connections, summary by Stephanie Eves

Building Background Knowledge through Personal and World Connections, summary by Amanda Hunter

Building Background Knowledge to Teach Specific Content, summary by Mandy Hansen

Getting the Big Picture

Retelling Boxes, summary by Anne McConnell

Data Charting, summary by Jill Skousen

KWL Charts, summary by Alysha Jolley

Reader's Theater, summary by Marci Bundy

Script Writing, summary by Sarah George

Drama Centers, summary by Jamie Cox

Writing as Synthesis, summary by Rachel Ebert

Differentiating Between Plot and Theme, summary by Sheena Rosander

Summarizing using a Narrative Pyramid, summary by Stephanie Robertson

Visualizing with Wordless Picture Books, summary by Blair Wyatt

Strategies to help Students Help Themselves

Self-Monitoring Through Imaging and Interacting, summary by Laura Jones

Notetaking, summary by Krystle Shaheen

Determining What's Important When Writing, summary by Hanna McKay

Questioning

Thick and Thin Questions, summary by Beth Taylor

Using Question Webs to Expand Thinking, summary by Nedra Sherman

Reading for Answers to Specific Questions, summary by Jody Hurst

Gaining Information Through Questioning, summary by Tiffany Curtis

Assessment as an Aide to Comprehension

Retelling for Assessment, summary by Adrienne Grimshaw