This poster that students made in one fourth grade classroom reminded me of all the pieces that go into being able to deeply understand and think critically about what is being read.
We want our students to read and understand the characteristics of a variety of genres and sub-genres.
We want our students to be able to use their schema (current knowledge and understandings) to build connections and strengthen understandings of new information.
We want our students to be familiar with a variety of text features and structures. They can use their awareness of how text is organized and broken down to aid their comprehension.
Students need ample time to discuss, share and compare interpretations and questions about what they are reading.
They also need ample time to immerse themselves in sustained, purposeful independent reading.
Summarizing and annotating key ideas and details are important strategies our students regularly practice to strengthen their comprehension.
It's also exciting to see how our students' literacy learning can be "amplified" with the integration of technology. Technology tools enable us to find a variety of high-interest texts, adjust reading levels, provide audio recordings, define tricky vocabulary, access images and videos to enhance comprehension & visualization of text, highlight or change the size or font of text, and allow for more student interaction with text.
I'm so proud of the depth and critical thinking our students are practicing as they enjoy and explore reading so many great books at Dryden!
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