Comprehension and

Vocabulary Strategies

Discussion WebThis is a reading strategy which allows teachers

to demonstrate that old adage which says ‘there are 2 sides to every question’.

Focuses on all four facets of communication:reading, thinking, listening, and writing.

Sample Discussion WEBMachines now do most of the work. Workers received very low pay &

could barely make a living.The Industrial revolutionprovided jobs for many people Mass production work in a factoryespecially immigrants. YES NO dehumanized the worker who

became a cog in a machine.More products were now affordable for the common man. Working conditions were

not safe and unhealthy.The cost of living dropped whichhelped working people. Workers had to work long hours with

little time off.Labor saving devices become available and were used in Workers were no longer skilled & factories and homes. could not look forward to owning

their own business.

Did the Industrial revolution help working people???

Double-Entry Diaries

This is a version of Two-column notes (a.k.a. Cornell notes). They are tailored for students to monitor their comprehension while reading.

Double-entry diary on BACTERIA

Textbook passage and pg #

• Pg 325- Heterotrophic bacteria are unable to make their own food so the feed on plant and animal matter

• Pg 326- Autotrophic bacteria can make their own food

This is important because…

• These get rid of wastes.• Eats other stuff

(plants/animals) like me

• Makes own food like a plant

Vocabulary Four Square Maps

• Developed by Eeds and Cockrum in 1985.• This is a very useful strategy for learning

new vocabulary words. Especially words which are abstract and students may not have much schema for.

• There are several forms.

Swagger Someone who walks

with attitude.‘Thinks they are all that.’

Athlete Quiet kidCrash Brainy kidActors/models

Vocabulary Overview GuideThis is a graphic organizer which allows students to ‘move away’ from memorizing dictionary definitions and move into vocabulary ownership.

Using clues and tricks to learn the meanings of new words.

Haggard Clue: Hag

Explain: Someone who looks worn out Use: Laurie’s teacher looked haggard after all

he did during class.

Incredulously Clue: too incredible

Explain: you really cannot believe something Use: The parents were incredulous that Fudge could be that naughty.