Reading Comprehension

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Reading Comprehension

Mr. Abualkibash
2G1

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand the importance of reading comprehension and apply strategies to improve your reading skills.

Emphasize the importance of understanding what you read to become a good reader.

What do you already know about reading lessons?

Vocabulary

Vocabulary is essential to understanding what you read. Learning new words is the key to improving reading comprehension.

Introduce a few new vocabulary words and encourage students to use them in a sentence.

The Five W's

Who, what, when, where, and why are the five W's to help you understand what you read. They help you understand the main idea and important details.

Provide examples of questions that can be asked using the five W's.

Visualizing

Visualizing is creating a mental picture of what you read. It helps you understand the text and remember the details.

Read a short passage and have students draw what they visualize.

Making Connections

Making connections is when you relate what you read to your own experiences or things you already know. It helps you understand the text more deeply.

Have students share their experiences and connections to the text.

Summarizing

Summarizing is retelling the main idea and important details in your own words. It helps you remember what you read and check your understanding.

Have students practice summarizing short passages and check for accuracy.

Reading Strategies

Skimming, scanning, and close reading are reading strategies. Skimming is reading quickly to get the main idea. Scanning is looking for specific information. Close reading is reading carefully and analyzing the text.

Provide examples of when each strategy is appropriate and have students practice using them.

Practice

Practice is the key to improving reading comprehension. Read every day and use the strategies you learned to understand what you read.

Encourage students to read for at least 20 minutes every day and use the strategies they learned.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.