[MOSAIC] Comprehension strategies and Harcourt

[MamaAbs at aol.com]

I teach gifted 5th graders, but have taught regular 3rd through 5th as well  
as gifted 3rd through 5th.  Having my reading endorsement, I too am  surprised 
by the word callers at the beginning of the year.  This year I  was 
especially surprised because my class did not seem to think that  comprehension was 
important.  Can you imagine?  We have read and  discussed everything you can 
imagine!  They are so tired of me making them  retell, summarize, think about it, 
say it another way, act it out, draw a  picture, etc. that I think they are 
going to comprehend just to get me  off their backs!  I do feel like we have 
made great strides; however, I  don't know where the problem started.  I have 
always stressed comprehension  is just as important as reading.  You can't have 
one without the  other.  
 
Karen 
 



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