Teaching for Concrete Comprehension K-12 - EDU-X700I

Course Description

Learn Strategies to Teach Students How to Understand What They Read

This course allows participants to learn how to use, develop, and modify seven comprehension strategies that will increase their knowledge on how to relay comprehension concepts and produce creative, inviting and engaging lessons for students. The course objectives for concrete comprehension are 1) Connecting, 2) Predicting, 3) Visualizing, 4) Monitoring/Clarifying/ Questioning, 5) Determining Importance--Main Ideas and Details, 6) Inferring, and 7) Synthesizing. Each of these areas will be explored.

Learner Outcomes

• Share comprehension strategies with students to allow them to comprehend a variety of texts
• Modify and develop lessons for all student ability levels
• Build a portfolio of materials and lesson plans that meet the needs of students and clarify comprehension concepts

Course Details

Number of Units: 3.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours

Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for teachers (K-12, new or veteran).

Course Materials: No text required

Testimonials

"This course is both excellent for new teachers, as well as teachers who have been in the profession for a long time. I have been teaching for 24 years now and I still find this information so useful for my first grade classroom. For me, this course reminded me of how I can use the seven reading comprehension strategies in my classroom. I learned these strategies many years ago. I use most of these strategies in my classroom every day (not all in one day) but this course reminded me the importance of teaching each one and gave me ideas to use with my students." -- Beth F., Teacher, Sacramento

"I found the assignments to be constructive and well thought out resulting in tools that can be implemented in my classroom immediately. It is rare to come away with knowledge and tools specific to my grade level. It is particularly rare to gain knowledge, activities or lessons that can be implemented immediately. Taking this class has been transformative to my teaching practices. I will be a better reading comprehension teacher in this area going forward." -- T.A., Educator

"Great idea about creating a space in your room for comprehension!!" -- Leslie Gunn, Educator, Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, Illinois

"Thank you for the [Independent Study] opportunity to take part in this course. The syllabus was easy to follow. The course definitely helped expand my knowledge as a reading intervention teacher." -- Angela Saunders, Educator

"The course was easy to follow and the assignments are useful resources." -- Kineiko Woodson, Educator, Fort Bragg Schools, North Carolina

Applies Towards the Following Certificate(s), Professional Programs and Series

• Literacy Toolbox Series : Courses - Enroll in One or More