Comprehension of Narrative Text Chapter 8 Book: Literacy Assessment & Intervention for Classroom Teachers by Beverly A. DeVries Presented by Maria Daniela Garcia

Comprehension Is a complex, cognitive process that results in readers making “connections” between what they know—prior knowledge— and what they are reading—the text—. McLaughlin, 2012

Research in Comprehension Research indicates that readers use the following strategies to comprehend text: Draw inferences Predict Self-monitoring Retell and summarize Draw conclusions Activate prior knowledge And visualize before, during, and after reading

Comprehension and other skills Comprehension is intertwined with other reading knowledge and skills: Decoding Vocabulary Fluency Prior knowledge

Decoding Recognizing familiar words automatically and decoding unknown words quickly are essential skills for comprehending text.

Fluency and Vocabulary Implies a reader can accurately and automatically recognize a large bank of words, read at an appropriate rate—75 words per minute with 98% accuracy—and with prosody. A large listening vocabulary is necessary for comprehension—Nagy & Scott, 2013 Shanahan (2012) suggests that a teacher not teach unknown words before she reads a story, but after reading, she can ask students what they think certain words mean.

Close reading of Complex Narrative Text 1. Level of meaning of the text 2.The structure of the story Range from single level of meaning—which is easier to comprehend—to stories with multiple levels of meaning—such as allegories or fables. Events in chronological order Flashbacks and flash forwards. Traits common to genres

Close reading of Complex Narrative Text 3.The clarity of the language 4.The demands on the readers’ past experiences Does the story use literal language or figurative or ironic language? Is the language contemporary and conversational or archaic? Is there one simple theme or multiple themes? Is the story based on everyday experiences or is it clear fantasy? Is it like the reader’s or different.

Close reading of Complex Narrative Text 5. The cultural/literary demands placed on the reader Has the text taken place in a familiar time and place or has low intertextuality is easier than a story that involves another culture or has many allusions to other stories.

Reading comprehension strategies Inferencing Self-monitoring Visualizing Connecting prior knowledge to text Predicting Setting a purpose Retelling story elements Drawing conclusions Elaborating on the author’s intent

Assessments for comprehension on Narrative Texts Informal Reading Invetories—IRI = https://youtu.be/nJ42T4Jv2X4 Miscue Analysis = https://youtu.be/cSeHLEXVYY0 Running Records = https://youtu.be/ZO-4OYiJiUA

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