This course offers teachers methodologies to improve students' reading comprehension skills, focusing on strategic approaches to engage with texts that are complex in their ideas and construction. It covers techniques for deepening vocabulary knowledge, reading fluency and critical thinking and text analysis.
English Teachers. Sample teaching activities are suitable for students in Years 7-10.
2.5.2 Proficient Level - Know the content and how to teach it - Literacy and numeracy strategies: Apply knowledge and understanding of effective teaching strategies to support students’ literacy and numeracy achievement.
3.4.2 - Proficient Level - Select and use resources: Select and/or create and use a range of resources, including ICT, to engage students in their learning.
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"The course was practical and insightful, offering clear strategies to enhance reading comprehension. I found the focus on vocabulary development and critical thinking particularly valuable. The strategies are easy to adapt to my Year 3 classroom and have already made a positive impact on student engagement."
"The strategies that were suggested are practical and very helpful. Videos of how teachers enacted some of these strategies gave me an excellent example and a model to follow that was very beneficial."
"The course was interesting and helps the educator to keep focused on the skills needed to ensure that students comprehension skills are improved."
Welcome
Acknowledgement of Country
Learning Objectives
Teaching Standards
Introduction
Introduction to Strategic Reading
Alignment with the NSW English K-10 Syllabus Objectives
Reading Strategy 1: Predicting
Reading Strategy 2: Questioning
Reading Strategy 3: Clarifying
Reading Strategy 4: Summarising
Reading Strategy 5: Inferencing
Reflection Question
Suggestions for Collaboration
Introduction
Understanding the Importance of Vocabulary Knowledge
Teacher Activity: Reflective Journaling on the Impact of Vocabulary Knowledge on Students’ Learning
Strategies for Effective Vocabulary Instruction
Class Activity
Prompting Independent Vocabulary Learning
Class Activity
Reflection Question
Introduction
Develop Techniques to Improve Students’ Reading Fluency and Speed
Class Activity
Understanding the Relationship Between Fluency and Comprehension
Class Activity
Reflection Question
Introduction
Introduction to Comprehension
Strategies for Enhancing Comprehension: Making Connections
Strategies for Enhancing Comprehension: Visualising
Strategies for Enhancing Comprehension: Questioning
Class Activity
Reflection Question
Introduction
Introduction to Critical Thinking and Text Analysis
Analysing Texts
Comparing Texts
Critical Reading and Response
Class Activities
Reflection Question
Suggestions for Collaboration
Course Feedback
Completing Enhancing Comprehension through Strategic Reading Approaches will contribute 2.5 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and Assessment of NSW Curriculum/Early Years Learning Framework, addressing Standard Descriptors 2.5.2 and 3.4.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher in NSW.
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