1. I Read It, But I Don’t Get It“Some kids are born good readers and some kids aren’t. I’ve always been a bad reader and I always will be. It’s too late for me.” By: Melissa Antonelli and Jaclyn Clark

2. Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers

3. Part 1: Setting the Stage FAKE READING “I faked comprehension for years. I knew it would eventually catch up with me. But I didn’t know what to do. I thought I was just born a bad reader.” Cris Tovani Author Influenced by Ken Goodman and Frank Smith -- Involved in PEBC Writter’s on Mosaic of Thought

4. “What do you do if you read every page but still have no idea what the book is about” Fake Reading Establishing Expectation Cheating on book reports! Disarming the Defenses “Struggling readers are embarrassed” Form used to bring out literacy Realities of reading Teacher are busy! Resistive Readers (Lisa) Word Callers (Mike) Meaning from print 8 out of 22 high school students can read the science textbook

5. Part 2: In Support of Strategic ReadingPurpose for Reading Access Tools Reader’s Purpose Affects Everything Thinking aloud: making sense of the text Planning for think alouds Select a short piece of the text Foresee difficulties Read and share thinking telling students what you are doing Point out trigger words Marking Text: teach codes and have students practice Double Entry Journals

7. Background knowledge

8. Read text

9. Write down questions while reading

10. Write a response to text

11. Find answers to questions in text

12. Modeling

13. Share real world reasons for reading

15. “Algebra? This is chemistry! What do I need algebra for?” Connecting the new to the known Importance of interrelated knowledge (academic reading overlaps) Differentiate between personal knowledge and experience Relate to readers Visualize Avoid boredom Pay attention Listen to others Read actively Connection repairs connection What Do You Wonder? Teach students how to ask questions about text Outlandish Responses: Taking the Inferences Too Far Not all responses to reading are correct Inference Practice continually, Personal stamp on text What’s the Plan? One strategy doesn’t work all the time Strategies take time to teach

16. Part 3: Access Tools Double Entry Diaries Comprehension Strategies Coding Sheets

18. Opinions Opinion Great real life examples of how reading strategies are applied Strategies need to be modeled, repeated, and practiced These strategies are applicable to all readers Modeling must start with practice on the teacher’s part Confused readers must have ongoing help with strategies and guidance if original strategy doesn’t work Reading is interactive not passive Opinion Justified Page 102: Story illustrates inference with hippos and implication that one hippo is scared of a movie from his actions only Page 102 Practice, practice, practice Page 24 purpose is everything Page 42 Listening to author’s words

19. Citation Tovani, C. (2000). I Read It, But I Don't Get It. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers.