Summary - Comprehension: The Key to Successful Reading P26.4434. Online registration by Cvent

Do you have students in K-3 who read all the words correctly and then have no idea what they just read? This online course focuses on improving students’ comprehension skills. The course begins by offering four different options for assessing comprehension, including retelling, cloze procedure, maze procedure, and miscue analysis. Then, teachers are introduced to a wealth of strategies that can improve and support a reader’s comprehension. Strategies presented include strengthening pre-reading background knowledge, using anticipation guides to understand students’ current level of understanding of a topic, DRTA to help guide students through an entire reading, and helping students understand question levels. Students will also be taught about text structure to help them better approach and comprehend the type of text they are engaged with. Additionally guided reading and reciprocal teaching techniques will be explored. Teachers will also learn how to effectively formulate comprehension questions across a variety of different levels. Finally, teachers will understand how vocabulary affects comprehension. Of course, suggestions for using literature to engage and inspire young readers will be shared. By the end of the course, teachers will have gained many strategies to support student comprehension.

Grade Level: K-3

Instructional Media

Interactive Communication: Online discussions, engagement, and collaboration among participants.
Instructor Support: Feedback and interaction from the instructor.
Instructional Materials: Access to online resources, supplemental materials, and printable classroom tools.

Methods of Evaluation: tests, personal goal-setting, reflections on articles/videos, class collaboration, a cumulative project, and a final practicum.

Review the course syllabus for expected learning outcomes and detailed methods of evaluation for this course.

Register any time for this self-paced Professional Development Institute (PDI) course that is designed to fit your schedule.
All coursework must be completed within 9 months of your registration date. While you may finish at your own pace, please allow at least 30 days from registration for your grade to be posted.
Extensions and re-enrollments are not allowed.
You may contact ASDN to drop this course at any time and it will be removed from your record.
A maximum refund of $125.00 is available if you drop the course within one week of your registration date. No refunds will be issued after this one-week period.