Language Arts/English Curriculum Frameworks - Albemarle County ...

• Readers’ Theatre- Students dramatize a short story, poem, or song. After reading the original text,
students create a script. They decide how to portray the characters, rehearse the script, and then
perform for the class.
• Reading independent level text.
Comprehension
Reading is a combination of decoding and comprehending what is being read. Although it seems
quite natural that when one is reading, one is also processing all that is being read, this is not always the
case. Reading involves reader interaction before engaging in the text, during the reading of the text, and
after the reading of the text. Teachers should provide direct instruction in strategies for preparing to read
text, for engaging in meaning making while reading, and for assimilating understanding after reading the
text. Students need modeling of various strategies, guided practice in using those strategies, and multiple
opportunities for independent practice of those strategies. Ultimately, the successful reader must be able
to integrate multiple strategies at the same time when reading.
Since reading comprehension involves concept and vocabulary development, command of the
linguistic structure of text, and reflective control of what has been read, teachers are responsible for
aggressively teaching vocabulary, as well as the elements of literature.
© ASPIRE K-12, Albemarle County Public Schools, 2003
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