Using TV to Teach Comprehension Skills While watching TV, parents can actually teach the very same skills teachers use to develop reading comprehension. Plus, parents can give these skills the individual attention that their children might not receive in today’s busy classrooms. First though, it is important to understand that this process involves a parent literally sitting down and watching an acceptable TV program with the child. Be sure the program, often a sitcom, agrees with parent social standards for the child. Here are some important comprehension skills that are easy to practice with TV: 1. Problem/Solution—Ask what problem the main character is facing and how... 1 Feb 2025 Gini Musmanno Comprehension, Education, Free Tips, Parent No Comments Permalink Read Post
How Important is Prior Knowledge, Really? Prior knowledge is MORE IMPORTANT than main idea, supporting details, cause/effect, predicting, clarifying, questioning, summarizing.--all skills that most reading teachers teach daily. 1 Nov 2024 Gini Musmanno Comprehension, Education, Learning Lessons, Study No Comments Permalink Read Post
Five Types of Comprehenders in a Typical Class This research study* describes five types of “comprehenders” in a typical reading class. By analyzing which particular type your students might be, you can gain insight into how to help them improve their understanding of text. 1 Oct 2024 Gini Musmanno Comprehension, Education No Comments Permalink Read Post
Falling Off the Reading Train Imagine for a moment…American classrooms full of students who can read their textbooks fluently, with teachers happily educating students in the subjects they enjoy teaching and not worrying about how to adapt the content to large number of students who cannot read at grade level. It CAN happen! 1 Mar 2024 Gini Musmanno Comprehension, Education, Fluency, Uncategorized No Comments Permalink Read Post