Comprehension Monitoring Strategy Guide
An Overview
The comprehension monitoring strategy guide helps students monitor comprehension during reading by using false statements that students must correct.
Below is a template for a simple Comprehension Monitoring Strategy Guide.
The comprehension monitoring strategy guide helps students monitor comprehension during reading by using false statements that students must correct.
- Before students start reading, the teacher will select seven to ten critical concepts or details from the text and turn them into false statements (Miller & Veatch, 2011). Miller and Veatch (2011) also suggest leaving some statements true so that students don't assume every answer is false.
- Then the teacher types or presents the statements with a true/false or agree/disagree in front of the statement.
- The student then reads the section and answers the statements as true or false as they read. False statements must also be corrected.
- This method is proven effective. In fact, according to research by Ghent (2008), students using this method outperformed students who read the text twice. The method forces students to interpret meaning of text so that they can answer the questions correctly. Ghent (2008) noted that using this method decreases the need for prior knowledge as well.
Below is a template for a simple Comprehension Monitoring Strategy Guide.
Imposter Strategy Example
Use a variation of the comprehension monitoring strategy guide called the "imposter strategy" to focus reading and foster critical thinking. Miller and Veatch (2011) suggest only using this method for critical thinkers. Also students need background knowledge of the topic before this strategy is used, so the following example is good for review.
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Math Example
Use the comprehension monitoring strategy guide (cms guide) to guide reading for new content.
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The above video is an alternate example to the cms guide called anticipation guide. The video shows a teacher using the anticipation guide to read new material in the classroom. It adds a section in which students use their prior knowledge to predict whether they agree or disagree with statements before reading.
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The above video is a general guide to monitor reading comprehension by tracking thinking. The presenter gives a text example with notes to know what to write down and how it can be helpful.
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Writing Component
- One of the middle school writing standards for common core states: "Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content."
- The Comprehension Monitoring Strategy Guide follows this standard in a couple ways. Students must write correct statements which give correct information and can explain what was false about the previous statement. This will help student convey the correct knowledge and comprehension of the text.