Reading Comprehension

Topic:Reading Comprehension - Answering Key Questions and Details

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to identify key questions and details in a reading passage.
• Students will be able to answer key questions and provide details in their answers.

Materials

• A reading passage with key questions and details
• Markers or colored pencils
• Handouts with the reading passage questions and details highlighted

Warm-up

• Show the students the reading passage and ask them to listen to the questions you read.
• Ask them to raise their hand if they understand the question and can answer it.
• After reading all the questions, ask the students to count how many questions they were able to answer.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of reading comprehension and explain that it means understanding what we read.
• Show the students the reading passage again and ask them to listen to the questions.
• Ask them to think about the questions and find the answers in the passage.
• As they find the answers, have them write them down on their own copy of the passage.

Guided Practice

• Pass out the passages and have the students work in pairs.
• Have one student read the passage aloud while the other student listens and answers the questions.
• Have the students switch roles and repeat the process.
• Afterward, have the students share their answers with the class and explain why they chose the answers they did.
• If possible, have the students practice using this technique on their own during independent reading time.

Independent Practice

• Have the students choose a book to read independently.
• Have them use the reading comprehension technique to answer the key questions and details in the book.
• Encourage them to take notes and use their notes to help them answer the questions.

Closure

• Have the students share their answers to the key questions and details in their books.
• Ask them to explain their answers and give examples from their books.
• Review the reading comprehension technique and remind the students how to use it to understand and remember what they read.

Assessment

• Observe the students during the independent practice activity and provide feedback on their ability to use the reading comprehension technique and answer the key questions and details.
• Collect the students' books and evaluate their answers to the key questions and details.
• Have the students take a quiz on the reading comprehension technique and use of key questions and details in their books.