Comprehension
Module Five Objectives
After completing this module you will be able to:
- Explain what is meant by reading comprehension and describe how it can be measured
- Develop pre-reading, during-reading, and after-reading activities that help students increase their levels of reading comprehension
- Recognize the connection that vocabulary has to reading comprehension
- Identify pre-reading strategies to teach students vocabulary words found in the various texts they will read
- Explain how the Gradual Release Model is used with specific compression strategies to enable students to become independent readers
- Develop multisensory instruction to teach story structure and motivate learning
Module Five Activity Checklist
Open the Learning Activity Checklist (pdf).
The Checklist can be saved to your local drive by clicking Save 
on the toolbar. As you complete Module Assignments, check them off on this electronic copy. Alternatively, you can print a copy to complete.