W,
W, W,
We Want W!
Reading
to
Learn
Rationale: Reading
comprehension is
key when students are reading. In order for them to understand what
they are
reading they must comprehend. There are various ways to teach
comprehension to
children. Through this lesson I will help students learn to comprehend
by
asking themselves the 5 W’s, what, who, where, when, and why.
Materials: multiple
copies of Charlotte’s
Web By E. B. White, W worksheet, paper, pencils
Procedures:
1. I would like for someone to tell me what a question is. Everyday we
use
questions to gain information about things that we encounter. Today we are going to talk about some
questions that we can ask ourselves while we are reading. Having the
right
questions to ask will help you understand what you are reading. When you listen to someone else read, it is
sometimes easier to comprehend than when you are reading the text
silently.
There are five questions that I want you to remember when reading these
are the
W questions. What, When, Who, Where and Why are the questions when need
to
permanently put in our brains.
2. I
would like
everyone to pull out his or her copy of Charlotte’s Web.
Please turn to
the first page. Please read the first two pages silently.
Who can remember what all they read? Let me
show you a way to help you remember what you read. When you read you
should ask
yourself questions about the text, to better understand it. There are
five
basic questions to remember when reading: who- was in the story the
main
characters, what- was the story about main idea, where- did the story
take
place, why- did something happen, when- did it happen? Just remember
who, what,
where, when, and why.
3. I
am now going
to read the next few pages aloud to the class. As I read I want you to
ask
yourself the five W’s. After I finish reading we will discuss what was
read.
Discuss with the text with the class the text. Ask the students
questions about
the five W's.
4. I
will ask the
class to read the next chapter by themselves. I will give each student
a
worksheet that has blanks for who, what, where, when, and why. Ask the
students
to answer the five W's after they have read.
5. For
assessment
I will ask the student to select a book from the classroom library,
which is on
their reading level. Give the students another W's worksheet. When you
are
finished reading fill out the worksheet and turn it in.
References:
Beth
Tyler. http://www.auburn.edu/rdggenie/openings/tylerrl.html