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Text comprehension is a complex activity that presents challenges to learners of all types, but it can be overwhelming for students with significant cognitive disabilities. It is critical that we teach students how to comprehend text whether they are reading independently or listening. We can't just test comprehension; we must teach it! Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium shares the Anchor-Read-Apply instructional approach that supports students in learning how to activate background knowledge based on prior experience or build new background knowledge that they can connect to information contained in or related to the text.
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Reading with comprehension is the ultimate goal of all reading instruction. The aim of comprehension instruction is to give each student strategies that teach them how to extract information independently from text.
Resources by Jane Farrall
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A collection of free resources based on KWL - what I already KNOW, what I want WONDER and what I’ve LEARNED relating to reading comprehension activities.
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Text comprehension is a complex activity that presents challenges to learners of all types, but it can be overwhelming for students with significant cognitive disabilities. It is critical that we teach students how to comprehend text whether they are reading independently or listening. We can't just test comprehension; we must teach it! Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium shares the Anchor-Read-Apply instructional approach that supports students in learning how to activate background knowledge based on prior experience or build new background knowledge that they can connect to information contained in or related to the text.
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