In an article on Google scholar, from Understanding Literacy Development: A
Global View, I read about the importance of vocabulary instruction for reading comprehension. This
article states, “The correlation between good reading and extensive vocabulary
is common knowledge among reading researchers. What is more impressive is that
teaching students vocabulary increases their comprehension skills” (McKeough et
al, 2008).
To
teach reading comprehension through vocabulary, students should learn words
that they are likely to encounter again. One way to do this is through a fun game on my Pinterest board called Hidden Hints.This game
develops reading comprehension and vocabulary by solving a mystery using
context clues. The game requires a player to use existing vocabulary with new
words to draw conclusions.
Hidden Hints could be used in the classroom while reading books such as Nate the Great, to combine reading mysteries with interactive activities.
In class last week, we made a story about "Ordeal by Cheque." Do you think that making up a story about the sequence of checks helped you comprehend the information given, rather than simply reading the information? Will this be important to remember when teaching in your own classroom?
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