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Guided Comprehension: Monitoring Using the INSERT Technique

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Title:

 Guided Comprehension: Monitoring Using the INSERT Technique

URL:

 http://readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/guided-comprehension-monitoring-using-230.html

Content Source:

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Type: Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

While students in grades 4–6 often have the necessary skills to decode words, they sometimes struggle with comprehending the words they have read. In this lesson, students use the INSERT (Interactive Notation to Effective Reading and Thinking) technique to help them monitor their own thinking and make connections between texts and their own experiences. Students begin with an introduction to the strategy and a teacher-directed demonstration of the strategy using a text about mummies. Students are then given an opportunity to practice the strategy in small groups and reflect on the benefits of the INSERT technique. In subsequent sessions, students are divided into three instructional-level groups to practice using the strategy and participate in various writing and reading activities.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
5. Demonstrate fluency when reading grade-level text and when responding through writing or speaking.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
5.
  • Demonstrate
  • Fluency
  • Reading
  • Responding
  • Writing
  • Speaking
Knowledge:
5. Students know:
  • Fluency is the ability to read, write, or speak at a pace that does not negatively impact meaning or understanding.
Skills:
5. Students are able to:
  • Read grade-level text fluently.
  • Demonstrate fluency when writing.
  • Demonstrate fluent speech.
Understanding:
5. Students understand that:
  • The ability to read fluently supports comprehension, or understanding, of the text.
  • The ability to write and speak fluently helps clearly communicate with others.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
14. Demonstrate comprehension of literary and informational text by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
14.
  • Comprehension
  • Literary text
  • Informational text
  • Discussing
  • Writing
  • Response
Knowledge:
14. Students know:
  • Comprehension of text can be demonstrated by referring to the text in discussions or written responses.
  • Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional.
Skills:
14. Students are able to:
  • Demonstrate understanding of literary and informational text by referring to the text in discussions.
  • Demonstrate understanding of literary and informational text by referring to the text in written responses.
Understanding:
14. Students understand that:
  • They can show that they understood literary and informational text by discussing or writing about specific content from the text.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
32. Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, both independently and with support, demonstrating grade-level proficiency.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
32.
  • Respond
  • Writing
  • Literature
  • Informational texts
  • Stories
  • Dramas
  • Poetry
  • Cross-curricular texts
  • Independently
  • With support
  • Grade-level proficiency
Knowledge:
32. Students know:
  • Responding to text in a written format demonstrates comprehension of the text.
Skills:
32. Students are able to:
  • Independently and with support, create grade-appropriate written responses after reading literature and informational text.
Understanding:
32. Students understand that:
  • To respond in writing to literature and informational texts, they must read critically, have a deep understanding of the text's content, and use appropriate writing skills.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
5. Demonstrate fluency when independently reading, writing, and speaking in response to grade-level literary and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
5.
  • Fluency
  • Independently
  • Literary text
  • Informational text
  • Stories
  • Dramas
  • Poetry
  • Cross-curricular texts
Knowledge:
5. Students know:
  • Fluency is the ability to read, write, or speak at a pace that does not negatively impact meaning or understanding.
  • Responding to text through writing and speaking demonstrates comprehension.
Skills:
5. Students are able to:
  • Independently read grade-level literary and informational text fluently.
  • Demonstrate fluency when writing.
  • Demonstrate fluent speech.
Understanding:
5. Students understand that:
  • The ability to read fluently supports comprehension, or understanding, of the text.
  • The ability to write and speak fluently helps clearly communicate with others.
  • One way to demonstrate comprehension of literary and informational text is to respond in writing or through speaking.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
16. Demonstrate comprehension of varied literary and informational texts by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
16.
  • Comprehension
  • Literary text
  • Informational text
  • Discussing
  • Writing
  • Response
Knowledge:
16. Students know:
  • Comprehension of text can be demonstrated by referring to the text in discussions or written responses.
  • Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional.
Skills:
16. Students are able to:
  • Demonstrate understanding of varied literary and informational text by referring to the text in discussions.
  • Demonstrate understanding of varied literary and informational text by referring to the text in written responses.
Understanding:
16. Students understand that:
  • They can show that they understood a wide variety of literary and informational text by discussing or writing about specific content from the text.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
32. Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, independently and with grade-level proficiency.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
32.
  • Literature
  • Informational text
  • Stories
  • Dramas
  • Poetry
  • Cross-curricular texts
  • Independently
  • Proficiency
Knowledge:
32. Students know:
  • Responding to text in a written format demonstrates comprehension of the text.
Skills:
32. Students are able to:
  • Independently create grade-appropriate written responses after reading literature and informational text.
Understanding:
32. Students understand that:
  • To respond in writing to literature and informational texts, they must read critically, have a deep understanding of the text's content, and use appropriate writing skills.
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