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This is a 3 credit hour course based on the cutting-edge research in the book 7 Keys to Comprehension by Susan Zimmerman and Chryse Hutchins. This course gives teachers practical, thoughtful advice about the seven simple thinking strategies that proficient readers use: connecting reading to their background knowledge, creating sensory images, asking questions, drawing inferences, determining what's important, synthesizing ideas, and solving problems. Instructional Practices and Strategies covered include: understanding the importance of reading for life, how to create sensory images, how to make connections, the use of questioning, how to draw inferences, how to determine importance, how to synthesize information, and how to use fix-up strategies The potential results for student learning--reading comprehension will increase learning in all content areas, increase test scores, and boost grades.
Organization
This course is presented in a modified, self-paced format. Participants are encouraged to access the course regularly and make reasonable progress, but there are no due dates attached to individual assignments. Instead there are 2 absolute due dates (mid-term and the last day of class) to provide flexibility and to better accommodate participants' busy schedules. In addition to the text, this course uses a combination of articles, videos, discussion forums and activities to meet the course objectives. All assignments will allow students the opportunity to utilize and put into practice the theory that they have learned. The instructor will offer feedback and coaching in discussion forums and all assignments.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will...
1. Understand how to use sensory images to teach comprehension
2. Understand how to use background information to teach comprehension
3. Understand how to use questioning to teach comprehension
4. Understand how to draw inferences to teach comprehension
5. Understand how to determine importance and synthesize information to teach comprehension
6. Understand how to use fix up strategies to teach comprehension
Course Topics
1. Sensory Images and Comprehension
2. Background Information and Comprehension
3. Questioning and Comprehension
4. Drawing Inferences and Comprehension
5. Synthesizing Information
6. Fix-up Strategies
Grading
Grading is the same whether the course is taken for graduate credit or for license renewal. Students are required to participate in all discussion forums and to complete all assignments and/or activities. A=90%-100%; B=80%-89%-Because this is a graduate level course, scores must be 80% or better to receive credit.
Required Text: 7 Keys to Comprehension (2003) by Susan Zimmerman and Chryse Hutchins can be ordered online by clicking the image below. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Organization
This course is presented in a modified, self-paced format. Participants are encouraged to access the course regularly and make reasonable progress, but there are no due dates attached to individual assignments. Instead there are 2 absolute due dates (mid-term and the last day of class) to provide flexibility and to better accommodate participants' busy schedules. In addition to the text, this course uses a combination of articles, videos, discussion forums and activities to meet the course objectives. All assignments will allow students the opportunity to utilize and put into practice the theory that they have learned. The instructor will offer feedback and coaching in discussion forums and all assignments.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will...
1. Understand how to use sensory images to teach comprehension
2. Understand how to use background information to teach comprehension
3. Understand how to use questioning to teach comprehension
4. Understand how to draw inferences to teach comprehension
5. Understand how to determine importance and synthesize information to teach comprehension
6. Understand how to use fix up strategies to teach comprehension
Course Topics
1. Sensory Images and Comprehension
2. Background Information and Comprehension
3. Questioning and Comprehension
4. Drawing Inferences and Comprehension
5. Synthesizing Information
6. Fix-up Strategies
Grading
Grading is the same whether the course is taken for graduate credit or for license renewal. Students are required to participate in all discussion forums and to complete all assignments and/or activities. A=90%-100%; B=80%-89%-Because this is a graduate level course, scores must be 80% or better to receive credit.
Required Text: 7 Keys to Comprehension (2003) by Susan Zimmerman and Chryse Hutchins can be ordered online by clicking the image below. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
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