amanda kruehl, jessica st. john, mark k. johnson bunny and hop (consulting)
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Writing Supports Reading Comprehension
Amanda Kruehl, Jessica St. John, Mark K. Johnson
Bunny and Hop (consulting)
Activivation Of Interest and Prior Knowledge
A Fun Class Activityhttp://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm
Questions?Writing activities improve reading comprehension?
What is a writing activity?
If it’s social is it cocial?
Does technology help students comprehend texts?
A Fun Read –Write Class Activity
!Bunny and Hop Know a Lot!
http://students.uwsp.edu/mjohn631/soeportfolio/perf_tasks_science.htm
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FindingsAny form of retelling is a writing.
Answering questions about text help a lot.
Use Graphic Organizers at Every Level.
Writing Improves comprehension.
Better writing = better thinking.
Findings IIStudents Must Learn ICT
E – Books Too, Woo Hoo!
ConclusionsCertainly writing improves reading comprehension.
Writing is any way a story is retold.
Technology can improve interactions with text.
When student interact and work together, learning is better.