Comprehension Instruction Before, During, and After Reading Expository Text

• Before (immediate text)

  • K-W-L procedure
  • Audiovisuals
  • Prequestioning

• During (immediate text)

  • Hierarchical summarization strategy
  • Inserting questions in text

• After (immediate text)

  • Learning journals
  • Generating questions

• Before (variety of texts)

  • Cause-and-Effect patterns
  • Sequence patterns

• During (variety of texts)

  • Reciprocal teaching
  • Schematic diagrams of text structure

• After (variety of texts)

  • Summarization
  • Looking back
  • Critical reading concepts

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