TC
Name: Katie Schmucker
RICA
Domain: Comprehension
RICA
Competency: Narrative Comprehension-Predicting and
Picture Walk as a “before” reading strategy
Grade
Level: Kindergarten
Any
Additional Descriptors: Self-contained classroom with ELLs
INSTRUCTION:
I observed Mrs. P teaching narrative comprehension. The teacher showed the class the cover of
the book Countdown to Kindergarten and asked them questions to help them
make predictions about the story
they were about to read. She asked: “What do you see on the cover of this book?
So do you think the book is going to be about a dad? Noooo, and why is that?
Right, because there is not a picture of a dad on the cover, there is a picture
of a girl and her cat.”
The teacher then modeled
how to do a picture walk. She showed
the class a few pages throughout the book to give them a preview of what they would be reading in the story. While she did
the picture walk she pointed out qualities and actions in the pictures, making
note of them for the children to see.
The teacher then returned to the first page and began
reading the book. As she read she asked literal
comprehension questions such as: “What do you see on this page? Does the
little girl look nervous?” After reading the book she talked to the class in
order to help them with one of the six
facets of understanding; empathy. “Think back to the day before you started
kindergarten. Raise your hand if you were excited. Raise your hand if you were
a little nervous. Raise your hand if you were a little scared.” She concluded
the lesson by saying: “That’s right, everyone is a little scared to start
kindergarten but now you know there’s nothing to be afraid of because
kindergarten rocks!”
INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING:
I did not observe any supports in the classroom that
related to narrative comprehension for kindergarteners other than the library
where they have many chances to read on their own and practice their own
reading comprehension techniques.
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