KIM Chart Journal Club

Name: Jazmin Hidalgo

Reading: Best Practices in Reading

Author: Kathleen Roskos and Susan B. Neuman
Date: 5/01/2015
Complete the following chart, based upon the five most salient Key Concepts in the reading for you.

Key Concept
List the key concepts discussed in
the article, one concept per for.

Explicit Instruction
Knowledge Through Text

Syntax to Strengthen Comprehension

Motivation to Read Is Enhanced Through

Digital Texts

Rereading to Reinforce, Deepen, and

Consolidate Learning From Reading

Information
What information will help you remember this concept?

Teaching words in meaningful semantic clusters enhances children s reading

development.
Having children engage in books of high quality introduces them to new words,
ideas, and events outside of their daily experience
To read complex, challenging texts, students must become familiar with
increasingly complex sentences of written language
Research reveals the strong link between students syntactic awareness and their
reading achievement
Not the static version of a print book
Interactive set of learning
Enables collaboration and provides instantaneous feedback
Research evidence is mounting that digital textbooks give students a reading
edge
Reread to develop an aggressive, probing, analytical approach to what the text
says and how it says itthe function of details, for example, or logical order
and relationships in text organization

Memory clue
Draw a visual that
will help you
remember this key
concept. (NOT
REQUIRED)