Comprehension

      Reading comprehension is extremely important, but the majority of the time spent in the classroom is focused more on the student's ability to read the words rather than comprehend their meaning.  I had never really thought about it before, but I can see how it would be hard in a classroom to make sure that you are not only teaching your students how to read the text but also making sure that they can understand what they are reading.  I really like the idea of having Oprah Winfrey interviews to promote comprehension in students.  I think that you could have a lot of fun with that if you made it a regular activity in your classroom.  You could make special labels for the chairs that the students sit in while they are being interviewed, and you could even have a special seat or something for the person who is going to be Oprah for that interview.  I also think that the students would like getting to pretend to be a character from a story that they have read.  I also think that this is a good way to promote reading, because if you have different groups of students reading different books then maybe once a student hears an interview that sounds interesting then they might decide that they want to read that book on their own.
     What are some other good activities for promoting reading comprehension?
     Would you use an Oprah Winfrey style interview in your classroom?
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