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.