6.ELAR.5.I
Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
Grade 6 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
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comprehensionadjustmentsre-readingbackground knowledgequestionsannotatingunderstanding
Skills
- monitor (comprehension during reading) #dok2
- make (adjustments when understanding breaks down) #dok3
- employ (strategies such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can recognize when my understanding of a text breaks down. #dok1
- I can monitor my comprehension while reading a text. #dok2
- I can identify if I need to re-read, use background knowledge, ask questions, or annotate to improve understanding. #dok2
- I can choose and apply strategies like re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when I do not understand a text. #dok3
- I can explain how the use of monitoring and adjustment strategies improves my comprehension of a text. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Comprehension is an active and ongoing process that can break down and requires monitoring.
- Applying specific strategies when comprehension breaks down helps readers regain and deepen their understanding.
Essential Questions
- How can I tell when my understanding of a text breaks down?
- What strategies can I use when I do not understand what I am reading?
- Why is it important to monitor my comprehension as I read?
- How can using strategies such as re-reading, background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating help me understand a text more deeply?
- When should I use different comprehension strategies while reading?