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Module: CSR: A Reading Comprehension Strategy
Perspectives And Resources

Objectives

After reviewing the Perspectives and Resources section and after completing the accompanying activities, you should:

  • Recognize strategies that improve reading comprehension
  • Understand the purpose, components, and implementation of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR)
  • Be able to effectively implement the CSR approach

What are some reasons to teach reading comprehension strategies in content-area classes?
Page 1 The Significance of Reading Comprehension

Page 2 Improving Reading Comprehension

What can teachers do to improve their students' reading comprehension?
Page 3 Introduction to CSR

Page 4 Overview of the CSR Reading Strategies

Page 5 Preview Strategy

Page 6 Click and Clunk Strategy

Page 7 Get the Gist Strategy

Page 8 Wrap Up Strategy

How can reading comprehension strategies be implemented in content-area classes?
Page 9 Cooperative Learning

Page 10 Preparing the Class

Page 11 Materials for CSR

Page 12 Implementing CSR

Resources
Page 13 References
Additional Resources and Information
Page 14 Credits


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