When Kids Can't Read-Ch.8

This chapter focuses on after-reading activities that help students focus on constructing meaning. The chapter gives an informative list on what the strategies encourage students to do. Listed below are some examples I found interesting. Activities should:

• question what students don't understand or what is confusing in the text
• clarify what has confused them
• summarize what they have just read
• make inferences and draw conclusions

The activities that teachers present to their students should help student find meaning in difficult texts. Activities that help clarify anything confusing will help with comprehension and also long term memory. If students understand or comprehend what they've read, then they have a much better chance of recalling later on in the semester. Activities that stimulate comprehension and memory are crucial for a student's success.