Can a teacher learn how to teach The Key Comprehension Routine by simply reading the book?
In order for the faculty to comprehend, embrace and successfully apply The Key Three Comprehension Strategy Instruction it requires focused professional development in combination with The Key Comprehension Routine text. Many content teachers do not have the training or experience required to support reading comprehension in their content classrooms. Like effective content teaching, effective professional development meets its learning objectives by blending expert instruction with guided feedback, practice and peer to peer collaboration. This results in the subject matter ownership that is essential to success. Along with training the content teachers, we train a building-based coach who will guide and support the content teachers to ensure that the program is applied with fidelity across the curriculum. The coach becomes the onsite expert in both The Key Comprehension comprehension strategies and program implementation. Coaches will be trained in how to work with the faculty to fit c
