How is comprehension addressed/taught in READ 180?
Comprehension skills begin with the Anchor Video, where students watch a motivating video to gain background information and develop a mental model. Then, during the Small- and Whole-Group Instruction, each rBook Workshop focuses on a separate comprehension skill. Each Workshop contains three readings on one topic, with each one building on common vocabulary and comprehension skills. At the end of each lesson, students are assessed on their understanding of comprehension skills. In the Software, the READ 180 adaptive algorithm matches students with reading passages with comprehension levels that are just right, and progresses them to slightly more difficult passages as their comprehension skills improve. Students can avail of the clickable definitions to confirm and correct their understanding of challenging vocabulary. At the end of each reading passage, students answer multiple-choice questions as a vocabulary and comprehension check, receiving immediate feedback about their answers.
