How is comprehension taught in READ 180?
Comprehension skills begin with an 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 comprehension skill and key Critical Reading Skills. 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 within their zone of proximal development, and progresses them to slightly more difficult passages as their comprehension skills improve. As in the rBooks, students watch an engaging Anchor Video to develop a mental model of what they are about to read. Students can avail themselves of the clickable definitions to confirm and correct their understanding of challenging
