Lesson Plan #:AELP RDG0016

KWL - A Reading Comprehension Strategy

An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan
Submitted by: Susan Michael
Endorsed by: Dr Don E Desc!" Mankato State #ni$ersit!
Date: Ma! 1%" 1&&%
Grade Levels!: 'inder(arten" 1" )" *" +" ," 6" -" %" &" 10" 11" 1)
Sub"e#ts!:
Lan(ua(e Arts.Readin(
Des#ription: /hen !ou are readin(" so0eti0es it is difficult to understand 1hat !ou are
readin( 2his can 3e e4tre0el! frustratin( for students 2o hel5 the0 understand 1hat the! are
readin(" students 1ill 3e tau(ht a readin( co05rehension strate(! called '/L ' stands for
1hat !ou kno1" / stands for 1hat !ou 1ant to kno1" and L stands for 1hat !ou 1ant to learn
Goal: Students 1ill understand ho1 to utili6e the '/L co05rehension strate(!
$b"e#tives:
17 Students 1ill 3e a3le to e45lain the three ste5s to the '/L readin( strate(!
)7 Students 1ill utili6e the '/L co05rehension strate(! 1hen the! read to hel5 the0
understand 1hat the! ha$e read
%a#&ground 'n(ormation:
'/L co05rehension strate(! can 3e used at all (rade le$els 8t 1orks 1ell 1ith all t!5es of
te4t" 3ut 8 ha$e found that it is es5eciall! useful for understandin( e45ositor! te4t
Con#epts: Students 1ill 3e a3le to use '/L to understand 1hat the! ha$e read
)aterials:
9 E45ositor! te4t
9 Readin( :ournals
*ro#edures:
17 2eacher e45lains to students that 1hen 5eo5le read" the! do not al1a!s understand 1hat the!
ha$e read
)7 /e 1ill learn a co05rehension strate(!" a 1a! to hel5 us understand" called '/L
A '/L 0eans: ';1hat 1e kno1" /;1hat 1e 1ant to kno1" and L;1hat !ou ha$e
learned
< =ere are the ste5s:
1 List 1hat !ou kno1 a3out the to5ic
) List 1hat !ou 1ant to kno1 a3out the to5ic
* Read the article or cha5ter
+ List 1hat !ou ha$e learned
*7 2eacher 1ill 0odel 1ith a 5iece of e45ositor! te4t
A 2eacher lists on the 3oard 1hat he.she kno1s a3out the te4t or cha5ter
< 2eacher lists in another colu0n 1hat he.she 1ants to find out a3out the te4t or cha5ter
> 2eacher reads out loud ) 5a(es of the te4t to the class
D 2eacher lists in a *rd colu0n 1hat he.she has learned fro0 the ) 5a(es
+7 Guided 5ractice:
A 2eacher reads another short 5iece of e45ositor! te4t
< 2eacher lists student res5onses to the 5iece of te4t that 1as read usin( the '/L
co05rehension strate(! 2eacher records students res5onses on the 3oard
Assessment:
Students 1ill 3udd!?read an e45ositor! 3ook of choice 2he! 1ill record the '/L res5onses in
their readin( :ournals 2eacher 1ill check the :ournals for understandin( of 1hat the! ha$e read
and to see if the! ha$e utili6ed the '/L co05rehension strate(! correctl!