Section 1: Knowledge of Emergent Literacy and Reading
Components of Effective Reading Instruction: Comprehension

Graphic Organizers

Using graphic organizers is an effective comprehension strategy.  Graphic organizers can help readers with comprehension because the organizer focuses on concepts in the text and visually shows how one concept relates to another concept.

Required Reading

Click on the title link below to view a variety of graphic organizers. Graphic organizers are designed to help the reader organize and think about information in a text. When you are through, complete the Check Your Understanding activity.

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/graphic-organizers-reading-comprehension