Reading and Writing Lesson 2

The Reading Process: Content Schemata & Graphic Organizers

Schemata

The past experiences and knowledge we remember whenever we are faced with a new stimulus.

Schemata

It enable you to be certain that you can understand the new reading material precisely because you have already built previous knowledge related to it.

Schema

These previous experience may not be similar to the new information being presented.

Content Schemata

To access and use your past experiences and knowledge, which could help understand and make sense of the pictures and paragraphs.

Culture and Semantic Barriers

May challenge the schemata that we have formed.

Context Clues

Refers to the surrounding words of an unknown word, WITHIN a text. It may also help you understand the entire text.

Graphic Organizers

Visual presentations of overall related concepts, which are based on how a reader makes sense of a reading material.

Fishbone Diagram

Graphic organizer which visualizes cause and effect as well as exemplification.

KWLH Chart

a graphic organizer that tracks what a student knows (K), what a student wants to know (W), how a student will find the information, and what a student has learned (L) about a topic.

Flow Chart

A graphic organizer that shows a process or a step by step procedure.

Venn Diagram

A graphic organizer that is used to compare and contrast.

Semantic Feature Analysis Chart

Uses a grid to help kids explore how sets of things are related to one another.

Concept Map

A graphic organizer of concepts and their interrelationships; used to enhance learning and memory of a topic.

Cluster Map

A graphic organizer that helps you organize ideas, images, and feelings around a word or idea.

Freytag's Triangle

A plot diagram that illustrates the parts of a short story.