Guided comprehension: Monitoring using the INSERT technique
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A lesson plan for Grades 3–5 English Language Arts
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- Appropriate grades
- 3–5
- Subjects
- English language arts (reading), social studies (world history)
- Provider
- IRA/NCTE
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Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson from ReadWriteThink introduces students to the comprehension strategy of monitoring. Students learn the INSERT technique, which teaches them to monitor their thinking and comprehension using a coding system. Students also learn about the Great Pyramid and other information about ancient Egypt.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 3
- Goal 1: The learner will apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
- Objective 1.03: Integrate prior experiences and all sources of information in the text (graphophonic, syntactic, and semantic) when reading orally and silently.
- Objective 1.06: Read independently daily from self-selected materials (consistent with the student's independent reading level) to:
- increase fluency
- build background knowledge
- extend vocabulary.
- Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.01: Use metacognitive strategies to comprehend text (e.g., reread, read ahead, ask for help, adjust reading speed, question, paraphrase, retell).
Grade 4
- Goal 1: The learner will apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
- Objective 1.01: Use word identification strategies appropriately and automatically when encountering unknown words (graphophonic, syntactic, semantic).
- Objective 1.06: Read independently daily from self-selected materials (consistent with the student's independent reading level) to:
- increase fluency.
- build background knowledge.
- expand vocabulary.
- Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.01: Use metacognitive strategies to comprehend text and to clarify meaning of vocabulary (e.g., reread the text, consult other sources, ask for help, paraphrase, question).
- Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, and viewing by:
- setting a purpose using prior knowledge and text information.
- making predictions.
- formulating questions.
- locating relevant information.
- making connections with previous experiences, information, and ideas.
Grade 5
- Goal 1: The learner will apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
- Objective 1.02: Select key vocabulary critical to the text and apply appropriate meanings as necessary for comprehension.
- Objective 1.05: Read independently daily from self-selected materials (consistent with the student's independent reading level) to:
- increase fluency.
- build background knowledge.
- expand and refine vocabulary.
- Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.01: Use metacognitive strategies independently and flexibly to monitor comprehension and extend vocabulary (e.g., skim, scan, question).
- Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, and viewing by:
- making predictions.
- formulating questions.
- supporting answers from textual information, previous experience, and/or other sources.
- drawing on personal, literary, and cultural understandings.
- seeking additional information.
- making connections with previous experiences, information, and ideas.
