Using graphic organizers to improve reading comprehension

Teach students to use graphic organizers to deconstruct text. Types of Organizers: 1. Story Map: For fiction. Fields for characters, setting, problem, key events, and resolution. 2. Venn Diagram: For comparing and contrasting two concepts, characters, or texts. 3. KWL Chart: Before reading non-fiction. Columns for 'What I Know', 'What I Want to Know', and 'What I Learned'. 4. Cause and Effect Chain: For history or science texts. Shows the sequence of events leading to an outcome. 5. Frayer Model: For vocabulary. A four-square chart with definition, characteristics, examples, and non-examples. Model how to use each organizer with a shared text before asking students to use them independently.