Comprehension Strategies
Listen-Read-Discuss [LRD]Description: Listen-Read-Discuss, is a strategy that helps students comprehend text by building their prior knowledge of the topic in advance to reading the text. Students begin using this strategy by listening to a presentation of the content they are going to read. Students then read the text selection and once finished they participate in a discussion that has them compare and contrast the information their learned while reading to the information presented to them at the beginning.
Purpose: The purpose of the LRD strategy is to have students orally comprehend the specific content by engaging in classroom discussions. Procedure: 1. Listen: Teacher presents information on the content of reading to the students and provides them with a graphic organizer to guide the lecture. 2. Read: Have the students to read the desired text selection. 3. Discuss: The teacher should lead the class in discussion of the content. Encourage the reflection of difference and similarities of the material presented and material read. Classroom Integration: • Current Events: discuss non-fiction student magazine articles. • Science: discussion about specific content related facts • Guided Reading: Used to discuss inferences or other related reading topics. Variations: Students could be provides a graphic organizer of the information discussed. Another variation is to identify subjects that students need more support for and pre-select the text to align with student needs. ("Listen-Read-Discuss," 2007) ("Listen-Read-Discuss (LRD)," 2001) Listen-Read-Discuss ResourcesClassroom Strategies: Listen-Read-Discuss (LRD)
• This source offers the reasoning behind the strategy of LRD, the benefits is produces for both teachers and students, and the steps in how it can be implemented into a classroom setting ("Listen-Read-Discuss," 2007). Listen-Read-Discuss • This site provides a detailed description of the strategy, the procedure of how to integrate it into the classroom, differentiated instructional ideas, as well as examples ("Listen-Read-Discuss (LRD)," 2001). How Writing Ties into the StrategyStandard: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.2.f
• Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented. How Writing is Tied into the Strategy: The LRD strategy is a process where students learn information about a concept, read about the concept, and then have a discussion reflecting on the similarities and differences of the information they learned to the information they read about. Writing can be tied into this strategy by having students write their reflections or information they have acquired on a graphic organizer. These writing activities can then be applied to the lesson concept. (Common Core State Standards, 2010, p. 42) |
Videos Of Listen-Read-Discuss (AdLit, 2014)
Video: In the video titled “Engaging Adolescents in Discussions about Text,” Dr. Janice Dole, Professor of Education at the University of Utah, shares the rationale and explains the process of the Listen-Read-Discuss Comprehension Strategy in the classroom. Instruction: This video provides a resource for teachers who would like to use the Listen-Read-Discuss method in the classroom. It is a very useful strategy to build comprehension skills. Student Engagement: This video helps students understand the process for using the Listen-Read-Discuss process. Students are engaged in discussions about texts which can motivate them in their learning process. Assessment: The teacher could assess student knowledge and understanding after presenting the video. The assessment could include questions regarding the benefits of using this strategy. (AdLit, 2014)
Video: This video provides a classroom example in which the Listen-Read-Discuss strategy is implemented. The teacher encourages student interaction and models the desired behaviors to work on comprehension skills. Instruction: This video provides a resource and a practical example for teachers who would like to use the Listen-Read-Discuss technique in the classroom to build comprehension skills. Student Engagement: This video helps students understand the process for implementing the Listen-Read-Discuss process. Students are motivated and engaged during this lesson. Assessment: The teacher could assess student knowledge and understanding after presenting the video. The assessment could include questions regarding the benefits of using this strategy. |