Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Reading Comprehension I teach world history in the resource setting and I have noticed that my students really struggle on end of unit assessments. We utilize common assessments as a department, so my students take the same tests and answer the same questions as general ed students and honors students. Most questions on the tests are all Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels 2, 3 and even 4. While my students seem to understand the content through discussions and activities, they do not perform well on the tests because of their struggles with reading comprehension. If they cannot comprehend the question how are they supposed to demonstrate their knowledge of the content? What are some strategies I can utilize to help my students raise their test scores? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) If they show that they can understand these questions during discussions I would simply read the questions aloud. This would give them the opportunity to better understand the question and give them an opportunity to answer it correctly.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I think reading the questions aloud is great solution. I've done that with my kids and it definitely helps. With time they can read the questions on their own. Rated On: October 9, 2017 10:23 pm Rated By: reLuWe