Check for understanding; monitor and self-correct

In this short video, Gail introduces the strategy. Share with students and then you take over instruction to meet their specific needs.

Joan models the secret to success for Check for understanding.

Check for understanding is a great strategy to help support students who are learning to summarize.

This video shows the structure of our small group-work as we teach the first comprehension strategy on the CAFE menu; Check for Understanding.

We may assume students know the many idiosyncrasies involved in everyday reading, and find out differently when we probe a little bit. In this video clip, Janet models the strategy of Check for understanding as she models asking herself to "Remember What I just Read".