Module:

CSR: A Reading Comprehension Strategy

Wrap Up

A reading approach developed to help students beyond third grade to improve their reading comprehension, CSR consists of four comprehension strategies that students apply as they read expository text in small cooperative learning groups.

Watch the movie below for a more detailed summary of CSR. (Time: 2:22) Courtesy of the Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts View Transcript

Think back to your initial responses to the following questions. After working through the resources in this module, do you agree with your Initial Thoughts? If not, what aspects of your answers would you change? What are some reasons to teach reading comprehension strategies in content-area classes? What can teachers do to improve their students' reading comprehension? How can reading comprehension strategies be implemented in content-area classes?