Scarborough's Rope

Language Comprehension

All the strands need to be explicitly taught and scaffolded for student success

Motivation

Background Knowledge -Exposure to a variety of topics and subjects

Vocabulary- Building and growing an extensive vocabulary to assist with decoding new words and understanding text

Extracting Meaning - the primary goal of comprehension

Executive Functioning-Plan, organize and monitor what we are reading

Language Structure- Knowing how words are arranged in a sentence and understanding the meaning of text.

Verbal Reasoning-Making inferences based on what you read and understanding tool s such as metaphors when reading.

Literary Knowledge-Understanding the patterns of written language and the different genres of literature and their characteristics