BUILDING

COMPREHENSION SKILLS

IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES

CLASSROOM

A PROFESSIONAL INQUIRY PROJECT

Bailey Olsen - 2021 - Cardston Jr. High School
 PRESENTATION OUTLINE
TOPICS TO DISCUSS

How the Project Began

Methods Used

Results and Findings

HOW THE PROJECT BEGAN

Westwind School Division's 2021-2022

Education Plan
"All Students will be at grade level in
Literacy and Numeracy"

Grade 7 comprehension testing results

76% scored either a "Poor" or "Severe"

How can I expect my students to learn

through reading if they are not
comprehending what they read?
METHODS USED

CONCEPT BUILDING RICH LITERATURE MODELING

Word Wall Picture Books Self-Questioning

Concept Lessons Novel Study Making Connections
Quizlet Live Diverse Authors and
Illustrators
CONCEPT BUILDING
RICH LITERATURE
MODELING

Self-Questioning

Researching to find
Answers

Making Connections
THE RESULTS

Whole Grade Average

COMPREHENSION
70.48%
ASSESSMENT #1

COMPREHENSION 92.61%
ASSESSMENT #2
 STUDENT FEEDBACK

"My favourite part "The games are my

about social is the favourite part of social
books and the word studies, like Word Wall
games." "Why does this Ball and Pictionary!"
class sometimes
"Playing Quizlets "My favourite part is
feel like LA?"
and the Word Wall probably reading
games are my the stories about
favorite." Indigenous nations."