Reading Instructional Strategies: Resources for Adult Educators
Special Collection
This collection of video segments produced by KET provides resources for teaching reading in the adult education classroom. In this collection, you will find individual lessons tailored to teaching specific strategies such as questioning, repeated reading, and summarizing. You will also find suggestions for choosing texts that are appropriate and interesting for adult learners. Each resource contains a video clip accompanied by a printable background essay and suggested discussion questions.
In addition to videotaped segments from actual classroom settings, you will find interviews with the classroom teachers who discuss their lessons, their teaching approaches, and the philosophies behind their techniques.

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Check for UnderstandingAdult education instructor Kay Combs explains how she checks her students’ understanding of a reading comprehension lesson. Video and discussion questions included.
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9-12 |
Video |
Choosing Texts
Adult education instructor Kay Combs talks about why she chose to use a children’s book for a reading comprehension lesson. Video and discussion questions included.
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9-12 |
Video |
Fluency: Context Clues
Context clues help determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase.
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9-12 |
Video |
Fluency: Decoding
Decoding and memorizing are helpful strategies for understanding individual words.
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9-12 |
Video |
Fluency: Entire Lesson
Adult education instructor Tanya Johnson introduces a number of techniques to improve reading fluency.
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9-12 |
Video |
Prediction and Inference: Guided Practice
Adult education instructor Kay Combs and students practice the reading comprehension technique of using prediction and inference. Video, background essay, and discussion questions included. |
9-12 |
Video |
Prediction and Inference: Lesson Description
Adult education instructor Kay Combs explains how using prediction and inference techniques can help students with reading comprehension. Video, background essay, and discussion questions included. |
9-12 |
Video |
Prediction and Inference: Modeling
Adult education instructor Kay Combs models a reading comprehension technique for students. Video, background essay, and discussion questions included.
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9-12 |
Video |
Prediction and Inference: Pre-teaching
Adult education instructor Kay Combs prepares students for a reading comprehension lesson. Video, background essay, and discussion questions included.
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9-12 |
Video |
Fluency: Questioning
Questioning a text activates prior knowledge and encourages learners to become active readers.
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9-12 |
Video |
Fluency
Learners can improve their reading fluency by practicing techniques for more effective reading.
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9-12 |
Video |
Fluency: Repeated Reading
Repeated reading helps learners to understand unfamiliar words and move on to understanding content.
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9-12 |
Video |
SummarizingAdult education instructor Kay Combs and students practice reading and summarizing a text for better comprehension. Video, background essay, and discussion questions included.
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9-12 |
Video |
Summarizing: Activating Prior Knowledge
Adult education instructor Kay Combs helps students activate their prior knowledge of a text. Video, background essay, and discussion questions included.
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9-12 |
Video |
Summarizing: Lesson DescriptionAdult education instructor Kay Combs explains how a lesson in summarizing can help students with reading comprehension. Video, background essay, and discussion questions included.
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9-12 |
Video |
Summarizing: Modeling
Adult education instructor Kay Combs models reading and summarizing a text for better comprehension. Video, background essay, and discussion questions included.
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9-12 |
Video |
Summarizing: Pre-teaching
Adult education instructor Kay Combs prepares students for a lesson on summarizing and reading comprehension. Video, background essay, and discussion questions included. |
9-12 |
Video |