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Cloze reading is a wonderful springboard for comprehension. When students complete a cloze passage and have the opportunity to discuss their responses, more significant growth in comprehension takes place. Students not only gain a greater understanding of the concepts introduced in the text, but they improve and expand multiple skills. These skills are five undeniable reasons why you should use cloze reading with your students.
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Vocabulary: Cloze gives students practice writing a new or difficult word while they also use the information they are reading to learn and commit the meaning of the word to memory. Example: A group of stars that forms a pattern is called a _____.
Language Skills: Students must know which verb tense or part of speech to complete a sentence so that it makes sense.
Knowledge: You can use cloze reading as an assessment of knowledge. Remove words that specifically test students' knowledge, rather than words that test their understanding of parts of speech. Have students first read a complete passage. Then have students insert words in the blanks of a cloze activity to construct meaning from the text. Students, depending on level, can complete the cloze reading passage from memory or by using a list of words to choose from.
Fluency: Have students first read a full story without any words pulled out. Then have them complete the cloze reading activity. Finally, have students reread their completed cloze story to check for accuracy. By the end of this practice, students have read the same story three times! Fluency and comprehension are sure to soar.