B.+Cloze+Procedure

=Cloze Procedure=

Overview:
Cloze procedures can be very useful in an ESL classroom. Cloze can be used to: identify students' knowledge/understanding, determine which cueing systems readers use, assess student vocabularies, teach students to monitor their own reading, and encourage students to think critically (Saskatoon Public Schools, n.d.).Use the resource link below for great directions on how to create your own!

The passage below is about sneezing. It is written at a 4th grade reading level and has had every fifth word removed, leaving the first and last sentences intact. The checklist can be used to help determine whether or not your students comprehend the passage but have not mastered the vocabulary. For example, if the student writes "arm" instead of "sleeve," they understand the concept of the sentence but did not choose the correct word from the lesson on sneezing.



References:
Saksatoon Public Schools. (n.d.). Instructional strategies online: what is cloze procedure? Retrieved from http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/pd/instr/strats/cloze/index.html. Sherwood, C. (n.d.). Achoo! Retrieved from http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/reading-comp/4th-achoo.pdf.

Resources:
What is Cloze Procedure? Mr. Nussbaum's Cloze Passages