ASKING SOMETHING TO GET A CLEARER MEANING OF THE TEXT
Questioning
AT THE END OF A SECTION, GOOD READERS ARE ABLE TO RETELL WHAT YOU READ TO REMEMBER MAIN IDEAS AND IMPORTANT DETAILS
Summarizing
Gerard was so hungry that for lunch he CONSUMED three sandwiches and a quart of milk.
ATE, INGESTED, DEVOURED
When you have read too fast and did not understand the text.
Slow Down
Make an Inference about the picture (use an inference frame/sentence starter:
I infer that the woman is disgusted by the burger because she is making a facial expression that looks like she is grossed out.
LINK WHAT YOU READ TO: TEXT TO TEXT, TEXT TO SELF, TEXT TO WORLD
Connecting
“FIX-UP” STRATEGY; SELF-CHECK TO ENSURE UNDERSTANDING; WHEN YOU ARE USING ALL READING STRATEGIES, YOU ARE ALSO DOING THIS
Monitoring
Mia and I have always been best friends; we grew up ADJACENT to each other.
NEAR, NEXT TO, ADJOINING
When you are reading a text for the first time and need to collect the new information
Take Notes
When making a connection to a text, how can you start your sentence?
This text reminds me of when I...
I read another text about...
This reminds me of the real world/event/news/TV...
CREATE A MENTAL PICTURE, BRINGS TEXT TO LIFE
Visualizing
THINK ABOUT THE TEXT AS A WHOLE AND FORM AN OPINION
EVALUATE
The teacher asked Lou to stay after school because he pulled a JAPE on the principal.
PRACTICAL JOKE, PRANK, TRICK
When a text does not have pictures, but may have a description of subject matter.
Visualize
When asking a question what are 3-6 words that you can use to start the question?
WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHY? WHEN? HOW?
“READING BETWEEN THE LINES” STRATEGY; DRAW CONCLUSIONS BASED ON YOUR READING
Inferring
Before reading a text, good readers look around to get an idea of the topic
Preview the Text
The freezing rain was a FORETASTE of winter.
A sample or suggestion of something that lies ahead, SAMPLE, PREVIEW, SUGGESTION
When you are writing a summary of a text with many pieces of information.
Pick out the MAIN IDEAS, KEY DETAILS, or IRRELEVANT INFORMATION
By reading the text, I can picture, smell, taste, feel, hear...
Visualization
MAKE EDUCATED GUESS ABOUT THE FUTURE BASED ON CLUES FROM THE TEXT
Predicting
Using these, good readers can identify the meaning of unknown words using the words around them
Context Clues
We were all pretty APATHETIC during the movie about animals, but we became interested when it started showing all the tricks the dogs could do.
UNINTERESTED, INDIFFERENT, UNCARING, LACKING INTEREST
When a text does not provide clues to help get a better understanding
Use your PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, PAST EXPERIENCES
My opinion of this text as a whole is...
Evaluation