Readers Understand a Story by...
Giving ourselves a ___________ check.
Comprehension
This means to break up words and find the meanings of each part.
Chunking
This will help me decide where to sit while I read.
Find a good reading spot
What can we ask ourselves about the characters?
Who is in this part?
What are they like?
What do we know about this character?
What does "gist" mean?
I understand what is happening in that part
_______ the story, which means share the main events of what happened so far.
Retell
Searching for ____ to figure out what the word means.
Clues
Checking that the books I am reading are just right, or within reach.
Read books on our reading level, maybe even a challenge sometimes.
What is going on in this part?
What just happened?
Tell us what a synonym is
A word that means the same thing
Doing ______ work, which means our brains are thinking about what the text is asking us to do.
Mind work
Trying out the different __________ in the word.
Sounds
This means to look back at how I am reading and make plans to do better in the future. What do you set?
Goals!
What can we ask ourselves to better comprehend what is happening? Is this _____ or ______?
Is this new or has it been happening?
Tell us what an antonym is
A word that means the opposite
Making _________________, which means thinking about what will happen next.
Using _______ clues to figure out the unknown word.
Context
By reading level,
by topics,
nonfiction or fiction
any others?
Why do we give ourselves a comprehension check?
To make sure we know what is going on in the story.
Tell us about: Explanation
Make predictions based on...
What already happened,
How other stories go,
Empathizing with the characters
Working out the meaning of different phrases, called _____________ language.
Figurative
Give examples of a great reading spot.
Quiet place,
Alone,
Comfy,
Outside,
Cool lights on
Comprehend is another word for _______________.
Understand
What is another type of clue an author may leave readers to solve tricky words?
Context clues!