Prior knowledge + Previewing
What is previewing?
What is...Previewing is a pre-reading strategy. It is used to get an overview before reading.
What is a prediction?
What is...An educated guess about what will happen later in a text based on things that have already happened.
Informed by things that you know.
Not outlandish or uncharacteristic.
What is a summary?
A summary is short account of the central ideas of a text
Define "Main Idea"
The main idea is the central, or most important, idea in a paragraph or passage.
Do you Preview and Predict before, during, or after you read?
What is...Before
What question should we ask to check our prior knowledge?
What is...What do you know about this topic?
Steps to predict…
What is...
Summaries are not a place for:
What is...
Opinions
Background knowledge
Personal information
What formula we applied last cycle to find the main idea?
What is...TOPIC + INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOPIC
What is the difference between Previewing and Predicting?
What is...
Previewing is reading over important characteristics or features of a text
Predicting is an educated guess based on the evidence found in the text
What other reading comprehension strategies are useful at Previewing?
What is...Prior Knowledge, Skimming, and Scanning
If a prediction is proven wrong by the evidence, it should be…
a. abandoned
b. adjusted
c. enhanced
What is...
a. abandoned
“Do you need this information to understand the text?”
The previous question is useful for...
Highlighting major ideas and necessary information to understand the text.
What questions can we applied to get the main idea?
What is... What is the big idea or concept?
What is the text about? (answer in one or two words)
What are the different things we look for when trying to identify Supporting Details?
Name at least two...
What is...acts, examples, explanations, reasons, descriptions, facts, etc
What are the steps to Preview a text?
What is..
1. Check the title, subtitles, images, charts, bold or highlighed words.
3. Check strategical places: First paragraph, last paragraph. Is there a summary or a conclusion?
4. Relate your interests with the text message
If a prediction is found to be accurate, it should be…
a. abandoned
b. adjusted
c. enhanced
What is...c. enhanced
What things are important to take into consideration at summarizing?
Name at least three
• Highlight or underline main ideas and supportive ideas as you read
• Construct an outline or concept map to help you identify the main ideas
• Paraphrase information by putting it in your own words
• Be brief and succinct so that your summary is accurate
• Present ideas in the same order that the author does
• If the author has a point of view, explain what it is in your summary
What questions can we ask to get the main idea?
Which sentence can summarize the passage?
What could be another good title for this passage?
What is the message of the text?
What interesting visual supports can we create or design to understand the message of the texts?
Name at least one
What is...a mind map, an outline or a timeline
Why should I preview before I read?
What is...Previewing is an excellent way to save time and improve your understanding of a text.
Why is it important to predict?
What is...
To infer the information that will be presented in a text by analyzing some of its key elements.
To understand the author's intention from the tone used or emphasis in some words.
To relate the purpose of some paragraphs to clarify or emphasize an idea.
What is the difference of Quoting and Paraphrasing?
What is...
• Citing is to display an author’s ideas exactly as they appear in the text without changing any words
• Paraphrasing is putting an author’s ideas into your own words
What questions do we ask to get the supportive ideas?
What are the ideas that explain or support the text?
What visual support can help us identify the main ideas, supporting ideas and details in a text?
What is...a mind map