Set a Purpose for Reading

Set a Purpose for Reading (Part 1)

Deepen Your Understanding

What I Am Going to Learn

• Understand specific purposes for reading

• Ask questions before, during, and after reading to check and deepen understanding

• Adjust fluency to match the purpose for reading

Poll

What do you already know? Choose answers that apply to you. You may choose more than one.

• I know it is important to establish a purpose for reading.

• I ask questions while reading a story/article to understand it better.

• I use some reading strategies such as forming mental images and making connections to better help me understand a story/article.

• I know how to adjust the way I read to match the purpose.

Purpose (a.k.a Why are you reading?)

• for enjoyment/entertainment

• to learn how to do something

• to understand a controversial issue

• to read orally in order to entertain or inform others

Purpose (continued)

Whether you read aloud or silently, you need to make adjustments to match your purpose

Multiple Choice

What would be the purpose of reading Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone?

• for enjoyment/entertainment

• to get more information about a topic

• to learn how to to do something

• to understand a controversial issue

Multiple Choice

What would be the primary purpose for reading the book Quick and Healthy Cooking for Dummies?

• for enjoyment/entertainment

• to learn how to do something

• to understand a controversial issue

• to read aloud in order to entertain or inform others

Asking Questions

• You need to monitor your comprehension to make sure you understand what you are reading

• Ask questions about the story/article before, during and after you read

• The type of text you read will determine the kinds of questions you ask and how you monitor your overall comprehension

Asking Questions (Before You Read)

• Ask yourself questions that are connected to your purpose for what you are going to read

• ^{Example #1:} What do I want to learn?

• ^{Example #2:} Where in the text am I likely to learn more about the information I want?

• ^{Example #3:} How will photos or images help me?

Asking Questions (While You Read)

• Continue to ask questions to check your understanding and monitor your comprehension

• Literal questions ask for facts and details

• Interpretive questions ask for meaning. The reader must use their own knowledge and experience to put together details from the text.

• Ask BOTH types of questions as you read

Asking Questions ( After You Have Read)

• What do you know now that you didn't know before?

• An evaluative question asks for a judgement.

• Universal questions make connections the real world and are intended to spark discussion.

Pop Quiz

Show What You Know

Multiple Select

When should you ask questions about a story or article? (Check ALL that apply)

• Before you read

• While you read

• After you read

• Never

Multiple Choice

Complete the following sentence. Literal questions ask...

• Why are you reading?

• for meaning

• for facts and details

• for money

Multiple Choice

Interpretive questions ask for meaning. Readers must use their own...

• vocabulary

• fiction and nonfiction

• stories and articles

• knowledge and experiences

Multiple Choice

Which of the following questions should you ask while you are reading a fiction story for academic purposes?

• Who are the main characters?

• Where does the story take place?

• What do I predict is going to happen?

• All the questions would be good to ask while reading a fiction story

Multiple Choice

Which of the following questions should you ask while you are reading an informational text for academic purposes?

• How long is the article?

• Who asked me to read this article?

• What are the key ideas of the article?

• What time is lunch?

Multiple Choice

Questions you should ask after you read are ...

• evaluative and universal

• true or false

• fiction and nonfiction

• literal and interpretive

Open Ended

Write three sentences to summarize what we studied in today's lesson.