What Good Readers Do: The Signposts

What Good Readers Do: The Signposts

by Mary Larkin

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is something good readers do while they are reading? 

• Read inside their heads only. 

• Notice important things. 

• Know all the words on the page. 

• Re-read every sentence. 

​What Good Readers Do:

• Make predictions before you read

• Notice important things as you read

• Ask questions while you read

• Research

• Re-read what you don't understand

Signposts are the things you should NOTICE while you read!​

Multiple Choice

Words that have more than one meaning, when you're not sure what the word is describing, words you've never heard of, words that are really technical or from another culture.

• Word Gaps

• Word Vocab

• Extreme Language

• Questions

Multiple Select

What questions do you ask when you see a Word Gap?

• Do I know the word from someplace else?

• What does this word mean?

• Does it seem like technical talk/specific to another culture??

• Can I find clues to help me understand?

• Why does the author use this language?

Multiple Choice

When the author shows us something that is different than expected or two things that are really different from each other. 

• Word Gaps

• Extreme or Absolute Language

• Again and Again

• Contrasts and Contradictions

Open Ended

What are some words that might show you where Contrasts and Contradictions are?

Open Ended

What do you ask yourself when you find a Contrast/Contradiction?

Multiple Choice

Is this data credible? How does this help prove the author's point, or what does it add to their argument? 

• Quoted Words

• Numbers and Statistics

• Extreme or Absolute Language

• Contrasts and Contradictions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a question you ask yourself when you find Extreme or Absolute Language?

• Is this reasonable, or could the author be trying to trick me?

• Are there clues in the text?

• What does this make me wonder about?

• How does this change things?

Poll

How do you feel about remembering the signposts?

• I could teach the class about this stuff!

• I'm good! I don't think I'll need my notes today while we read.

• I might need to keep my notes out to remind me what they are as we read.