Academic Reading Skills ASSESSMENT

When I read a text for a class, what does it mean to have a reading purpose?

• Determine my WHY for reading the text

• Determine whether I like the text or not

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is one skill that you use BEFORE you read a text?

• Determine my reading PURPOSE

• Reread

• Summarize

• Make an inference

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which skills should you do DURING reading to help you comprehend the text? (Check all correct answers)

• Look for evidence (details) to fit with my reading purpose

• Make inferences based on evidence and my prior knowledge

• Determine the main idea of the text

• Skip any parts that are too confusing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which skills should you do AFTER reading the text to make sure you comprehend it? (Check all correct answers)

• Reread any parts of the text that were confusing.

• Summarize the most important information to ensure my comprehension of the text and make sure I remember it

• Ask a teacher or classmate to explain it to me

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which skills are helpful when you lose concentration while reading? (check all correct answers)

• Remind myself what my reading purpose (my WHY for reading the text) is

• Reread any parts of the text that I wasn't focused on.

• Move on to the next section of the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is one skill you use when the text becomes difficult to understand? (check all correct answers)

• Reread any parts of the text that were confusing.

• Look for evidence (details) to fit with my reading purpose

• Make inferences to figure out what conclusions I can make about the text based on evidence and my prior knowledge

• Determine the main idea of the text

• Ask the teacher or a classmate to explain it

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

How do you know that you have understood or comprehended what you read? (check all correct answers)

• I have highlighted the text

• I asked a teacher or classmate for help

• I am able to find the main idea of the text

• I am able to summarize the most important details of the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

How do you figure out the main idea of a text? (check all correct answers)

• I look for a title or topic sentence. This gives me a clue about the main idea

• I ask "What about the topic?" my answer is the main idea

• I ask the teacher or a classmate

• I look for keywords or phrases to determine the topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How do you make inferences while reading a text?

• I look for clues or important details (evidence) in the text, and I combine it with my prior knowledge to make an evidence-based guess

• I make a random guess

• I skim the text

• I reread

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Explain how you know that you have understood or comprehended the text after reading (check all correct answers).

• I am able to find the main idea of the text

• I am able to summarize the most important details of the text

• I just know

• I ask the teacher

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10