Reading Strategies

Previewing the text includes....

• watching the book trailer.

• reading the title and sub-titles.

• looking at pictures, graphics, and captions.

• reading any introductory information.

We read in chunks in order to...

• not get tired.

• pace ourselves.

• check-in with our thinking and make sure we understand the text we've read.

• to create questions to test ourselves.

TRUE or FALSE:

Effective readers always read a text from start to finish without stopping.

• true

• false

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for figuring out an unknown word?

• try to recognize a base word or familiar word that has similar parts.

• consider whether is it is a positive or negative word.

• try substituting a more familiar word in its place.

• skip it and don't worry about it.

One way to monitor our understanding of what we've read is to...

• ...take a test.

• ...retell the key information we've learned.

• ...close our eyes and pray.

• ...reread the text.

TRUE or FALSE:

We can set a purpose for reading based on the type of text.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Saying, "___________" to yourself is a general way to set a purpose for reading.

• I need to read to learn about _______.

• Just get this over with.

• Stay focused.

• Go really slow.

If you are starting to read a narrative, your purpose it to find out...

• the claim.

• the problem.

• the characters, setting, and problem.

• the key events.

You are reading an editorial (opinion/argument text). You've figured out the author's claim. Now, your purpose is to find out...

• the key events.

• the problem and the solution.

• the reasons and evidence that the author uses to support the claim.

• the key details and evidence.

If you are starting to read an informative piece of text, your purpose should be to first find out...

• the evidence (the facts and quotations the author is using to support his big idea).

• the conflict (the problem the author is trying to share).

• the claim (the point of view the author is trying to share).

• the thesis (the big idea that the writer is trying to share).