Animal Migration and Reading Comprehension

The video tutorial teaches students how to ask and answer questions while reading to enhance comprehension. It emphasizes the importance of asking who, what, when, where, why, and how questions before, during, and after reading. The tutorial provides examples using the migration patterns of Canada Geese, Monarch Butterflies, Humpback Whales, and Mountain Goats. It encourages students to seek answers from the text, their own knowledge, or other sources, and highlights that not all questions may be answered immediately. The video concludes by motivating students to practice this skill to better understand texts.

What types of questions are important to ask while reading?

• Only who and what

• When and where only

• Why and how only

• Who, what, when, where, why, and how

Why do effective readers ask questions before, during, and after reading?

• To avoid reading the text

• To memorize the text

• To understand the story better

• To finish reading quickly

Where do Canada geese migrate in the fall?

• North

• East

• West

• South

Why do Monarch butterflies migrate south?

• To find mates

• To find new habitats

• To escape predators

• Because they can't live in the cold

How do humpback whales migrate?

• By walking

• By flying

• By crawling

• By swimming

What is the main reason humpback whales migrate south?

• To find food

• To find new habitats

• To have babies

• To escape predators

How do mountain goats migrate in the fall?

• They fly

• They swim

• They walk and leap

• They crawl

Why do mountain goats move to the bottom of the mountains?

• To escape predators

• To find new habitats

• To find more plants to eat

• To find water

What is a benefit of asking questions while reading?

• It helps you read faster

• It helps you memorize the text

• It helps you understand the text better

• It helps you avoid reading

Where might you need to look to find answers to some questions?

• In the text

• In your head

• From another source

• All of the above