Effective Reading Strategies for Middle School Success

What is Leia Brandenburg's highest level of education?

• Associate's Degree in Education

• PhD in Language Arts

• Master's in Educational Leadership

• Bachelor's in Professional English

What is the main purpose of the video?

• To discuss the history of reading

• To show reading strategies for struggling middle school readers

• To teach grammar rules

• To explain the benefits of reading

How many habits of a good reader are discussed in the video?

• Six

• Seven

• Eight

• Five

What is the first habit of a good reader?

• Make a Connection

• Visualize

• Make Inferences

• Question the Text

Which habit involves creating an image in the mind based on the text?

• Make Inferences

• Visualize

• Question the Text

• Make a Connection

What type of connection should a student be able to make according to the second habit?

• Text to World

• All of the above

• Text to Self

• Text to Text

What does making inferences involve?

• Reading aloud

• Using prior knowledge to make an educated guess

• Guessing randomly

• Ignoring the text

What should a student do when they come across an unfamiliar word?

• Guess the meaning

• Ask a friend

• Use context clues or break down the word

• Skip the word

Which habit involves determining the main idea and supporting details?

• Make a Connection

• Visualize

• Synthesize

• Determine What's Important

What does synthesizing information involve?

• Memorizing facts

• Reading silently

• Combining old and new information to form a new perspective

• Ignoring new information