Reading Strategies HOW TO USE DIFFERENT READING STRATEGIES EFFECTIVELY

Before Reading Strategies

The time taken to think and prepare before reading.

Allows students to make inferences and ideas on what they are about to read.

Connect information to students prior knowledge Clarify and knew or unknown vocabulary.

Anticipation Guide

True or false statements written out from the key ideas in the text

Students can answer questions as a class, groups, or individually

The focus isn’t on them getting it correct but on having them use prior knowledge and making predictions

Think Pair Share

The teacher will ask a question about the text. Students will think about the questions asked. They then will discuss in their group what

they think. This allows students to think about a topic as

individuals and then share with classmates what their thoughts are and build communication.

Concept Sort

Allows the teacher to introduce the new vocabulary or concepts students will see in the text

Teacher would have vocabulary or concepts written out on cards and the students will work together to sort them into groups/ categories

After the class will discuss what the groups are and why they were placed in that group

First Lines

Students read first line of reading passage. They then make predictions on what they think the

passage will be about just from the first sentence. Allows students to think and use inferences to

determine what they are reading might be about. Also encourages students to share and discuss their

opinions on what they think the text will be about.

During Reading Strategies

Checks for students understanding and comprehension

Allows them and the teacher to check their level of comprehension

Keeps them on task during the reading

Selective Highlighting

After reading through the passage once students will re-read the passage.

They will then highlight or underline while reading. The focus will be to highlight only the important things such as

main idea, key details, and vocabulary words. They will then summarize what it is they have highlighted This strategy allows the students to really focus on what they

are reading and the details they will need to remember.

Seed Discussion

Two part process used to engage students in discussions on the reading passages.

Part 1: students read the text and look for the “seeds” or key concepts while reading

Part 2: students after work in groups and discuss what “seeds” they found and about them

Allows students to focus while reading and look for specific things and then discuss what they found with their classmates

SQ3R

SQ3R= Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review Students will first survey the text for bold words, headings, and

titles. They will then question based on what they have found what

their reading could be about Next they will read the passage and while doing that should

recite or take notes of the answers they find to their questions Last they will review all they have read and answer any

unanswered questions. This method allows students to really focus and put

comprehension skills to work.

Story Map

This allows the students to work with story structures and help better their comprehension

This can be done as individuals during reading or during group reading. Also if done individuals after reading students could discuss what they have learned after as a class.

Teacher should model expectations of the story map The story map will consist of story elements and questions

the students will ask during reading. Examples of the elements are the characters, setting, and theme

Double Entry Journals

This has students write out their thoughts and responses as they read through text.

Students will write out sentences from their assigned reading and then write down their thoughts on the passage

Students will write on one half of the paper different words and phrases they found meaningful and on the other half they will write there thought and reactions.

After they can discuss there thoughts on what they found important and their thoughts they wrote down.

After Reading Strategies

Checks students comprehension Allows for review over materials read Gives them time to discuss what was read Allows teacher to gage students understanding

and comprehension Allows students to ask questions they may have

Frame Routine

Allows students to summarize what it is they have just read Uses a graphic organizer so students can visually see what it is

they have discussed written out Start by students discussing what the main idea of the passage

was and then moving on to what the details of the passage were.

After develop a main idea of what the text was that was read and have students write out a summary of it.

Allow students to discus what it was they wrote out

Exit Slips

This is normally seen done in simple questions such as write one thing you learned today but it can be modified for reading.

Teacher will ask or have a question on the board about the reading passage

After the students have finished reading they will write their answer on a piece of paper or 3x5 card

The teacher will then collect them before moving on or the end of the day

This will allow teacher to check all students true comprehension of the text

Question The Author

This is something done during and after reading, Having questions that the students think about during the

reading that they will then answer after reading and discuss after

This process works by allowing students to think in a way they normally wouldn’t

Asking questions such as “What is the author trying to say here?”

Allowing students to write out answers can better help them remember, comprehend, and process what they read

Summarizing

One of the more basic after reading strategies but still a very effective one

Has students take the reading passage and break it into smaller sections of only the main points

This helps reduce the confusion of what was read and enforce comprehension

Great thing about summarizing is there are many different ways it can be done. Groups, pairs, individual. Summarizing the whole passage or just parts. And sharing orally or writing it out are just some of the ways to summarize.

Question Answer Relations

Used to help students decided what kind of question is asked of them and using that to determine how they would find the answer.

Four types of questions: 1. Right There 2. Think and Search 3. Author and You 4. On My Own

This strategy uses higher level of thinking and has students to think about what that read and beyond

Resources

http://www.adlit.org/strategy_library/ http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies http://www.studygs.net/preread.htm