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What Can You Do to Become a Better Reader?
Before Reading
Discuss Before You read:
Let’s look at the title and pictures and predict what will happen.
What characters do you think might be in our story?
Do you there will be a problem in the story? Why? Why not?
What kind of information do you think we will learn from this nonfiction book?
Set a Purpose for Reading:
Think if you will be reading to find out what happens in a story or to learn specific information.
Preview the Text:
Look at the title, pictures, captions under pictures, headings, bold-faced print, and other graphics.
Activate Background Knowledge:
Think about what you already know about the content of what you will read.
Predict:
Think about what might happen in the story, what words may be used, or what information the text might contain.
During Reading
Discuss During Reading:
Let’s predict what will happen next.
What can you tell me about the story so far?
Let’s predict how the story will end.
Why do you think the character did _____ ? I think that (model your thoughts).
What would you have done if you were the character? (I would have…..)
How would you have felt if you were the character? (I would have felt….)
As I read ________________, it makes me picture _______________ in my head. What
pictures do you see in your head?
As you read, what are you wondering about? (I’m wondering......)
Can you put what you have read in your own words?
What kind of information have we learned so far from this nonfiction text? (I learned that ........)
Cross-Check:
Check one cue with another. Ask yourself, "Does this word look right, sound right, and make sense?"
Reread:
When problems occur, return to the beginning of a sentence or paragraph and read it again.
Predict and Confirm:
Ask yourself, "What word do I expect to see?", "What do I think will happen next?", "Did that make sense?", or "Am I finding the answers to my questions about this topic?"
Skip, Read On, and Go Back:
Sometimes you can skip an unfamiliar word and read to the end of the sentence or paragraph, thinking about what would make sense. Then, using the context, go back and reread to try to determine the word.
Connect Background Knowledge to the Information in the Text:
Think about what you already know about the subject and the kind of material you are reading. Think about how the information is similar to what you already know about the topic, event, or person. If you have many questions about the topic or the kind of book, you may need to ask someone for help.
Think About Explicit and Implicit Information:
Think about what information is given directly. Also, think about what you know from reading that is not directly stated in words such as how a character's actions show feelings or why things may have happened based on the clues the author gave.
Stop and Review:
If you are reading a longer text, stop and think about what has happened in the story so far or what information has been given.
After Reading
To Discuss After Reading:
Do you want to keep or change the predictions you made to the story?
How did the problem get solved?
What is the most interesting situation in the story?
What is the most interesting fact you learned from this nonfiction text?
Retell and Summarize:
Tell someone or write what happened in the story, including characters, plot, and important events. If you read a nonfiction piece, review what information was presented.
Use a Graphic Organizer:
Use a story map, biography wheel, Venn diagram, or another way to show what was included in what you read. (You may need to check with your teacher for suggestions.)
Draw Conclusions:
Think about what predictions you made before and during reading. Look back and think about what you have read. Consider how the information read relates to what you already knew about the topic. Were your questions answered? Do you have more questions about the subject?
Reread:
Reread the text or a section of the text to help you understand it better.
Discuss and Respond:
Talk with someone about what you have read. Ask each other questions. Look back at the book to defend your opinions.
Write to Support Understanding:
Write about what you have read, telling what it made you think of or what you learned.
Things Good Readers Do
Preview
*Look at the cover.
*Look at some of the pictures and read some of the text.
Question
*Ask who, what, when, where, why, and how.
*Decide if what you’ve read makes sense.
Predict
*Wonder about what will happen next.
*Make guesses and read ahead to see if your predictions are correct.
Infer
*Imagine the details.
*Use what you’ve read to understand what the author means
(“Read between the lines”).
Connect
*Relate what you’ve read to what you know, and to your thoughts and feelings.
*Compare what you’ve read to other texts and the world around you.
Summarize
*Organize and connect the details.
*Draw your own conclusions.
Evaluate
*Think about what you’ve read.
*What did you learn?
*Was it important to you? Why or why not?
*Did you like it? Why or why not?
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