Comprehension

Reading Comprehension Strategies

VISUALIZE: Imagine what is happening in the text you are reading. Make connections!
RETELL: Using your own words, try to retell the story or text to someone.
SEQUENCE: Be sure to retell your story in the order things happen. Use words like first, next or last.
QUESTION: While you read; ask questions to help you understand.
CHARACTERS, SETTING & PURPOSE: Who is in your story, what is happening and why are the events taking place?
RE-READ: Go back and read the story again to get a better understanding, clarify meaning or get a new perspective.
MAIN IDEA & KEY DETAILS: Identify the purpose of the text and how is it supported.
CAUSE & EFFECT: What happened and how did the story change by the event?
COMPARE & CONTRAST: How are things similar or different?
POINT OF VIEW: Who is telling the story? The book could have been written from a different perspective and you need to know who is telling the story.

Using the five steps of the SQ3R model you can actively read, recall the text and increase you comprehension of the reading.