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Text Structure, why it matters in our brain and how to use it: text structure, comparison
Graphic Organizers
Graphic Organizers
Reading Skills
Reading Skills
Before Reading
Before Reading
Consider what you already know about this topic or story
Develop questions in your mind about the reading to set a purpose for reading
THIEVES non-fiction text
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson112/elements.pdf
During Reading
During Reading
QAS- Question Answer Strategy: Students should question text and read for a purpose as they search for answers
Read for Main idea and Details
Click or Clunk? Reading should "click" when it makes sense. If it "clunks" - stop and figure out why and attempt to "un clunk" it
Un Clunk difficult text: visualize, re-read slowly, re-read while note-taking, re-read in shorter chunks of text, do some research on the topic, read with a buddy, focus only on important information and let some other information go
After Reading
After Reading
After reading a text students should be encouraged to check and adjust previous predictions, to make connections to text, to reflect on character development, plot resolution as well as find themes, morals or draw other conclusions. Students should be encouraged to make thoughtful observations about the text through discussion, retelling, and written expression.
Students should always be able to retell any text they have read. A retelling is an oral or written account of the story that includes story elements as well as a theme or lesson learned.
Comprehension Builders
Comprehension Builders
Cognitive Strategies Sentence Starters
Planning and Goal Setting
My purpose is…
My top priority is…
To accomplish my goal, I plan to…
Tapping Prior Knowledge
I already know that…
This reminds me of…
This relates to…
Asking Questions
I wonder why…
What if…
How come…
Predicting
I'll bet that…
I think…
If, then…
Visualizing
I can picture…
In my mind I see…
If this were a movie…
Making Connections
This reminds me of…
I experienced this once when…
I can relate to this because…
Summarizing
The basic gist…
The key information is…
In a nutshell, this says that…
Adopting an Alignment
The character I most identify with is…
I really got into the story when…
I can relate to this author because…
Forming Interpretations
What this means to me is…
I think this represents…
The idea I'm getting is…
Monitoring
I got lost here because…
I need to reread the part where…
I know I'm on the right track because…
Clarifying
To understand better, I need to know more about…
Something that is still not clear is…
I'm guessing that this means, but I need to…
Revising Meaning
At first I thought, but now I…
My latest thought about this is…
I'm getting a different picture here because…
Analyzing the Author's Craft
A golden line for me is…
This word/phrase stands out for me because…
I like how the author uses to show…
Reflecting and Relating
So, the big idea is…
A conclusion I'm drawing is…
This is relevant to my life because…
Evaluating
I like/don't like because…
This could be more effective if…
The most important message is...
Elements of the Text Cards
Elements of the Text Cards
elements_of_text_cards.pdf
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