Comprehension Strategies:
Monitor and Clarify: Good readers check their understanding as they read. If you don't understand something you are reading, pause. Ask yourself, What don't I understand? Try creating a sensory image to help you understand the story. Then read on to find out what happens.
Summarize: We summarize to check our understanding of what we've read. A summary is a brief statement-no more than a few sentences-and maintains a logical order.
Inferring: When you infer, you combine your background knowledge with evidence in the text to come up with and idea about what the author is trying to present. Active readers infer about the ideas, morals, lessons, and themes of a written work.
Questioning: As you read, ask yourself questions. You can ask a literal question, which can be answered by poking at or recalling information directly in the text. The answers to your questions can help you recall and understand what you read.
Text Structure: Text structure is the way a writer organizes a selection. A text may describe events in sequence, or in a cause-and-effect pattern. Active readers use text structure to help them understand what a selection is about. As you read, look for text structure.
Visualize: Active readers look for sensory details to create pictures in their minds as they read. The sights and smells described by the author help you visualize the story. As you read, think about the impact sensory details and imagery have on the story.
Story Structure: Active readers pay attention to story structure. Generally, authors identify the problem of the main character at the start. They work through the problem as the action rises in the middle, and them dove it withe the climax and outcome. Authors also use story incidents to foreshadow or give rise to future events.
Background Knowledge: Active readers use what they already know to understand what they read. As you read, think about what you already know about people and vents from your own life that are similar to those in the story. Making these types of connections will help you become a more active reader.
Predict and Set Purpose: Active readers try to predict what they will learn when they read a nonfiction article. Previewing an article is a good way to predict what you will be reading and to establish your purpose for reading. Establishing a purpose for reading can help you understand a text.
Important Ideas: When you read you should always try to identify the important ideas of a selection. The important ideas of a selection. The important ideas are the essential information, facts, and details that help you understand what an author is writing about.
Summarize: We summarize to check our understanding of what we've read. A summary is a brief statement-no more than a few sentences-and maintains a logical order.
Inferring: When you infer, you combine your background knowledge with evidence in the text to come up with and idea about what the author is trying to present. Active readers infer about the ideas, morals, lessons, and themes of a written work.
Questioning: As you read, ask yourself questions. You can ask a literal question, which can be answered by poking at or recalling information directly in the text. The answers to your questions can help you recall and understand what you read.
Text Structure: Text structure is the way a writer organizes a selection. A text may describe events in sequence, or in a cause-and-effect pattern. Active readers use text structure to help them understand what a selection is about. As you read, look for text structure.
Visualize: Active readers look for sensory details to create pictures in their minds as they read. The sights and smells described by the author help you visualize the story. As you read, think about the impact sensory details and imagery have on the story.
Story Structure: Active readers pay attention to story structure. Generally, authors identify the problem of the main character at the start. They work through the problem as the action rises in the middle, and them dove it withe the climax and outcome. Authors also use story incidents to foreshadow or give rise to future events.
Background Knowledge: Active readers use what they already know to understand what they read. As you read, think about what you already know about people and vents from your own life that are similar to those in the story. Making these types of connections will help you become a more active reader.
Predict and Set Purpose: Active readers try to predict what they will learn when they read a nonfiction article. Previewing an article is a good way to predict what you will be reading and to establish your purpose for reading. Establishing a purpose for reading can help you understand a text.
Important Ideas: When you read you should always try to identify the important ideas of a selection. The important ideas of a selection. The important ideas are the essential information, facts, and details that help you understand what an author is writing about.