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Active Reading Strategies Improving Comprehension

Do you think about what you read? As you read silently, think about the 5 Reading Strategies:

5 Active Reading Strategies: Visualize 2. Visualize Predict 3. Predict Connect 4. Connect Respond 5. Respond 1.Question

1. Question what you read Resources: Comprehension Strategy PosterComprehension Strategy Poster Good Reader Strategy Poster ERT (Everyone Reads To) ERT (Everyone Reads To) created by Greg Byers from Teaching

1. Question what you read What questions come to your mind?What questions come to your mind?

1. Question what you read Why do the characters act as they do?Why do the characters act as they do?

1. Question what you read Who tells the story?Who tells the story?

1. Question what you read What causes events to happen?What causes events to happen?

1. Question what you read When does the action peak or climax?When does the action peak or climax?

2. Visualize Hmm…what do I see?

2. Visualize Create a picture in your mindCreate a picture in your mind

2. Visualize Make use of similes, metaphors, allusionsMake use of similes, metaphors, allusions

3. Predict I predict…

3. Predict What do you think will happen? Prove it!What do you think will happen? Prove it! Resources: Anticipation Guides, Anticipation TemplateAnticipation Guides Anticipation Template

3. Predict Foreshadowing (clues)Foreshadowing (clues)

3. Predict Red Herring (false clues)Red Herring (false clues)

4. Connect

Text to SelfText to Self Bring your own experiences to the story.Bring your own experiences to the story. Resources: Text to Self WorksheetText to Self Worksheet

4. Connect Text to TextText to Text Make connections with other literature, movies, etc.Make connections with other literature, movies, etc. Resources: Text to Text WorksheetText to Text Worksheet

4. Connect Text to RealText to RealWorld This reminds me of… Resource: Text to Real World WorksheetText to Real World Worksheet

5. Respond

What does the story say to you?What does the story say to you? Resources: Response Journal Strategy: Use sticky notes to respond Response Journal

5. Respond What is the mood of the story?What is the mood of the story?

5. Respond What is the theme of the story?What is the theme of the story? The BIG Picture

5. Respond What are the internal and external conflicts?What are the internal and external conflicts?

5. Respond What is the tone of the story?What is the tone of the story?

5. Respond What literal meanings are in the story?What literal meanings are in the story?

5. Respond What symbols are in the story?What symbols are in the story?

As you read silently, think about the 5 Reading Strategies:. Visualize 2. Visualize Predict 3. Predict Connect 4. Connect Respond 5. Respond 1.Question