The following comprehension strategy posters are formatted to 11”x17” paper to be printed and then drawn in front of students as a pictorial for brain imprinting.

4 P’s Purpose Preview Prior Knowledge Predict Did the author write this to entertain, inform, or persuade me? What can I learn from the pictures and charts? Is this a story, an informational article, or a persuasive text? Thinking about a book before I read helps me to understand! Am I reading this for fun or information? What do I already know that will help me? I can make a picture in my head to help me understand! Prior Knowledge Predict September~ 4 P’s

Monitor Comprehension Using Fix-Up Strategies I can stop and re-read. I can stop and re-read. I can read on and then re-read. I can use sounds I know to decode. I can think about the meaning. When I am not understanding what I read, I need to stop and think! October~ Monitor Comprehension, Use Fix-Up Strategies

Determining Importance What are the most important details? Now I understand the main ideas of the author’s message! What is this text mostly about? Do I know the difference between what is important and what is interesting? November~ Determine Importance

Making Connections Self Text to to Text It reminds me of the time I…because… It reminds me of when I read…because… to to Text December~ text to self and text to text

Infer I need to infer when the author doesn’t answer my questions. Maybe… I wonder… Based on the clues from the text, I think___. Could … Because I know ___ I think___. January~ Infer

Making Connections Self Text to to Text It reminds me of the time I…because… It reminds me of when I read…because… to to Text It reminds me of earlier in the story when…because… February~ Revisit text to self and text to text Add~ within texts

Ask Questions ? What is going to happen next? What does this mean? Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? What is going to happen next? What does this mean? Why did the author write this part?” Why did ____ happen? When I ask questions it helps me understand what I read! March~ Ask Questions

Making Connections Self Text World to to to Text It reminds me of something I heard about because….. Self Text World It reminds me of the time I…because… It reminds me of when I read…because… to to to Text It reminds me of earlier in the story when…because… April~ Revisit text to self, text to text, and within texts Add~ text to world

Visualize I can make a movie in my mind to help me understand! I can make a picture in my head to help me understand! When I visualize it helps me understand what I read! May~ Visualize