Reading Strategies-
These are the strategies that I teach my students. It is important to discuss what your child is reading with them. Even if you haven't read the book they are reading, there are many generic questions you can ask them to begin a discussion. Try to avoid yes and no questions. Here are some examples:
What do you think will happen next?
What is the problem in the story?
If you could change something in the book, what would it be?
What were you surprised about?
Before Reading
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Making predictions
Thinking about what you already know about the topic- graphic organizers
KWL chart (What I know, what I want to learn, and finally what I learned)
Setting a purpose for reading
Building vocabulary (especially with root words and prefixes)
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During Reading
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Visualization (mental picture)
Making connections (text to self, text to text and text to world)
Asking questions
Voices in your head
Fix up strategies (use when you get stuck)
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After Reading
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Summarizing
Synthesizing new information with what student already knew on topic
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A good way to remember some of these strategies is VAMPS:
Visualizing
Asking questions
Making connections
Predictions
Summarizing
Other strategies:
adjusting speed of reading (scanning, skimming, really reading speeds)
highlighting
meta-cognition (keeping track of what you know and adding to that knowledge)
Analyzing question types (here, hidden, in my head)
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