Before - During - After Strategies

STRATEGIES TO USE:

Children need explicit instruction in Strategies for Comprehension

Before Reading……

 These activate past and knowledge and experiences.

• Brainstorm
• Predict
• Browse/preview text and or pictures
• Skim
• Question
• Vocabulary web
• Quick write
• Kwl
• Anticipation guide
• Set a purpose
• Build background knowledge

 QUESTIONS:

 What is my purpose?

 What will I be doing with this information?

 What do I already know?

 What do I think I will learn?

 What are my predictions?

 During Reading……..

These use past knowledge to recall and understand.

• Reading Rate
• Predict
• Question
• Reread
• Summarize
• Self correct
• Visualize
• Identify confusing parts
• Kwl
• Monitor vocabulary
• Monitor understanding
• Context clues
• Bookmarks
• Clarify
• Think aloud
• Fix up strategies
• Make connections

QUESTIONS:

 Does this make sense?

 Do I have a clear picture in my head?

 Is this what I expected?

Similar/different

 What can I do to increase my understanding?

After Reading

These expand past knowledge and help create new understandings.

• Confirm, adjust predictions
• Skim
• Visualize
• Question
• Reread
• Think aloud
• Retell
• KWL
• Note taking
• Reflect through writing, talking, or drawing
• Venn diagram
• Infer
• Reaction Guide
• Evaluate what has been read
• Respond
• Self-assess
• Select new reading
• Seek additional information

 Questions:

 What were the most important points? What supports that?

 What new info did I learn?

 Should I reread for better understanding?

Before / As I Read / After - Questions for the Reader to Ask

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