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Strategies for Good Readers

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There are important strategies that students and all of us can use before, during and after reading:

Before Reading

·         Talk about the title of the book and what it could be about.
 
·         Set a purpose for reading:  Example:  “I am going to read this book to learn more about cats.”
 
·         Take a ‘picture walk’ through the book.  What do the pictures tell us?

During Reading

Visualize – make a movie in your head about what you are reading.
 
Question – try to answer the who, what, when, where, why and how questions as you read along.
 
Clarify – understand new words
      *Use finger to point to each word while you read (for beginners).
      *Use beginning letter sounds to figure out words.
      *Use pictures on the page to figure out words.
      *Use word chunks to help figure out words (groups of letters in a
        pattern like _ack, _oat).
      *Look for smaller words within the larger word.
      * Read to the end of the sentence. Sometimes the word just makes
         Sense and pops out.
       *Reread the sentence or phrase to help with understanding.
 
Make predictions – “What will happen next?”

Make connections
     *What other books are like this book?
     *Do you ever feel like this character?
     *Does this story make you think about something else in the world?

After Reading

·         What did you think about this story and how did it make you feel?
 
·         Summarize:
               *What was most important in the story?
               * What was the problem in the story?
               *Was the problem solved?              
               *How did the story end? 

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