USING COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES TO GUIDE THINKING
Outline
Introduction Self-Questioning Strategies Monitoring / Clarifying Strategies Visualizing Strategies
Introduction
Purpose: to guide thinking during reading by… Monitoring understanding Making connections to the text Clarifying meaning Responding actively
Three types: Self-Questioning Monitoring / Clarifying Visualizing
Self-Questioning Strategies
Generating questions to guide thinking while reading.
Strategies: Question-Answer Relationships I Wonder… Statements Request Paired Questioning
Paired Questioning
Take turns generating text-related questions and responding to them.
At the end, one person summarizes and the other agrees or disagrees and justifies.
Can use titles/subtitles, paragraphs, or whole sections of text.
Discussion is encouraged.
Paired Questioning
First Reading
• S1: ?• S2: A• S2: ?• S1: A
Second Reading
• S1: ?• S2: A• S2: ?• S1: A
After all text is read
• S1: Summary• S2: Agree /
disagree. Justify.
Paired Questioning
How can Paired Questioning help us understand text?
Monitoring / Clarifying Strategies
Throughout reading, ask self: “Does this make sense?”
If yes, keep reading. If no: Reread text closely, Look up words, and Clarify the meaning of the text.
Strategies Bookmark Technique Say Something KWL and KWLS INSERT
Bookmark Technique
Monitor comprehension Make evaluative judgments about the text Constantly asking ourselves: “Does this make
sense?” Best used for:
Narrative and expository text In-class or homework assignments
Page and paragraph numbers help during class discussion
Bookmark One
• The most interesting part was…
• Page:• Paragraph:
Bookmark Two
• A vocab word I think the whole class needs to discuss is…
• Page:• Paragraph:
Bookmark Three
• Something that confused me was…
• Page:• Paragraph:
Bookmark Four
• The illustration, chart, map, or graph that helped me understand what I was reading was…
• Page:
Bookmark Technique
How can you use the Bookmark Technique in other content areas?
What might you change to adapt it to literature, math, science, younger students, older students?
Visualizing Strategies
Creating mental images Works best for narrative or expository text Remember
You don’t have to be an artist! Simple lines and shapes are OK.
Strategies: Photographs of the Mind Guided Imagery Gallery Images
Gallery Images
Creating visualizations while reading Provide a format for sharing these images Works best for: informational text
_______ _______
_______ _______
Stock Market Crash
Lots of Foreclosures
Banks were in trouble
Didn’t end until WWII
Creating mental images and sharing them helps English Language Learners communicate and express
themselves and what they understand.
Questions?