Comprehension Strategies for Before, During, and After ReadingCRITICAL ASSIGNMENT I, RED4348, RACHEL SWALLOW

Before Reading Comprehension Strategies

FOR USE WITH NON-FICTION TEXT

Read the Title and Headings

Ask Yourself: What do you think the text selection might

be about? Why?

Look at the Pictures

Ask yourself: What do you think is happening in the text

selection?

Predict What the Text Selection Might Be About

Ask yourself: How does the text evidence help you to

make this prediction?

What Background Knowledge Do You Have?

Ask Yourself: What background knowledge do you already

have about the text topic?Gather background information based on your

predictions and the text features viewed.

Consider the Purpose for Reading this Text.

Ask Yourself: What are you interested in learning from

this text? What interests you about this topic?

What information can be gained from reading the test?

Strategies to Use During Reading

FOR USE WITH NON-FICTION TEXT

Think About What You Are Reading and if it Makes Sense.

Ask yourself: What did you think about as you read this text?

Stop Sometimes and Summarize What You Have Read So Far.

Ask Yourself: Were there any parts that were hard to

understand?

Visualize the People, Places, and Events You are Reading About.

Ask Yourself: Are you making a movie in your head about

the topic? Do You see the events happening?

Do these events coincide with what you are reading and the illustrations/pictures in the text?

Imagine Talking With the Author While You Are Reading.

Ask Yourself: What does the author want you to know about?

Determine the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words Using Context Clues and Resources.

Ask Yourself: Do I understand the meaning of all of the

words I have read? Locate clues within the text using context

clues such as definitions, examples, and synonym or antonyms.

Use a dictionary to look up unfamiliar words if necessary.

Strategies to Use After Reading

FOR USE WITH NON-FICTION TEXT

Generate Questions About the Text

Ask Yourself: What questions would you ask a classmate

if you were quizzing them on the text? Could you answer these questions

yourself?

Think About What You Read and Review Your Predictions.

Ask Yourself: Which of your predictions was right?

Compare What You Have Learned From the Text to Your Prior Knowledge.

Ask Yourself: What new knowledge you have gained from

the text?

What is the Main Idea of the Text You Just Read?

Ask Yourself: What text evidence did you find to support

the main idea?

Clarify Your Understanding of the Text.

Ask Yourself: What did you find difficult to understand?

Do you need to re-read in order to improve your understanding of the text, or portions of the text?

References

Bursuck, W., & Damer, M. (2011). Comprehension. In Teaching reading to students who

are at risk or have disabilities: A multi-tier approach (2nd ed., p. P. 282). Upper

Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.