Reading strategies

Bellringer•“List the characteristics of a good reader. Explain how a person ‘becomes’ a good reader.”

• List on the back of the paper I gave you

Share out:what are some of the things you said?

Some reading strategies...• Establish a purpose for reading

• Re-read

• Make personal connections to the reading

• Read on in order to better understand

• Look at punctuation

• Second guess

• Verify previous understanding

• Make predictions

Some reading strategies...• Ask questions

• Talk to someone about what is being read

• Respond to reading through writing

• Replace unfamiliar words with another word that makes sense in the context of the sentence

• “Persistence, patience, and practice!”

• Read Aloud

• BEFORE READING, read over any questions, tasks, or vocabulary you are expected to complete after reading!

This is going to require you to consider which

strategies youuse when reading.

•You will apply a specific reading strategy (prediction/read aloud) today as you read “Darkness at

Noon” or “Comparison”

•Respond to the following on the graphic organizer:

•If you were to read a persuasive essay titled “___________________,” what might it be about?

•If your prediction turns out to be what the essay is about, anticipate what ideas, words, phrases, and facts or opinions the writer should include.

Moodle: Read aloud• Complete the graphic organizer as you listen to the essay.

• Look back to “Strategies Strong Readers Use.”

• At the bottom of the graphic organizer, record at least three strategies you used while listening to the essay.

• Select one strategy you used today in class to elaborate on at the bottom. For example, someone who made a personal connection may draft an anecdote or someone who struggled with vocabulary may reflect on how s/he handled the problem.

• Turn in the graphic organizer to me and answer the questions on moodle.