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Super Six Reading Strategies |
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| Connecting |
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- What else do I know about this topic
- How does this connect to me
- How does this connect to other texts
- How does this connect to the world
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| Predict/Inferring |
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- What will happen next
- What else will I learn
- What clues (text, author) and background knowledge am I using
- Do I need to adjust mu original predictions
- What are my new predictions
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| Questioning |
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- What would I like to ask the author
- What questions might a teacher ask on a test
- What am I wondering about the text
- What else do I want to know about the characters, story, plot.....
- What questions do I have aobut the text features-illustrations, captions, heading, charts/graphs
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| Monitoring |
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- Do I know what's going on
- What am I visualizing
- Are there confusing words or parts
- What do I do when I don't understand
(reread, slow down, look at the visuals, think back)
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| Summarizing/Synthesizing |
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- Is the text fiction or non-fiction
- What is the text structure
(Descriptive, problem/solution, chronological order, proposiition/support, goal/action/ourcome, cause/effect, compare/contrast, concept/definition)
- What are the most important ideas
- What is the author's purpose
- Based on the text, what new ideas do I have that extend my thinking
- What words or phrases from the text support my thinking
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| Evaluating |
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- What do I think about the text so far Support your opinion.
(important ideas, text structure, size of print, print features, literacy elements, graphic organizers-graphics-layout, author's language/word choice.)
- What is the author doing to help my understanding?
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