Active+Reading+Strategies



Video clips Music Visuals, pictures, art Discussion – introducing to access their prior knowledge – enable “connecting” Word splash Word sorts – know, don’t know Define using glossary within reading Set purpose for reading || Chunking Checking for understanding – questions, pair-sharing Talking to Text – colored pens Highlighting Context clues – with students Graphic Organizers Rereading Pause and reflect || Rereading Summarizing Apply to real world Response and reaction – Collins I or II Answer the essential questions Ask opinions about reading || Roots, prefixes, suffixes Vocab-to-know: preview K, W Word Wall Word Splash Essential Question – setting purpose || Look for Context Clues Talking to Text – note-making, circling unfamiliar words Highlight their confusion Chunking – summarize or question for each chunk Dialectic journal – two column Shared reading – reading together || L (of KWL) Summarization Checking for understanding – 321, verbal, choral response Answer the essential question || “Tell me about a time…” Collins I – What do you know about…. Word splash K, W Artifacts, show and tell Pictures, paintings || Talk to text – metacognitive reading Graphic organizer Checks for understanding T-chart Role-playing Predictions Turn and talk Think, pair share || Tickets out – Collins II 321 compare/contrast/connect Venn Diagram Summarization Final word – checks for understanding Journal reflection || Preview vocabulary Word wall Prefix, root, suffix Not giving all new words at once Word sort Word splash || Marking up text Annotating Frayer Graphic organizers Using context clues, including word parts Turn and talk Predicting Support while reading – provide meaning || Compare/contrast – use words in relation to one another Summarizing, using vocab Games – Jeopardy, Word-O 321 ||
 * **Active Reading Strategies** ||
 * **Before Reading** ||  **During Reading**  ||  **After Reading**  ||
 * **Below Level Readers**
 * **Readability**
 * **Prior Knowledge**
 * **Academic Vocabulary**