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PREDICTINGWhat do you think
the text is going to be about?
Look for clues, such as headings,
diagrams, pictures and words in bold
type.
READING SILENTLYCould everyone
please read to the end of
………………(this paragraph,
this section of text)?
CLARIFYING
Are there any words that
you would like clarified or explained?
READING ALOUDWould anyone like to read aloud?
QUESTIONINGAre there any
questions that you would like to ask
about what we have just read?Remember that the
answers can be HERE, HIDDEN or in
my HEAD.
SUMMARISING
(Briefly) summarise
the passage.
UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU READ.
Where do I find the answer to the question?
HEREHERE
Is it HERE in one sentence in the text?
HIDDENHIDDENIs it found by joining
together information from two or more places in the
text, or from information in the text and what I already
know?
HEADHEAD
Is the answer in my background knowledge: what I already know?
The Titanic sank in 1912.
A “Here” question is ….
In which year did the Titanic sink?
The answer is 1912, which can be found by simply reading the
sentence.
A Hidden question is ….
What was the Titanic?
Even though we are not directly told, the word “sink”
tells us that it was a ship.
A Head question is ….
Why did the Titanic sink?
The sentence doesn’t tell us, but we can use our prior
knowledge to tell us that it struck an iceberg.
This is called the This is called the 3H strategy for 3H strategy for finding answers finding answers
to questions to questions about text.about text.
BY THE WAY …………….
These are two of the last photos
ever taken of the Titanic before it left
Queenstown in Ireland on its
maiden voyage.
We can remember these three levels by thinking:
*Reading on the lines
*Reading
between the lines
*Reading
beyond the lines