Reading Strategies

Strategies for before, during, and after reading

Before Reading

• To have a successful reading experience, there are a several steps you can take

before beginning to read.

Establish a Purpose

• Identify the purpose for reading.

• Some possible purposes are for entertainment, to get information, or to learn

how to complete a task.

Learn New Vocabulary

• Learn the meaning of new vocabulary words to make the text easier to

understand.

Activate Prior Knowledge

• Brainstorm. Think about the title and write thoughts that come to mind.

• Create a KWL chart. K – what I already know W – what I want to know and

L – after reading the material, what I learned.

• Have a group discussion to share experiences and knowledge.

Use a Graphic Organizer

• Depending on the level of the reader, this can be completed by the teacher,

the student, or in small groups.

• Stimulates interest

• Organizes information to help retain it longer.

Textbook Walk

• Look at the pictures

• Preview the pages

• Become familiar with how information is presented and where to find

information.

During Reading

• Employing reading strategies during reading is essential.

Make Predictions

• Think ahead of what you are reading and make predictions.

• Can be used during reading as well as before reading.

Visualize

• Create images in your mind as you read.

• Use the information in the material and pictures in the text.

Locate Key Words and Main Ideas

• Makes notes.

• Highlight when possible.

Clarify

• So, what is happening is…..

• The last thing I just read meant ….

• In other words …..

Make Inferences

• Use clues from the text and what you already know to better understand

what the author is trying to tell you.

After Reading

• Strategies that are used after you have finished reading the material.

Summarize

• Think about what you just read and summarize.

• Review and Reflect.

Evaluate Understanding

• What did I just learn?

• What things are still unclear?

Make Connections

• Compare what you read with something you already knew.

Repeated Reading

• Reread when…

• You don’t understand what you read

• You are not sure what is going on in the story

• You weren’t focused on reading

References

• Curriculum Strategies for Reading. (nd) Retrieved April 8, 2015 from

http://www.thinkport.org/career/strategies/reading/predict.tp

• Bursuck, William and Mary Damer. Reaching Reading to Students Who are

at Risk or Have Disabilities. Pearson, 2011. Print.