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Reading Comprehension Strategies

Reading Comprehension Strategies

Predicting

  • I suppose..
  • From what I know, I don’t think…
  • I predict that… will happen next.
  • That’s not what I thought would happen.
  • Maybe… will happen because…
  • I wonder if.. I think… will happen because..

Creating Images

  • When I read this I can see…
  • I can taste..
  • I can see..
  • I can see this picture in my head.. it looks like.
  • When I read this I imagine..
  • I can smell..
  • I can hear..
  • I can touch..

Declunking

  • Think of another word that makes sense.
  • Sound out and blend the sounds together.
  • Read on.
  • Look for parts you know.
  • Reread.
  • Ask yourself “Does this make sense?”
  • I didn’t understand this part…
  • I’m confused about…
  • There is a word/ phrase/ idea that is confusing me
  • I didn’t understand__, so I am going to reread the paragraph again.
  • I don’t understand what the author meant by the phrase, __________. I’m going to read on and see can I figure it out.
  • This part is extremely difficult but I’m thinking to myself ‘Do I need to fully understand this difficult section to get the overall meaning of the story?

Making Connections

  • I felt like this when..
  • That reminds me of a time when..
  • This sounds very similar to..
  • That character reminds me of somebody..
  • I already know that..
  • That reminds me of another book where..
  • Something similar happened to me when..
  • It reminds me of earlier in the story when…..because
  • When I read that title it immediately reminds me of a time when……
  • I remember reading about that in another book. Let me think about what happened. …..
Questioning

  • Why do you think?
  • When..?
  • How..?
  • Why..?
  • How do you think..?
  • Who..?
  • Where..?
  • What..?
  • Why do you think..?
  • What did that mean?
  • How could that be?
  • I wonder..

Synthesising

  • At first I thought… but now I think..
  • I was surprised when.. because..
  • I’m changing my mind about…
  • I realise that.. because..
  • Now I understand why…
  • I think the character… is like me because…
  • I agree with… because…
  • I don’t agree with … because..
  • I think the author was trying to say.. because
  • I’m beginning to think…

Inferring

  • The story said… which made me think..
  • I think… will happen because…
  • When I read… it made me realise…
  • I can tell … is … because…
  • How the character acts tells me…
  • How the character feels tells me..
  • What the character says tells me.. 
Determining Importance

  • The story was mostly about..
  • The author is trying to tell us that..
  • I learned..
  • The important parts of the story were..
  • This was interesting, but this was important..
  • … is important because…

Skimming and Scanning

  • As I scan this book, I already know ___about the topic/theme of the book so I think it might be about …
  • Looking at the pictures in the book I think..
  • I can see by the headings and pictures that it includes information about..
  • Does anyone know what the word… means?
Summarising and Clarifying 

  • The story takes place…
  • This part was mostly about..
  • In the beginning/middle/end..
  • There is a problem when..
  • It is solved when..
  • The main characters are..

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