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COMPREHENSION strategies

LESSON OBJECTIVE I will be able to apply comprehension strategies when reading various texts.

VISUALIZE IT Create mental images as you read through the text.

PREDICT Use the title, text and illustrations to make predictions about what you think may happen.

QUESTION Stop and ask questions to make sure what you read makes sense. Go back and reread if you are unsure.

CONNECT Relate the text to yourself, other texts and the world around you by making connections.

INFER Use your background knowledge and clues from the text to draw conclusions and fill in gaps.

IDENITFY Look for main ideas, important details, themes in the text and identify the authors purpose.

EVALUATE Think about the text as a whole and form opinions, make judgments, and develop ideas from the reading.

SUMMARIZE Retell the most important parts of the story in your own shortened version.