Reading Strategies to Help with Comprehension
Reading Strategies to Help With Comprehension
These are some strategies your child can use while reading to help with comprehension.I REMEMBER
Read a little bit. Stop. Say what you remember about what you just read.
Read a little bit. Stop. Say what you remember about what you just read.
READ/COVER/REMEMBER/RETELL or STP (Stop Think and Paraphrase)
Read a small amount of text,cover it with your hand, think about what you read, and talk about it.
SAY SOMETHING
Read a little bit. Stop. Say what the text makes you think about. This can be in the form of "I wonder", "This reminds me of...", "I think...", or "WOW, I didn't know that...". You can jot down your thinking on sticky notes or in a journal.
KEY WORDS
Read a little bit, maybe one chapter or 2-3 pages. Pick out the key words that tell the main idea of what you just read. These words will usually be the words you see repeated. Ask yourself, what words would I use to tell the main ideas. Make a list and use the key words to guide you in a retell of the story or in telling the main idea or important parts of the book.
ASK QUESTIONS- Who-What-Why?
SAY SOMETHING
Read a little bit. Stop. Say what the text makes you think about. This can be in the form of "I wonder", "This reminds me of...", "I think...", or "WOW, I didn't know that...". You can jot down your thinking on sticky notes or in a journal.
KEY WORDS
Read a little bit, maybe one chapter or 2-3 pages. Pick out the key words that tell the main idea of what you just read. These words will usually be the words you see repeated. Ask yourself, what words would I use to tell the main ideas. Make a list and use the key words to guide you in a retell of the story or in telling the main idea or important parts of the book.
ASK QUESTIONS- Who-What-Why?
As you are reading stop and ask yourself these questions.
Who are the characters in the book?
What did they do?
Why did they do it?
3-2-1
For Nonfiction texts:
3- Write 3 things that you learned from your book.
2- Write 2 things that you found interesting.
1- Write 1 question you still have.
VIP- Very Important Parts
When reading fiction, ask yourself:
What are the important parts of the story?
What is the most important thing the main character did?
What did the author want me to learn from this story?
When reading nonfiction, ask yourself:
What is the main idea of the book? What is it mostly about?
What does the author want me to learn (author's message or purpose)?
The key to understanding what you read is to think while you are reading. If you get confused or can't remember what you've read, go back and reread. Doing this will help you remember what you read and help you learn from your reading too.