All You Need To Teach Comprehension 10+
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Q u est i o n<br />
Strategy<br />
description<br />
<strong>Teach</strong>er prompts<br />
Student thinks<br />
@ Occurs when readers ask themselves questions before, during and after reading,<br />
based on what they know and what they have read.<br />
@ Proficient readers question things that link to the text, but may not be answered<br />
in the text. They question their own understanding, but they also query what they<br />
are reading.<br />
What questions do you have before/during/after reading?<br />
As you read, jot down any questions you have.<br />
What else do you want to know about this?<br />
Are there things you are wondering about?<br />
Is there anything you don’t understand?<br />
Is there anything you need clarified?<br />
What questions would you like to ask the author?<br />
Why do you think . . . ?<br />
Who? What? When? Where? Why?<br />
What does the author want me to know?<br />
Why is this happening?<br />
Why did this character . . . ?<br />
What might happen if . . . ?<br />
Do I understand this?<br />
What does this saying mean?<br />
This makes me wonder about . . .<br />
V i s uali s e<br />
Strategy<br />
description<br />
<strong>Teach</strong>er prompts<br />
Student thinks<br />
@ Occurs when readers make mental pictures or imagine what is happening in the<br />
text.<br />
Can you make a picture in your mind?<br />
What can you see in your head as you read this part?<br />
Can you imagine it as a movie in your head?<br />
Imagine what that looks like, sounds like and feels like.<br />
Can you imagine what it would be like to be in . . . (character’s) situation?<br />
Can you imagine being there?<br />
Put yourself in that situation.<br />
What do the words help you to see/hear/feel/smell/taste?<br />
How does building a picture in your mind help you to understand and remember<br />
what is happening?<br />
I can imagine it happening.<br />
I can . . .<br />
@ see that happening<br />
@ imagine that smell<br />
@ recall a taste like that<br />
@ imagine how that feels<br />
@ hear that sound<br />
@ smell it.<br />
I can imagine it playing like a movie.<br />
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