Comprehension Strategies

Question 0

Before Reading:

What are some benefits of asking who, what, why, where and how questions before reading expository texts?

Answer 0

It ignites reader’s imagination, connects prior knowledge, and encourages students to set a purpose for reading.

Question 1

What tools are essential for students to effectively evaluate expository text?

Answer 1

Access and instruction.

Students should have early exposure to a wide variety of texts. Students should learn comprehension strategies to build an understanding of informational texts.

Question 2

Before reading: What is the purpose of the following question?

What do I already know?

Answer 2

Eliciting prior knowledge engages the mind and enables a student to make connections with new topics and materials.

Question 3

Before reading: What is the purpose of the following question?

What do I want to know?

Answer 3

Sets a purpose for reading and will help then identify new ideas and develop critical thinking skills that will enable them to identify the purpose of different types of writing.

Question 4

Before reading: What is the purpose of the following question?

What do I think I’ll learn?

Answer 4

Actively engages students which makes them more likely to revise predictions as they discover new facts and information.

Question 5

Before reading: What is the purpose of the following question?

What types of texts will be useful?

Answer 5

Encourages students to make connections across content areas and identify resources that might be useful for a given subject.

Question 6

Before reading: What is the purpose of the following question?

What is the best reading strategy?

Answer 6

Helps students think about using various strategies for critical reading such as skimming and scanning.

Question 7

During reading, what are some benefits of asking proving questions?

Answer 7

Enables students to compare and generalize the info presented, identify main ideas and supporting details in text, revise predictions, and continually clarify meaning as they read.

Question 8

After reading, what are some benefits of asking critical thinking questions?

Answer 8

It helps students assimilate new info and incorporate it into their lives. Students should summarize new ideas into their own words and analyze interpretations by pointing to specific details.

Question 9

Cause and effect structures

Answer 9

Describe events and identify or imply causal factors.

Question 10

Problem and solution structures

Answer 10

Introduce and describe a problem and presents solution to that problem

Question 11

Compare and contrast structures

Answer 11

Often use similes and metaphors to describe ideas

Question 12

Sequencing

Answer 12

Reveals events in chronological order

Question 13

Classification

Answer 13

Author presents a variety of info about a subject

Question 14

Generalization

Answer 14

Author presents a variety of info and makes a generalization about particular subject. Reader gets a wide view of subject

Question 15

Inferences

Answer 15

Conclusions drawn from facts within the text

Question 16

Point if view

Answer 16

Author’s perspective or a device he or she employs to garner a particular response in a reader

Question 17

Author’s intent

Answer 17

Inform, persuade, or entertain

Question 18

True or false:

Informational texts rarely use visual elements, such as charts and graphs

Answer 18

False.

Question 19

Persuasive techniques

Bandwagon

Answer 19

Attempts to convince you to do or believe something because everyone else does

Ex. The smarted shoppers motor on over to Big Tire

Question 20

Persuasive techniques

Testimonial

Answer 20

Attempts to convince you if worth because someone famous endorses a product or idea.

Ex. Aldous Huxley for Soma

Question 21

Persuasive techniques

Emotive

Answer 21

Uses words or images that appeal to the viewer’s emotions such as pride and fear.

Ex. Would your family be protected in an emergency?

Question 22

Persuasive techniques

Everyday people

Answer 22

Ordinary people convince you they can be trusted because they are just like you.

Ex. As a teacher, I use a lot if chalk. I use Super-chalk

Question 23

Persuasive techniques

Rich and famous

Answer 23

This technique suggests that you too can be like the attractive, wealthy people who use the product.

Ex. Brad Pitt drinks Mr. Coffee

Question 24

What are the differing levels of reading accuracy from 90%-100%?

Answer 24

Below 90% is frustration level
90%-94% is Instructional level
95%-100% is Independent level