Reading is Thinking!

Reading is Thinking!

In Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade, you learned how to read the words, and were introduced to some basic comprehension skills. Now, it is time to advance! Now, Reading is Thinking! When you read, it is no longer enough that you can read all the words. You also need to be able to think about what those words mean and what message the author is trying to send to you. In class we have learned about several strategies that will help us think about what the words mean. Our first strategy is Before Reading, During Reading, and After Reading:

Before Reading:

1. Preview and Make Predictions
2. Set a Purpose for Reading
3. Think About the Author's Purpose for Writing

During Reading:

1. Monitor Comprehension and Fix Up
2. Identify Characters, Setting, Problem, and Solution
3. Determine Main Idea and Supporting Details
4. Check For Understanding
5. Ask Questions and Define Important Vocabulary
6. Make Connections to Text
7. Make a Mental Picture

After Reading:

1. Check For Understanding
2. Summarize Your Reading


Our second strategy involves Making Connections During Reading:

When you are reading, it is important to try to make connections between yourself and your reading. We have practiced these types of connections in class:

1. Reminds me of...
2. Text to Text Connection
3. Important Idea
4. New Idea
5. Question
6. Surprising Information
7. Text-to-World Connection
8.  New Learning
9.  Inference
10. Prediction
11. Purpose for Reading
12. Author's Purpose
It is important that you practice thinking while reading by using our Before, During, and After Reading strategies and by Making Connections while Reading.

Reading is Thinking!