Focus on Reading: Visual promptsStrategies and inspiration by Revisit Reflect Retell by Linda HoytCompiled by M.Siwak

Predicting

Visualising

Questioning

Making Connections

Monitoring

Summarising

Talking is the key to comprehendingWeave a web of understanding

Floating on a sea of talk

Questioning Questions can come before reading, during reading and after reading. Begin to wonder about the text you read.

MonitoringA good reader knows what to do when meaning has been lost and a text is not making sense.

Can we fix it?Yes, we can.

A good reader makes connections.

Text to self

Text to text

Text to world

Three ways to connect to text

Text to self

Text to text

Text to world

Coding the ways to connect to text or

or

My prediction

My experienc

es

Clues and evidence I

found

What I already knew

Stems to start a discussionI wonder …I noticed …I liked …I feel … I can infer …My favourite part was …An important point was … I realized … I think …The selection made me think

… I f I could change something

…The author’s purpose may be

…

This book reminds me of Toy Story because the characters come to life.

Stems to start a conversation:I wonder... I noticed...I liked...I feel...

I can assume...An important point was...I realised...I think... The selection made me think of...

If I could change something, I would...The author’s purpose may be...

The more you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.Dr Seuss

Purpose* Before you begin to read ensure you are aware of the purpose for your reading. You can read the same text in different ways. * Have an accountable conversation about your text to ensure you have fully comprehended and understood the content.

Accountable Conversation1. Knee to knee2. Establish and maintain eye

contact3. Wait for your turn to talk4. Ask questions and contribute

ideas in turn5. Be respectful

Talking is the key to comprehending.

Partner Read and Think

1. Place a stop sign. 2. Predict words. 3. Read silently or in unison. 4. Find interesting words. 5. Ask questions. I wonder . . . 6. Summarize. I learned that _________

My Partner said …1. Place a stop sign

2. Read together

3. Share thoughts

4. Jot or sketch to remember

5. My partner said

After you have summarised you can synthesize: the putting together of the

parts so as to form a whole.

I Remember

1. Listen to text read aloud2 Think about events and facts3. Turn to your partner and talk4. I remember

Think, pair, share

Coding Strategy

I already knew that *

New Information +

Wow ! I don’t understand ?

Knee to KneeNo more pens, paper and inkGuess what guys, it’s time to thinkLet’s get together knee to kneeRead that text Then talk to me!I. Buckler

Read as much as your hand can cover.

Remember what you have just read. You can reread.

Retell what you have read in your head or retell it to a friend.

After reading turn to your partner and Say Something.- Ask a question - Make a connection- State an opinion- Share a response

I wonder …What if …This reminds me of …I think …Wow, I didn’t know that …

Visualise

Imagine pictures in your head as you read

Sketch to Stretch Read Quickly sketch your ideas and record your thinking. Share and discuss your pictures.

V.I.P1. Read2. Select V.I.P’s

(very important points)

3. Review and discuss with partner, justify choices made

4. Rank V.I.PS 5. Summarise in

50 words

1. Read to stop sign =2. I use more sticky notes cut into strips. 3. As I read have mark the text to show very important points. I can code these important points as points of interest, confusion, or where I remembered a connection. 4. When I get to my stop sign I talk about my VIPs to my partner. 5. I rank our V.I.PS 6. We summarise in 50 words

I use this strategy is to think about key points or ideas, to make connections, and to clarify my understanding.How:

Graffiti