Colebrook Consolidated School

          READING AND THINKING STRATEGIES

     Before Reading

Think about what prior knowledge I have about the topic.

   Examine titles, pictures, captions and key vocabulary.

      Predict what the material will be about.

  Know why I am reading the material.

     While Reading

Focus on the material being read.

         Modify and make new predictions.

    Examine text structure.

       Apply vocabulary strategies.

   Create mental pictures of what I read.

     Talk to myself about what I've read.

 Reread what is not clear.

      After Reading

       Ask myself what I have learned.

    Evaluate my predictions.

 Think about how this connects to my prior knowledge.

  Decide how I will remember and use this information.

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