Grade 4 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.

During 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.

• Summarize 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.