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NLCP English Department

 

Strategies to use Before, During, and After Reading

(adapted from Cheryl Conn, CRISS Master Trainer, http://cis.pasco.k12.fl.us/criss/pages/plans/lesson_plan.html)

LEARNING

(BEFORE)

Goals: Establish focus
           Gain personal perspective
           What do I know/need to know?

 

Strategies:

Activate Background Knowledge

Review Key Vocabulary Concepts

Examine Author’s Craft/Text Structure

Focus; Question; Predict

 

THINKING

(DURING)

Goals: Confirm background

                   knowledge
           Clarify

           Monitor                                      comprehension

Strategies:

Decoding the Text

  • (strategies will be added)

Verify and Amend Background Knowledge; Answer Questions


Select/Note Important Ideas


Organize and Connect Ideas

Question; Reflect

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Questions for a student to monitor comprehension:

  • Did I confirm my predictions?
  • Did I use appropriate strategies to help me learn?
  • Do I understand? If not, what should I do?
 

PROCESSING

(AFTER)

Goals:   Categorize/organize

                    information
             Transform

             Summarize

             Synthesize

Strategies:

Engage in Instructional Conversations

Organize/Integrate Information


Write to Learn; Summarize


Question; Review; Reflect

Questions for a student to monitor learning:

  • Did I achieve my goal?
  • Did I internalize the concepts?
  • Can I apply my new learning?
  • Do I have new questions/gaps?

 


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