Strategy
SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review)
McDougal textbook reading strategies )
QuickWriter
Reading Computer Application material
Read lesson on their own then have an open discussion
RQWQCQ Math strategy Read, Question, Write, Question, Compute, Question
Read out loud
Highlight main ideas in book
Directed Reading worksheets to emphasize key concepts
summarization, prediction question generation and clarification of confusing words or passages.
KWL charts, story maps, word maps and story pyramids
Textbook Reading Strategies (Cuesta College)
Improving the Reading Comprehension of High School Students
Comprehension Instruction: What Makes Sense Now, What Might Make Sense Soon (Reading Online)
Comprehension Instruction: What Works
Balancing Authenticity and Strategy Awareness in Comprehension Instruction (53K PDF)* (Michigan State
20 Online Resources on Reading with Comprehension and Engagement (Reading Online)
Learning Strategies Database at Muskingum College’s Center for Advancement of Learning (CAL)
guided note-taking.
Making sense of Social studies-summarizing
Group reading and presenting their take on explaining the concept.
Anticipation reading – relating ideas that they think will be coming up. (we do this one, based on what science
concepts they already know but it depends on the class)
Outlining the material together, cause/effect ladders, online journaling, stem starters, and graphic organizers as
well as passages to read with corresponding comprehension questions
Math reading strategies
Attractive Graphic Organizers
Think, Pair, Share