- Summarizing
Ask your learner to:
Read a paragraph.
Summarize it while scanning it. Summarize it with the
book closed.
Read a paragraph.
Cover it up and write down key words he/she remembers.
Summarize from the key words.
Read a paragraph.
Underline the key words. Use the key words to make one
or two sentences.
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Questioning
Ask you learner to:
Read a paragraph.
Ask a broad question. Answer the question.
Read a paragraph.
Ask a question that can be found "in the text."
"Find" the answer.
Read a paragraph.
Ask a question that can be found "in your head."
"Figure out" the answer.
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Clarifying
Ask your learner to:
Read a paragraph.
Ask if it makes sense. If yes, continue reading. If no,
re-read to clarify.
Read a paragraph.
Thumb up if you understood it; continue reading. Thumb
down if you didn’t understand it. If it is a problem
with a word, figure out the meaning. If it is a problem
with the whole thing, re-read it.
Read a paragraph.
What does it say?
Read a paragraph.
Tell what it says. Predict what will come next.
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Emotional, Visual and Physical Strategies
Ask your learner to:
Read a paragraph.
Tell his/ her personal reaction.
Read a paragraph.
Draw a graph, chart or picture to depict it.
Read a paragraph.
Act it out.
(Reprinted from http://www.oaklandlibrary.org)