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Tutor Tips - Comprehension

Each of the strategies below helps your learner read a paragraph, figure out how to better understand it and take action to remedy difficulties. Try several suggestions in different strategies until you determine what works best with your student.
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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)


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