Reading+Ideas

There are reading strategies good readers already do without realizing they do it. These strategies will help those that need assistance reading and understanding what he or she has just read. The strategies can all be utilized in a reading journal. > > > >
 * READING STRATEGIES:**
 * Predict/Infer - what is going to happen?
 * Question- new vocabulary, confusing spots, motives
 * Evaluate- how is the story making you feel?, do you understand the author's message and the story?
 * Monitor/Clarify- are you understanding the story or the author's message?
 * Visualize- the rolling movie in your head. Can you see what is happening?
 * Connect- make a connection with the author, story, character, setting or something you can attach to to help you visualize and comprehend the story

A reading journal is a place where you can write down your thoughts, feelings, characters, questions, and connections to a story. You can break it down into chapters. After you read a chapter make notes to yourself about what you just read. Answer the 5 W's and H questions. WHO? WHAT? WHY? WHEN? WHERE? HOW?
 * What is a reading journal?**
 * Who was in the chapter? Describe the characters or new revelations about a character already introduced.
 * Who does this character remind you of?
 * What happened? Use details that were important while reading
 * What would you have done during this situation?
 * What are your feelings about book, character, events thus far?
 * Why did the character feel this way or why did this happen?
 * Why did the author write this story? to entertain, inform, or persuade
 * When did this event take place?
 * When have you experienced the same emotions or problems as the character did in this section?
 * Where did this occur? Setting
 * Where in the story can you visualize with the most detail? Draw it out
 * How did the character react?
 * How do you think you would have reacted during the event?
 * How do you feel about the characters decisions?