What We Learned about
Monitoring Comprehension
We listen to what the voice in our head is saying—our inner
conversation.
 We notice when we are not paying attention and stop, go back and
refocus.
We notice when we’re confused and reread confusing parts to try to
make sense of them.
When we come to a word we don’t know, we reread or sometimes read
on to figure it out.
We ask questions when we are
confused to help make sense of text.
 We write down our thoughts next to
thinking.
the text to keep track of our