Reading Comprehension
TARGETS
ACTIVATING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE:
1. I can use schema, what I have learned from life experiences and
books I have read, to understand new text.
ASKING QUESTIONS:
2. I can ask questions about the text, to help me understand what I am
reading, to find out what the author is trying to say.
MAKING INFERENCES:
3. I can make inferences, which are reasonable guesses, that are based
on clues and experiences from my life.
DETERMINING IMPORTANCE:
4. I can decide what information and details in my reading are important
to my understanding.
MAKING MENTAL IMAGES:
5. I can make pictures in my mind while I read to help me understand
what I am reading. I can also change these pictures as I come across
new information.
SYNTHESIZING:
6. I can combine information from different sources to create new ideas
that help me understand my reading.
MONITORING COMPREHENSION:
7. When I realize I don’t understand what I’m reading, I can use
different fix-up strategies to help me.
Reread, Read Ahead, Use Context Clues, Restate, Research, Check
Pictures and Graphics, and Decoding Strategies (Sounding It Out).