DO I TEACH STUDENTS TO… 

1.  Find a quiet place to read and limit distractions?

2.  Become an active reader and maintain focus?

3.  Use multiple strategies to figure out meaning of unknown vocabulary? (e.g. context             clues, text features, graphics, pictures, and word association)

4.  Repeatedly think about the purpose for the reading, its structure, and graphics?

5.  Break down complex written sentences into more manageable pieces?

6.  Rephrase a section or complex sentence into his/her own words?

7.  Find ways to make connections between what has been read and unit targets?

8.  Ask questions and take purposeful notes?

9.  Make predictions while reading?

10.  Summarize and/or paraphrase what is being read?

11. Reread sections when they do not understand the material or to get a deeper                      understanding of the text?

12. Put the reading in context (i.e. Find the main idea of the text and identify the                        supporting evidence/arguments)?

13. Make connections? (e.g. personal, real-world, contemporary, other texts, historical)