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Strategic Reading Questions

What kind of a selection is this?

 

Does it give me information or tell directions?

 

How do I know?

 

What will this selection be about?

 

What do the title and pictures tell me?

 

What do I already know about the topic that will help me?

 

What do I want to find out about the topic?

 

Why would someone write this?

 

Why would someone read this?

 

Why m I reading this selection?

 

Can I read it quickly or should I read it carefully?

 

What kinds of questions should I ask myself before I read this chapter?

 

How would these questions be different if this were a mystery story rather than a science chapter?

 

QUESTIONS TO HELP CHILDREN BECOME STRATEGIC READERS WHILE THEY ARE READING

What do I think will happen next?

How did I know this?

Are my predictions correct so far?

Does this make sense?

What can I do to make sure I understand it?

What can I do to make sure I understand what I'm reading?

What have I learned so far?

Is this selection easy to read or hard to read?

Why do I think so?

How can I figure out difficult words or parts of the selection I don't understand?

What strategies will help me understand this kind of reading?  Should I look for the plot, the main idea?  Should I ask questions, or paraphrase what I have read?

What is the author saying directly?

What is the author implying?

How do I feel about what the author is saying?

Can I visualize what has been described?

QUESTIONS TO HELP CHILDREN BECOME STRATEGIC READERS AFTER THEY HAVE READ

What questions did I have before I started reading?

What are the answers?

What can I do if I still have unanswered questions or if I can't remember what I've read?

Would I recommend this selection to someone else?  Why or why not?

What did I learn?

Did I like it?  Why or why not?

Did I lean what I wanted to?

Were my predictions about the selection correct?

Do I agree with what the author said?

How would I summarize what I read?

Are there any parts that I should read again to be sure that I understand what it meant?

How was this selection similar to and different from other stories I have read.

Did the selection remind me of my own experiences?

Prepared by Annena McCleskey, Houghton Mifflin