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Sample Reading Comprehension Strategies

Venn Diagram to compare/contrast functions or approaches
to problem solving
KWL to discuss what students know, want to know, and
learned about a topic through reading about the
applications of exponential growth in technology
advancements (Ogle, 1986)
Venn Diagram to compare/contrast properties of various
chemical compounds
Annotation to generate questioning and response to the
author
KWL to discuss what students know, want to know, and
learned about a topic through reading about the extinction
of a species
Concept map to help focus understandings of a text regarding
electricity (Lovitt & Horton, 1994)
Venn Diagram to compare/contrast conflicting viewpoints
posed by two authors
Annotation to generate questioning and response to the
author
Retelling to reconstruct a story and interpret author intent
Directed Reading and Thinking Activity to encourage students
to make predictions throughout the reading (Stauffer, 1975)
Annotation to generate questioning and response to the
author
KWL to discuss what students know, want to know, and
learned about a topic through reading about the Invasion of
Normandy
Power Notes to help sort main ideas and supportive
information about the causes of World War I (Jones, 2006)
Concept map to help students organize thoughts about French
culture
Think-Pair-Share to extract meaning from a simple passage
written in Spanish (Gunter, Estes, & Schwab, 1999)
Jigsaw to examine various portions of a short biography of
Samuel Barber (Aronson, 2008)
KWL when reading about the history of the US national
anthem
Venn Diagram to compare/contrast rules of a sport in various
countries
KWL to discuss what students know, want to know, and
learned about a topic through reading about the impact of
soccer on European culture