Reading Strategies

THUMAWATHY A/P BALAN SITI NOR SAADAH BINTI MAHANI

READING STRATEGIES
DEAR

USSR
KWL 5W 1 H

SQ4R

DEAR
Drop Everything and Read (DEAR)

It enables student to bond pleasure with reading

Stresses the importance of reading. Requires everyone in the classroom to stop all

activity and read for a set amount of time at the same time each day Reading materials must be chosen by the reader and must be pleasurable

USSR
Uninterrupted Sustain Silent Reader

Structured activity in which students are given fixed

time periods for reading self-selected books silently. During USSR there are no interruptions and as the program continues the period of silent reading gradually increases.

OBJECTIVES OF USSR
To improve pupils concentration span

To provide pupils with an adult model od reading

To provide pupils with a positive book experience To expose pupils to a wide range of literary genres

To help pupils from good reading habits for

extensive reading To increase pupils desire to read on their own during their free time To develop in pupils a life-long love of reading

KWL
KWL is intended to be an exercise to study group or

class than can guide you in reading and understanding a text. K what we Know W - what we Want know L what we Learned

K stands for know

Brainstorm

Before looking at the text, think of keywords, terms,

or phrases about the topic, either in your class or a study group Record these in the K column of your chart until you cannot think of more Engage your group in a discussion about what you wrote in the K column Organize the entries into general categories

W stands for Will or Want

Preview the texts table of content, headings,

pictures, charts etc. Discuss what you want to learn List some thoughts on what you want, or expect to learn, generally or specifically. Think in terms of what you will learn, or what do you want to learn about this

 Turn all sentences into questions before writing

them down. They will help you focus your attention during reading. List the questions by importance.

L stands for Learned

List out what you learn as you read, either by section,

or after the whole work, whichever is comfortable for you. Check it against the W column, what you wanted to learn Create symbols to indicate main ideas, surprising ideas, questionable ideas, and those you dont understand

5 Ws and an H
How (How did it happen?)

Who ( who are the main characters?)

What (What does the author say happened?) When (when did it happen or what is the span of

time?) Where ( Where did the action occur?) Why ( Why did this happen?)

SQ4R
S survey

Q - question
R read R recite

R wRite
R - review

Survey
Skimming and scanning a chapter or a assignment to

get an idea of what the material is all about and how it is organized.

Question
Writing a question (who, what, when, where, why,

how) for each heading and subheading in an assignment.

Read
Students read the paragraphs under particular

heading or subheading to get an answer to the question they developed. Note they are only reading a small amount of material. Difficult material may have to be reread.

Recite
Once a section under a heading or subheading has

been read, students should recite aloud in their own words the answer to their question for it. If a student doesnt know the answer, the section needs to be reread.

wRite
Once students have recited an answer, they should

write it down under the question. They may also write down brief notes or examples under the question, if needed for better understanding.

Review
It is to be done after answers to all questions have

been written down. The review includes skimming over the headings and subheadings again, reciting the important ideas under each heading and subheadings, and answering all the questions.

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