Helpful Ideas for Parents: Reading and Study Strategies to Practice at Home Laurel Chesla, Reading Specialist Waubonsie Valley High School November 6, 2017
“I don’t get it.” “I read the assignment, but I did not do well on the quiz.”
Here are two important points to remember: GOOD READERS . . . monitor their understanding of what they read. They constantly stop and ask themselves, “Does this make sense?” “Am I getting this?” GOOD READERS . . . don’t just read through an assignment once and know all of the information.
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PREVIEW PQRST ⇨ Look at the title, pictures, charts, graphs, & vocabulary words. QUESTION These help 1. PREVIEW ⇨ Turn the main headings into questions. you Write down questions you have as you 2. QUESTION preview. remember 3. READ READ what you ⇨ Read a “chunk” – a paragraph read. at a time at first, and work up to more. Then stop and think about what you just read. Look for answers to the questions These help you asked. SUMMARIZE you 4. SUMMARIZE understand ⇨ At the end of each “chunk”, cover the 5. TEST section you read and retell the most what you YOURSELF important points. read. Take “T-Notes”. TEST YOURSELF ⇨ Can you answer the questions you made from the headings? Do you know what the vocabulary words mean? Can you state the most important points?
QUESTIONS NOTES 1. California How did the Native ● many types of land: coastline, Americans’ diverse rain forest environment affect ● different food options: fish, nuts the way they lived? 2. Northwest Coast ● mostly coastline ● shellfish, sea otters, ● communities established 3. Southwest ● dry environment ● irrigation necessary 4. Eastern woodlands ● hardwood forests ● blended agriculture with hunting https://docs.google.com/document/d/170tg000isr1ehqC61o4wVEDNWKGmbvl43mY3Q7EpZEo/edit
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Main Ideas Details SUMMARY:
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The best way parents can help their students succeed to their greatest potential is . . .
to encourage them to read for pleasure!
QUESTIONS? Thank you for inviting me!
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