COMPREHENSION CHECK
 

Monitor Understanding

Step 1: Read part of a selection or story, stop and ask yourself, “Is this making sense?”

Step 2: If you answer “No,” then try one or more of these fix-up strategies:

• Read the sentence or paragraph again.

• Retell the sentence or paragraph in your own words.

• Ask a question or make a prediction.

• Read on and see whether the selection makes sense.

Visualizing

• Read a selection carefully.

• Look for words that tell about settings, actions, colors characters, or sounds.

• Use the writer’s words to visualize, or make a mental picture of the selection.

To visualize while I read, I can…

1. Write words that help me to make a mental picture.

2. Draw a picture of what I saw in my mind.

Retelling

*After reading a selection or story, practice retelling the events that you read about in the selection.

Include characters’ names, setting, plot, problem and conclusion.

Questions To Ask While Reading

CHARACTERS:

Who are the characters in the story? Think of their actions and what they said to determine what the characters are like?

SETTING:

When and where is the story taking place?

EVENTS:

What happened in the story? What caused it to happen? What did the author leave out and expect me to figure out? What was the result of these events?

CONTENT:

What do I know about this topic? What is the main idea of the story? How does one event lead to another? What conclusion can I draw?

RESPONSE:

What would I do? Do I agree with the character’s actions? What was funny sad, or interesting? Does this remind me of something else I have read?
 

5 W’s CHART

To be used for summarizing or reviewing a story.  

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