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Pre-Reading StrategiesWhen dealing with pre-reading strategies it is useful to understand
how the brain learns.
You don't have to know this information to help your student so feel free to skip ahead if you want.
Some pre-reading strategies: 1. Talk with your student about any new material that he may not be familiar with in the text he is going to read. Ask him what he already knows about the subject. For example, if you are going to read a story about a veterinarian and your student is not familiar with the term or what it means, discuss with him what he knows about doctors in general. Tell him that a veterinarian is a doctor for animals. Then later as he reads he can more easily assimilate the new information. He will add it to the information he already knows about doctors in general. This works really well with auditory learners. 2. Use visuals, graphics, pictures on the topic before reading. Look at the pictures in the chapter or diagrams in text books and discuss them. Later when he is reading, these images will come back to mind especially if he is a visual learner. 3. Talk about any new vocabulary terms before your student reads the book or material. 4. KWL The student answers these questions before reading: What do I Know, What do I Want to learn and What did I learn (after reading). I also have a worksheet for this but it can be done just as easily verbally. 5. List some questions that you want your student to be sure to focus on as he reads. Keep it as short as possible. Then as your student reads he will know when to pay particularly close attention. 6. For visual and kinesthetic learners the worksheets with graphic organizers work well.Return to Reading Strategies from Pre-reading Strategies |
