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5 Step Reading Process
The 5-Step Reading Process incorporates strategies that experienced and successful readers use before, during and after reading.
> 1. Scan
> 2. Discuss and Question
> 3. Read Aloud
> 4. Read Silently
> 5. Review and Discuss
Before Reading
1. Scan
Read and discuss pictures, titles, captions.
Discuss graphs, charts, maps and the names of people and places.
Identify and discuss unfamiliar vocabulary.
2. Discuss and Question
Share background and experiences that are relevant to the article.
List questions that the article might answer or address.
Why you do it:
- To give an overview of magazine content
- To find an article that relates to the reader's interests
- To develop background information
- To introduce pertinent vocabulary
- To make connections to the article and to each other
- To set a purpose for reading
During Reading
3. Read Aloud
Take turns reading small portions of the article.
Model the thinking process:
- Ask questions
- Make predictions
- Check understanding.
Look for answers to "Before Reading" questions.
Note interesting, new vocabulary.
4. Read Silently
Read portions of the article together silently.
Follow the thinking process:
- Ask questions
- Make predictions
- Check understanding.
Look for answers to "Before Reading" questions.
Discuss each portion.
Why you do it:
- To improve comprehension
- To model smooth, fluent reading
- To build strategies for monitoring reading
- To expand knowledge with answers to questions
- To continue to promote relationships
After Reading
5. Review and Discuss
Discuss answers to "Before Reading" questions.
Talk about new questions and ideas from the article.
Discuss other information you or the learner might have that is pertinent to the article.
Find ways the article relates to the learner.
Why you do it:
- To strengthen comprehension
- To illustrate to the reader how much he or she has learned
- To share information and opinions
- To raise new questions for future learning
- To continue to promote relationships
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