Monitoring Comprehension Test (Strategy 1)

 When we read, we should follow our inner conversation. An inner conversation is a reader’s:

• Personal belief about something in the text 
• Thoughts, reactions, and connections about the text
• The reason why he/she is reading the text

When a reader annotates the text, he/she does what?

• Highlights, underlines, asks questions, and writes thoughts
• Talks about the text with other people
• Uses “fix-it” strategies to help with problems during reading

What is the reason why readers annotate a text?

• To talk to about the text with other people
• To understand the text better
• To get a good grade on a project

If you have a hard time focusing while you read, what is a good "fit-it strategy" to use to help?

• Look up a word's definition
• Sound out and break down word sounds
• Stop and re-focus on the text

If you don't understand what the text is about when you are reading, what is a good "fix-it strategy" for you to use to help?

• Re-read the text
• Stop and re-focus on the text
• Sound out/break down word sounds

What reading problem do you have if you use the "sound out/ break down word sounds" fix-it strategy?

• When you don't understand the text
• When you have trouble focusing
• When you can't pronounce or decode a word

What reading problem do you have if you use the "look up a word's definition" fix-it strategy?

• Don't understand a word's meaning
• Don't understand what the text is about
• Have a hard time focusing on the text

What is a "fix-it" strategy?

• A problem someone has when reading
• When you annotate the text
• A way to fix a problem when reading

When I'm annotating the text, why do I circle words?

• Because I don't understand what that word means
• Because I like the word
• Because the word is interesting to me

When I'm annotating the text, why do I use the ! symbol?

• Because I need help with this part
• Because it is something that is interesting to me or makes me go "wow"
• Because I have a question