Reading Strategies Middle School

STOP & THINK to find a word that’s new & predict the meaning of the word using clues from the words around it

• questioning

• visualizing

• context clues

• process of elimination

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

STOP & THINK to create a picture in your mind based on facts and details from the text

• predict

• infer

• main idea

• visualize

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

STOP & THINK to use facts from text + your own knowledge and experience

• visualize

• inference

• evaluate

• synthesize

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.7.10

STOP & THINK to ask questions based on facts from the text

• questioning

• make connections

• infer

• main idea

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

STOP & THINK to form an opinion or make a judgement from text

• synthesize

• make connections

• questioning

• evaluate

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

What is the purpose for using active reading strategies?

• to complete your homework

• beacuse teachers like when you take your time

• to have deeper and more effective understanding of your reading

• to keep you busy during class time

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

STOP & THINK to determine only the most important facts and ideas from the text

• synthesize

• main idea

• questioning

• context clues

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

STOP & THINK to think about what you know and how your thinking has changed based on what you learned from the text

• evaluate

• visualize

• main idea

• synthesize

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

STOP & THINK to make comparisons between the text & your life (T-S), the text and another text you’ve read (T-T), or the text and something you’ve learned about through the news or the experience of others (T-W)

• make connections

• questioning

• infer

• synthesize

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Who benefits from using active reading strategies?

• middle school aged readers

• adult readers who enjoy reading

• struggling readers & people who don't usually like to read

• all readers of all skill levels and those listed above

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10