TRAINING YOUR STUDENTS TO BE TEXT DETECTIVES!
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UNRAAVEL Reading Strategies Graphic Organizer
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Unravel/Unpack/Ropes Reading Strategies (Bookmarks).pdf
How to be a Reading Detective By Cheryl Feucht, Reading Interventionist, grades 3-5
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501Reading Comprehension Questions
UNDERSTANDING (Reading)
U – Unpack the Genre, what and why are you reading? • Read the title as you underline it, read the reading comprehension questions, AND read the first and last sentence of each paragraph • Skimming the text will help you know what the reading selection is mainly about. (Numbering each paragraph is optional: NOT an OPTION with online test:)
N – Nexus with the text • Predict the main idea, and or themes of the passage based on your initial skimming • Use prior knowledge from similar passages to make connections • Use the title, heading, subheadings, pictures, graphs, etc. • Ask the text questions as you read • Nexus (“the act of binding together; bonding”)
D – Deduce and detect important ideas, concepts, facts, opinions, claims, and inferred ideas "keywords" • Deduce the important keywords and double underline each “idea” word if possible • This will help you locate the answers later. • It makes it easier to organize your writing and thoughts.
E – Eliminate the unimportant details, distractors, foofaraw, and any obviously wrong answers (Distractors are the multiple choice response options that are not the correct ANSWER)
R – Rank the text • Rank keys ideas in order of importance 1-5, 1-3, Roman numerals, etcetera …
S – Subitize the main ideas and keywords. • Place the main ideas and keywords into groups. • What ideas or keywords keep showing up the most? THAT IS THE MAIN IDEA!
T – Text code it! • Confirm thoughts, Contradicts your thoughts, Raises a new question, Confuses you, Super important, Answers a question, Is new idea, interesting, or surprising An unknown word or a word that gets repeated
A – Answer the Reading Comprehension Questions in your mind and or your notes? • So you think you know what to look for and where to find it in the text • The reading comprehension questions usually explain the main ideas of the whole passage. • Do NOT answer anything yet • Mark where you found the answer
N – Nexus with the reading questions again • Is the question asking you to infer, find the main idea, draw a conclusion. Deduce the author's viewpoint, the main ideas, inferred ideas, themes and or ideas of the passage based on your initial skimming • Use prior knowledge from past close reading to make connections • Use the pictures, graphs, etc. • Ask the text questions as you read
D – Deduce, detect, and delete bogus “distractors” answers • Wrong, phony, false, fake ideas, concepts, facts, opinions, claims, and or inferred ideas must be eliminated! • Cross out any silly extraneous answers
I – Inspect your answer and find the exact answers in your text • Write the NUMBER of the paragraph and line number where you found your answer (or inferred answer) next to the question you selected
N – NEVER SKIP, NEVER RUSH, NEVER DOUBT YOUR ABILITY TO BE A TEXT DETECTIVE!
G – Go for the WIN, answer the question!
UNDERSTANDING (Reading)
U – Unpack the Genre, what and why are you reading? • Read the title as you underline it, read the reading comprehension questions, AND read the first and last sentence of each paragraph • Skimming the text will help you know what the reading selection is mainly about. (Numbering each paragraph is optional: NOT an OPTION with online test:)
N – Nexus with the text • Predict the main idea, and or themes of the passage based on your initial skimming • Use prior knowledge from similar passages to make connections • Use the title, heading, subheadings, pictures, graphs, etc. • Ask the text questions as you read • Nexus (“the act of binding together; bonding”)
D – Deduce and detect important ideas, concepts, facts, opinions, claims, and inferred ideas "keywords" • Deduce the important keywords and double underline each “idea” word if possible • This will help you locate the answers later. • It makes it easier to organize your writing and thoughts.
E – Eliminate the unimportant details, distractors, foofaraw, and any obviously wrong answers (Distractors are the multiple choice response options that are not the correct ANSWER)
R – Rank the text • Rank keys ideas in order of importance 1-5, 1-3, Roman numerals, etcetera …
S – Subitize the main ideas and keywords. • Place the main ideas and keywords into groups. • What ideas or keywords keep showing up the most? THAT IS THE MAIN IDEA!
T – Text code it! • Confirm thoughts, Contradicts your thoughts, Raises a new question, Confuses you, Super important, Answers a question, Is new idea, interesting, or surprising An unknown word or a word that gets repeated
A – Answer the Reading Comprehension Questions in your mind and or your notes? • So you think you know what to look for and where to find it in the text • The reading comprehension questions usually explain the main ideas of the whole passage. • Do NOT answer anything yet • Mark where you found the answer
N – Nexus with the reading questions again • Is the question asking you to infer, find the main idea, draw a conclusion. Deduce the author's viewpoint, the main ideas, inferred ideas, themes and or ideas of the passage based on your initial skimming • Use prior knowledge from past close reading to make connections • Use the pictures, graphs, etc. • Ask the text questions as you read
D – Deduce, detect, and delete bogus “distractors” answers • Wrong, phony, false, fake ideas, concepts, facts, opinions, claims, and or inferred ideas must be eliminated! • Cross out any silly extraneous answers
I – Inspect your answer and find the exact answers in your text • Write the NUMBER of the paragraph and line number where you found your answer (or inferred answer) next to the question you selected
N – NEVER SKIP, NEVER RUSH, NEVER DOUBT YOUR ABILITY TO BE A TEXT DETECTIVE!
G – Go for the WIN, answer the question!
