Content
Area Reading Strategies:
Twenty Thinking Strategies Readers Use
to Comprehend Nonfiction Texts
(Also
see Reading
and Writing Connections for Journey North lessons that incorporate
Content Area Reading Strategies)
Explore the thinking strategies students need to use before, during, and after reading to improve comprehension of nonfiction selections:
| What Are Content Area Reading Strategies (CARS)? |
| Put
CARS into action with 40 engaging Instructional Activities. |
Activate
Prior KnowledgeAdjust
Reading Rate/RereadingAsk
Questions: Before, During, and After ReadingClassify
or Categorize InformationCompare
and Contrast IdeasDistinguish
Facts from OpinionsIdentify
and Analyze Text StructureIdentify
Author’s Purpose: Why Did the Author Write the Selection?Identify
Author’s Viewpoint: What Does the Author Think?Identify
Main Ideas and Supporting DetailsMake
Inferences and Draw ConclusionsMake
GeneralizationsMake
and Refine PredictionsParaphrase/RetellRecognize
Cause and Effect RelationshipsSequence
EventsSummarize
InformationSynthesize
New InformationUse
Context Clues to Decipher Unfamiliar WordsVisualize
Images From Text
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