Reading Comprehension: Becoming a Good Reader

1. Reading Comprehension:Becoming a Good Reader based on “Textual Evidence” from Study Island G. 5 ELA (PACCS)

2. A good reader must… • Be aware • Know what you are reading • Know your purpose for reading • Look for clues • What is the purpose of this article? • Why is the author writing this?

3. S.N.O.O.P • To be a good reader, you need to: • S-search for the answer in the story • N-never skip a word • O- order is important! • O- outside of the text, you’ll find more information • P- pay attention to purpose

4. S- search for answers in the story • While reading, annotate areas that you have questions about or do not understand • After you read, go back to the story. Try to answer these questions by re-reading parts of the text.

5. N- never skip a word • You can often figure out the meaning of words you don’t know by using other words as clues. • Use what you know about root words, prefixes, and suffixes for help. • If you skip words, or parts of a passage, you might miss a big part of the story.

6. Example of using other words for clues

7. O- order is important • Pay attention to the order in which things happen. • Notice words like first, next, then, and finally. • It may help to read the story a second time. You can write notes on each event as it happens.

8. Example of note taking while reading

9. O- outside of the text, you will find more information • Some answers are not written out word-for-word in the story. • You are expected to think outside of the words, and make a smart guess.

10. Example of thinking outside the words • A passage talks about the life of Abraham Lincoln. • It only lists the good things he did as president. • Even though the passage doesn’t say so, you can guess that many people liked Abraham Lincoln. • There isn’t a sentence that says “many people liked Lincoln,” but you can believe it because of the many good things that Lincoln did.

11. P- pay attention to purpose • Think about the reasons someone might write the story that you are reading. • Does the writer want you to learn something? • Does the author want to entertain you? • Is the writer trying to get you to think like he or she thinks (persuasion). • Be aware of what the author is trying to make you feel and think.

12. To review… • Let's watch a video to review these concepts!