As good readers we all use reading strategies to improve our reading skills and our reading
comprehension. The most important part
of reading is to understand what you are reading, and that is why we use
reading strategies. It makes reading more enjoyable and a lot more fun when you connect to what you are reading and give a shout out to others about the great book you
are reading. Please tell us about your favorite reading strategy or strategies that you use when you are reading and why you like them. Be sure to write four to five complete sentences with the correct punctuation and capitalization.
I like to use background knowledge to make connections and to help me understand what I am reading. I also like to visualize when I read so if there is no pictures I can still act like there is. I Think that reading strategies help a lot and let you understand what you are reading better. What reading strategies do you like?
ReplyDeleteI like to infer because it helps me understand what's going on in the story. I love to synthesize because it helps me predict what will happen next. The book I'm reading is called Confronting the Dragon. It's a good book. I think reading strategies help a lot.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite strategy is synthesizing. I like it because it all goes together like a symphony. I am reading a book called the lost hero. I need a lot of strategies cause it is very complicated.
ReplyDeleteWhat helps me read is to use my background knowledge. I like it when I can relate to what I am reading. I also like to pretend that I am the main character in the book and it helps me understand how they are feeling. Right now I am reading Oliver Twist and I really like it so far.
ReplyDeleteI like visualizing because it helps me understand the story, and what is going on.I just finished a book called mountain dog. It does not have a lot of pictures so I use visualization a lot!
ReplyDeleteI like visualizing because it helps me understand the story better and and it helps me see the pictures better evan though there no pictures.Like Harry Potter the Order of the Phoenix,visualizing the action in the story really brings it to life and it makes me want to read more and more, eventually reaching the end of the book.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read, I like to use connecting. It helps me understand what I am reading when I imagine the events in a book happening in my life. I read Ivy and Bean, I connected with one of the characters because they are neighbors that are good friends and it made me think of my neighbors that are my good friends.
ReplyDeleteI like predicting because it help me know the clues of the story. Right now I'm reading Lego Elves. I am predicting that Emily will find all the keys and get back home. I LOVE predicting it is my favorite strategy.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite reading strategy is when I infer what the character is feeling like, like in my book, (Dragon Breath When Fairies Go Bad.) Danny Dragon Breath was growing the world's largest pumpkin. I thought that Danny was spending a lot of time working on that and he hopes that he will get some type of award. And that is my favorite reading strategy.
ReplyDeleteI like to predict whats going to happen because I love THINKING!!! And it never helps me to go to bed because my mind is to set on that thought and its always making me wonder. Like when I'm reading the Buddy Files I never know whats next and it makes want to read more!
ReplyDeleteI Love visualizing because if I'm reading a chapter book and there are no pictures I just visualize and I have an image in my head. I love to ask questions because if you ask questions you will learn more about the book. I love predicting because if your on a cliff hanger and you really want to know what comes next you can just predict and try to use the clues in the book! Overall I love reading because when I read it's like a movie in my head!
ReplyDeleteI love doing that as well especially in Harry Potter because there are no pictures at all and there are so many characters.
DeleteA good reader always looks at the pictures if they can't find out what something means. They ask questions in their minds to figure out things too. This is called having an inner conversation. They synthesize- that means to add to something you are reading. I love inferring because it tells what the author is wanting you to know without having to write it in the story.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I read to fast and I don't get everything. So I slowdown and reread from where I left off. And I love to visualize and summarizing to friends. And I always do this at the end of books. I love putting it together so I realize wow now I see why he or she did this or that.
ReplyDeleteI like to visualize pictures In my head. Because if there are no pictures you can see them in your head.I also like to predict whats happening next.I also like to connect to what happens in the book because you know what it feels like.
ReplyDeleteI read fast sometimes so I reread and slow down and think about what I read. And sometimes if there is a really hard word I take it apart and do all the sounds and put it back to gather and it makes the word. And sometimes I if it has no picture I look at the words and make the picture in my head. and if I lose my page in my book I reread like twenty pages to find my page and to remember whats happening in the book and When I stop to do something and think about something else so I forget what is happening in the book and so I have to reread. And how I pick my books is not just looking at the cover. I do the five finger rule.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read I often stop and visualize the story. I try to imagine what this would look like, feel like, smell like, taste like, sound like. Sometimes I make a predictions and then see if they come true. It helps me to stay engaged with the story and better understand story characters. My favorite book is "Percy Jackson. The last Olympian."
ReplyDeleteI recommend this book to anybody who likes magic, adventure and Greek Gods.
I think I should understand more about the book I am reading. I also should slow down when I am reading that is why I don't understand that much when
ReplyDeleteI am reading. and I should stretch out when I am reading. think what I am good at is when i adjust when i am reading hard words. i also look at the pictures and I look closely and see what it is about.
Wow! Mrs. OConnell, you have a great group of readers & thinkers. Based on their reflections, I can tell they value their reading time in class and at home. I also have the feeling, they are beginning to get more from their reading. When I read, I find I use all of them; I've used them for years so I have had lots of practice! However, inferring and synthesizing are the two I probably use most. Putting the new pieces together and reading between the lines (what was not directly stated) help me understand new teaching ideas in books and stories that I read for pleasure. Keep up the great work, 3-O!
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