•Use something they love to motivate them to do something they hate

•Realize great readers are great thinkers•Rethink their approach reading

Why football?

If you can’t beat em’ join em’!

What is a HUDDLE?

H ave a look around.

• Main Idea vs. details•Determine importance•Science STAAR Test

Graphics: parts + actionParts: people, objectsWho or what is the graphic mostly about? What is the main focus?Who or what is most important?

Action: What’s happening? Is it showing character actions or feelings? Or does it show an event or facts/info?

Understand the title (s). Word meaning – Main Ideas

Don’t just read it! Think about what the words mean and how they go together. The title is a clue! It helps you predict the Main

Idea of the whole passage.

Look for Text Structure CluesSubtitles, headings, bolded words show passage organization:

Main idea/detail, sequence, cause/effect, compare/contrast

Do you wonder anything?

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•BEFORE they read•While they read•AFTER they read

“ I wonder…”Who Where WhenWhat Why How

Great readers ask QUESTIONS:

Does it remind you of anything?

Make connections

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•Text to Text = Books, movies, songs, TV shows•Text to Self = Your life: memories, experiences•Text to World = Real world: news, nature, history

Lean back on what you know.

Prior knowledge

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Think about what you already know about the ideas or topics in the picture or title.

End with purpose & prediction.

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Purpose: Narrative, Expository, Persuasion #1 Character with a problem #2 Facts & information #3 Change the readers mind

Predict: #1 - Character and problem #2 - Topics or Main Ideas #3 - What the Author wants

Why did the author write it? What could it be about? Your prediction must match your chosen purpose.

HAVE A LOOK AROUND

Graphics: Who/What is it mostly about? Parts + action = caption

UNDERSTAND THE TITLE

WHAT DOES EACH WORD MEAN? How does it fit the graphic or illustration?

Organization: Text Structure clues

DO YOU WONDER ANYTHING?

QUESTIONING who/where/when/what/why/how

do/did/does/is/are/was

DOES IT REMIND YOU OF ANYTHING?

CONNECTIONS text - test / text - self / text - world

LEAN BACK ON WHAT YOU KNOW

PRIOR KNOWLEDGEEND WITH PURPOSE AND PREDICTION

WHY WAS IT WRITTEN & WHAT IS IT ABOUT