Successful Strategies for

Reading in the Content Areas

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Grades 1& 2                 Grades 3-5

Grades 1& 2

Skill 1:  Main Idea and Supporting Details

Prediction

K-W-L Graphic Organizer, (In PDF)

Map it Out!, (In PDF)

Draw It!, (In PDF)

Creative Mapping

Main Idea Web, (In PDF)

Understanding the Main Idea

Working with One Main Idea , (In PDF)

Working with More Than One Main Idea, (In PDF)

Think-Aloud Chart, (In PDF)

Finding the Main Idea 1

Finding the Main Idea 2

Finding the Main Idea 3

T-Chart, (In PDF)

Skill 2:  Summarizing and Paraphrasing

Time Line, (In PDF)

Data Chart

Topic Web, (In PDF)

Nonfiction Story Map

Summary Cards

Compare and Summarize, (In PDF)

Compare and Contrast

Venn Diagram and Summary, (In PDF)

Feature Analysis Diagram, (In PDF)

Categorizing Chart

Partner Reading, (In PDF)

Tell Me the Facts

Tell It in Your Own Words!

Put It in Your Own Words!

Summarize It!, (In PDF)

Skill 3:  Developing Vocabulary

Word Web

Picture Dictionary, (In PDF)

Compound Word Search, (In PDF)

Word Detective, (In PDF)

Be a Word Detective!

Categorize It!, (In PDF)

Comic Strip, (In PDF)

Word Search, (In PDF)

Look It Up!, (In PDF)

I Know What That Means!, (In PDF)

Concentrate, (In PDF)

Skill 4:  Prior Knowledge and Making Connections

Preview and Predict

My Book and Me

Prove It, (In PDF)

Brainstorming, (In PDF)

K-W-L Chart, (In PDF)

K-W-L Variation, (In PDF)

Nonfiction Story Map, (In PDF)

Venn Diagram, (In PDF)

Preview and Predict

Preview and Self-Question

Brainstorm, (In PDF)

Anticipation Guide, (In PDF)

Skill 5:  Author’s Point of View

Key Words, (In PDF)

Fact or Opinion?, (In PDF)

Fact and Opinion, (In PDF)

Fact Hunt, (In PDF)

Roll the Cube

News Flash!

What’s the Purpose?

The Daily News

Point of View

Stump Your Partner!

What’s the Problem?

First Person/Third Person

Figure It Out! I

Figure It Out! II

Connect It to Yourself!

My Side/Your Side

Agree or Disagree?

Skill 6:  Structural Patterns

Signal Words, (In PDF)

Time Line, (In PDF)

Chain of Events, (In PDF)

Put It in Order

Venn Diagram, (In PDF)

Alike and Different, (In PDF)

Compare and Contrast H-Chart, (In PDF)

Comparing and Contrasting

Cause and Effect, (In PDF)

Cause-and-Effect Puzzle, (In PDF)

Fishbone, (In PDF)

Support Your Ideas

I Need Support!, (In PDF)

Picture the Order, (In PDF)

Skill 7:  Using Text Organizers

Print Features T-Graph, (In PDF)

Previewing the Text, (In PDF)

Chapter Overview, (In PDF)

Web Plus Writing, (In PDF)

Graphics and Captions

What Does It Say?

Two-Column Note Taking

Three-Column Note Taking, (In PDF)

What Does It Say?

Chapter Titles

Scavenger Hunt

Buddy Reading, (In PDF)

SQ3R, (In PDF)

Outline, (In PDF)

Pyramid, (In PDF)

Skill 8:  Using Parts of the Book

Table of Contents

Create a Table of Contents

Newspaper, (In PDF)

Asking Questions, (In PDF)

Design a Book Cover, (In PDF)

Checklist, (In PDF)

Inside or Outside?

Locating Information, (In PDF)

Make an Index

Make Your Own Picture Glossary

Skill 9:  Making Inferences

Interpreting the Author’s Meaning

Reactions to Nonfiction Text

Plot vs. Theme, (In PDF)

Facts and Inferences

Questioning and Inferring, (In PDF)

Questioning and Inferring, (In PDF)

Using Pictures for Inference

Infer with Pictures, (In PDF)

Predict with the Title, (In PDF)

Directed Reading-Thinking Activity (DRTA)

Direct Inquiry Activity (DIA)

Reciprocal Teaching Chart

Reciprocal Teaching Guide

Skill 10:  Setting the Purpose

List, Group, Label

Word Sort, (In PDF)

Brainstorming, (In PDF)

K-W-L Strategy, (In PDF)

Anticipation Guide

Anticipation Guide 2

I Wonder

Surveying the Text

Making Predictions

Study Guide

Thinking About My Reading

Pre-reading Prediction

Skill 11:  Questioning

Think Before Reading

Question Guide

Ask Me!

All the Right Questions, (In PDF)

5 W’s and H

Ask the Writer

Concept Attainment, (In PDF)

Knowledge Tier

Why? Pie

Question Web

Skill 12:  Visualizing

Creating a “Movie”

Seeing Shapes

Visualizing:  Using the Senses, (In PDF)

Visualizing Distant Objects

Visualizing During and After Reading

Visualizing Important Facts and Details

Using Visualization to Make Inferences

Comparing Pictures

Finish the Picture

Imagine What’s Missing

Puppet Patterns for Drama Center

Sensory Imaging Graphic Organizer

Note: All of the material linked from this page is copyright protected through Teacher Created Materials  and Shell Educational Publishing   and licensed for classroom use in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD only.

Grades 1& 2                 Grades 3-5

Grades 3-5

Skill 1:  Main Idea and Supporting Details

Previewing for Main Idea

Concept Wheel

Artistic Webbing for Main Idea, (In PDF)

T-Bar Organizer, (In PDF)

Pyramid Graphic Organizer

Picking Out Important Details

Simple Maps

Charts and Matrices

Tree Maps

Chain Maps

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Questioning to Determine Main Idea

Identifying Text Patterns

Skill 2:  Summarizing and Paraphrasing

Note-taking Wheel, (In PDF)

Key Word Note-taking, (In PDF)

Step-by-Step Paraphrasing

Significant Squares, (In PDF)

Concept Mapping, (In PDF)

Practice with Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing Paragraphs

How to Write a Summary, (In PDF)

Useful Phrases for Paraphrasing and Summarizing

Sending Postcards

Writing a Summary

Identifying Pros and Cons to Determine Importance, (In PDF)

Coding for Important Information

Using the 5 W’s and How, (In PDF)

Before/During/After Note-taking

Skill 3:  Developing Vocabulary

Predicting Text

Predicting Text 2

Using Context to Understand New Words

Important Word Parts in English

Roots/Prefixes/Suffixes, (In PDF)

Word Parts

Prefix Circles, (In PDF)

Synonyms and Antonyms, (In PDF)

Dictionary Definitions, (In PDF)

Artistic Definitions

Conceptual Definitions, (In PDF)

Word Origins

Vocabulary Questioning

Word Categorization

Word Categorization Chart, (In PDF)

Word Study Card

Skill 4:  Prior Knowledge and Making Connections

Predicting and Confirming Guide, (In PDF)

Visual Reading Guide, (In PDF)

Creating a Pre-Reading Plan

Previewing and Predicting, (In PDF)

Previewing and Self-Questioning, (In PDF)

K-W-L, (In PDF)

Agree/Disagree Anticipation Guide, (In PDF)

True/False Anticipation Guide, (In PDF)

Structured Preview

Building Prior Knowledge Through Semantic Mapping, (In PDF)

Table of Contents, (In PDF)

Nonfiction Reading Journal

Cloze Frame

Skill 5:  Author’s Point of View

First, Second, and Third Person Point of View

Fact Vs. Opinion

Differentiating Between Fact and Opinion

Fact/Opinion Partner Chart, (In PDF)

Evaluating the Author’s Word Choice

Avoiding Bias

Thinking About the Author’s Point of View

Using Context to Determine Author’s Viewpoint

Evaluating Author’s Voice, (In PDF)

Creating a Balanced Opinion, (In PDF)

Analyzing the Intended Audience

Evaluation of the Author’s Organization, (In PDF)

Evaluating the Author’s Purpose, (In PDF)

Skill 6:  Structural Patterns

Flow Chart #1, (In PDF)

Flow Chart #2, (In PDF)

Time Line, (In PDF)

Venn Diagram

Compare/Contrast Chart, (In PDF)

Cause/Effect Chart, (In PDF)

Chain of Related Events, (In PDF)

One Problem/Many Choices, (In PDF)

Decision Tree, (In PDF)

Problem/Solution Organizer, (In PDF)

Narrative Frame, (In PDF)

Structure Words

Skill 7:  Using Text Organizers

Text Organizers and Reference Sheet

Breaks in Text Practice

Examining Summary Sentences

Prediction Chart, (In PDF)

Looking at Chapter Titles, (In PDF)

Bolded and Italicized Words, (In PDF)

Graphic Features, (In PDF)

Determining the Purpose of Text Organizers, (In PDF)

Headings and Subheadings

Adding Your Own Illustration, Chart, Graph, Map to Text, (In PDF)

Buddy Reading, (In PDF)

Comparing Two Texts, (In PDF)

Skill 8:  Using Parts of the Book

The Parts of a Textbook

Using the Book Jacket, (In PDF)

Using the Preface

Using the Forward, (In PDF)

Using the Table of Contents, (In PDF)

Table of Contents Worksheet

Glossary Worksheet

Glossary Practice

Using the Glossary, (In PDF)

Creating an Illustrated Mini-Glossary, (In PDF)

Using the Appendix, (In PDF)

Locating Additional Information Using an Appendix, (In PDF)

Using the Index, (In PDF)

Create a Poster

Skill 9:  Making Inferences

Raising Questions

 Raising Questions 2

Raising Questions 3

Raising Your Own Questions

Interpreting the Author’s Meaning

 Making Observations

Reactions to Nonfiction Text

 One Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

 People or Character Inferencing, (In PDF)

Conceptual Inferencing, (In PDF)

Vocabulary Inferencing, (In PDF)

Making Speculations

Drawing Conclusions About an Issue, (In PDF)

Drawing Conclusions About the Author’s Intent

Skill 10:  Setting the Purpose

Achieving a Purpose for Reading, (In PDF)

Text Coding for Purpose, (In PDF)

Previewing a Text for Information

Question/Answer

Question/Answer/Reaction, (In PDF)

Examining Multiple Texts

Reading the Entire Text

Author and Me Analysis, (In PDF)

Purpose and Being Entertained, (In PDF)

Purpose and Being Informed, (In PDF)

Purpose and Being Persuaded, (In PDF)

Purpose and Extending Prior Knowledge, (In PDF)

Using the Yellow Pages

Purpose and Analyzing the Author, (In PDF)

Purpose and Learning “How to”, (In PDF)

Skill 11:  Questioning

Question Webs, (In PDF)

Question Answer Relationships

Stance Questioning

Questioning Using Double-Entry Journal, (In PDF)

Question Builder Chart, (In PDF)

Journalistic Questions

Question of the Week

 An Interview with…

Keeping Trac