Reading Enhancement Strategies: The SQ3R
Some of the best educators I have come across use a technique called the SQ3R. It goes like this:
Surveys:
Looks over the material before beginning to read to obtain a general
orientation.
Questions:
Writes down questions about the material before beginning to read.
Reads
through the material in the normal way.
Recites
and Writes: Writes down or gives the answers to another person.
Reviews:
Goes over the material several times before being tested.
Over the years, I've come across some strategies that Reading teachers use to promote reading comprehension. Here are some of their tips:
Encourage your child to outline or "map" reading material for better understanding. To "map," a child places the main topic in the middle of a blank sheet of paper. Then a branch is drawn for each subheading, and supporting details are placed on smaller branches going out from the subheadings. This creates a visual aid that increases organization and comprehension.
Make
sure your children are able to understand their textbooks. Pick
a sentence and make sure your child can read 9 out of 10 words accurately,
and on a page of written material, be able to answer correctly at
least 3 out of 4 questions.
Help
your child predict outcomes, distinguish fact from opinion, and
discern inference as they read. This will help to make the reading
more interesting.
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