Reading Comprehension Strategies

  1. Reread for clarity when meaning is unclear.

  2. Make predictions about what may happen next.

  3. Connect ideas to prior knowledge or personal experience.

  4. Ask questions and stay curious about the text.

  5. Preview the text by reading headings, skimming sections, and checking opening and closing paragraphs.

  6. Take notes to capture key ideas and details.

  7. Visualize the content by forming mental images.

  8. Adjust reading speed based on difficulty and purpose.

  9. Pause periodically to reflect on understanding.

  10. Annotate the text by highlighting, underlining, bookmarking, or writing notes.

  11. Check understanding by asking, “Does this make sense?”

  12. Identify and focus on the most important information.

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