3rd Grade Reading - Identify Reading Strategies

Make Connections

• Make connections between the text and graphic representations of textual concepts

Apply Genre Criteria

• Determine the characteristics of types of literature (i.e., poetry, prose, and drama)

Utilize Structure

• Recognize the way information in a story or article is organized

Vocabulary Strategies

• Derive word meaning using structural or context clues

Self-Monitor

• Check his/her understanding of a selection by questioning, predicting, clarifying, etc.

Summarize

• Construct a brief statement that contains the main idea of a passage using own words

Synthesize Across Text

• Bring together various types of information from different sources

Graphic Strategies

• Translate visual information to determine meaning of a passage