Using Prereading Supports

USING PRE-READING

SUPPORTS

LESSON STANDARDS

TEKS ELA.9.6(A) Read silently with comprehension for extended periods.

TEKS ELA.9.2(A)Develop comprehension by identifying literary elements, analyzing their importance, and connecting them across texts.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Define and explain the importance of prereading supports.
• Identify various prereading support strategies.
• Apply prereading support strategies to improve comprehension.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of prereading supports in enhancing reading comprehension.

LANGUAGE OBJECTIVE

I will use academic language effectively, including terms related to prereading supports, to discuss and explain their reading strategies.

LEARNING INTENTION

I will be able to effectively use prereading supports to enhance their understanding of a text.

SUCCESS CRITERIA

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Explain what prereading supports are and why they are important.
• Identify at least three prereading support strategies.
• Apply one prereading support strategy to a given text and demonstrate improved comprehension.
• Reflect on the effectiveness of the prereading support strategy used.

DO NOW:

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INTRODUCTION

You can use various supports to prepare to read a text, including graphic organizers, illustrations, and topic vocabulary.

A graphic organizer

A graphic organizer is a visual, such as a chart, that can be used for note taking. Before reading, you can select a graphic organizer. You can use the graphic organizer to write down notes about the text you are reading and to show the connections between the ideas in the text.

INTRODUCTION

You can use various supports to prepare to read a text, including graphic organizers, illustrations, and topic vocabulary.

An Illustration

An illustration is a drawing in a book or text that helps to explain information. Before reading, you can scan the text for illustrations. Look at the illustrations and read any text that accompanies the illustrations. This will help you determine what the text is about.

INTRODUCTION

You can use various supports to prepare to read a text, including graphic organizers, illustrations, and topic vocabulary.

Topic vocabulary

Topic vocabulary refers to special words related to a specific topic. Before reading, scan the text for any topic vocabulary. You can look up these words to determine what they mean before you start reading the text *watch sync skills concept video

VOCABULARY

graphic organizer

topic vocabulary

illustration

a drawing in a book or text that helps explain information

special words related to a specific topic

a visual, such as a chart, that one can use to take notes that show the connections between ideas in a text

VIDEO

Checklist for Using Prereading Supports:

To use prereading supports, try the following activities:

• Create a graphic organizer to take notes about the text you are going to read.
• Ask yourself: What is my purpose for reading this text? Which graphic organizer (Venn diagram, concept web, table, stacked sequencing chart, flowchart, table, or a line diagram) will help me achieve that purpose?
• Scan the text for illustrations.
• Ask yourself: What do these illustrations show or explain? What do I think the text will be about?
• Scan the text for topic vocabulary and words that are boldface or italicized.
• Ask yourself: What field of study do these words belong to? What do these words mean? What context clues can help me understand the words’ meanings?

Skill Model:

• In this lesson, we will review an example of how one reader pauses and reflects before reading in order to use prereading supports and analyze the text “An Exchange of Ideas.”
• Remember, active readers pause before, during, and after reading to reflect on, or think about, what they are reading. This practice of pausing and reflecting helps readers increase their comprehension.

REVIEW PREREADING SUPPORTS

First, the reader pauses to consider how she can use prereading supports. She organizes the types of prereading supports and her notes about the text “An Exchange of Ideas” in the following table.

REVIEW PREREADING SUPPORTS

Visuals

Graphic Organizers

The text contains a map and illustrations of John Locke and Thomas Paine. I can preview these visuals to get a sense of the content that will be covered in the article.

My purpose for reading is to gain information about early America. Because I will be reading historical information, I plan to use a chart to put events in chronological order

REVIEW PREREADING SUPPORTS

Topic Vocabulary

I recognize words related to early American history, such as “settlers” and “colonies.” I notice other words, such as “Enlightenment,” that I am not familiar with and will need to use context clues or outside research to determine their meanings.

ANNOTATE

Now, the reader will read the text to take notes in her graphic organizer. She will also identify any unfamiliar words and use context clues to determine their meanings

ANNOTATE

Next the reader will begin filling out her graphic organizer. In her notes, she will use the word “Puritan,” the new topic vocabulary word that she learned from the article.

AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS

DATE

EVENT

1607 1630

The first English settlers landed in Virginia. They were looking for financial gain. Puritans who were seeking religious freedom established the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

GUIDED PRACTICE

YOUR TURN

You will now independently read a passage on "The Interpretation of Hieroglyphics".

• Choose a prereading support strategy from the list and apply it independently while reading the passage.
• You will then answer a set of compension questions related to the text.

THANKS!