Come Read With Me
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
École Elsie Mironuck School
April 2008

Tonight’s Focus:
‣ Determining Importance*
‣ Synthesizing*
‣ How To Choose A Level Appropriate Book
*Determining Importance and Synthesizing are taken directly from the
“7 Keys of Comprehension” by Susan Zimmermann and Chrys Hutchins.

Review
✓Key #1: Sensory Images
✓Key #2: Background Knowledge
✓Key #3: Questioning
✓Key #4: Drawing Inferences

Our Focus
• What is important in text and the ability to synthesize it.
or
• Determine the overall meaning and significance.