This document presents a reading strategy called (KWR)2. The strategy combines elements of common reading strategies like rereading, visualizing, and connecting to prior knowledge. (KWR)2 stands for Key Words, Read, Key Words, Read. It involves identifying key words in questions, reading for the gist while noting nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, annotating what is known and unknown, and rereading to fill gaps in understanding. The strategy aims to help readers comprehend texts better, faster and easier by integrating visualization, thinking, questioning and rereading techniques.

1. Reading 101
A Combination of Reading
Strategies
- (KWR)2

2. Learning Objective

To understand a text better, faster and easier

3. A good strategy is...

Any good comprehension strategy must help
you to make sense of the text easier, faster
and better.

4. Common Reading Strategies
Are you using these strategies in a single text?
1) Rereading
2) Stopping to think
3) Getting a mental image
4) Understanding why you are reading
5) Reading ahead
6) Connecting to your own knowledge
7) Making predictions
8) Drawing inferences

5. One Strategy?

What if you have a strategy to combine all?
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This strategy must help you:
1. Visualise – to get a picture image
2. Activate own knowledge – promotes thinking
3. Deepens understanding – uses your general
knowledge
4. Question – probe for deeper meaning
5. Review – read again for greater clarity

6. One Strategy - (KWR)2

Called (KWR)2
, it is described as follows:
1) KW - Key Words of Questions
2) R – Read for gist for Nouns, Verbs, Adj. & Adv.
3) KW – Annotate what you know and wish to
know
4) R – Read for details and build up you KW list

7. #1 - KW in (KWR)2

KWs or Key Words in the questions give you
an overview of the story.
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In the question below, the KWs are underlined:
Q1: When did the girl realise that she was lost in
the woods?
Q2: Why did the girl climb the tree quickly when
she saw the tiger?
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When – girl – realise – lost – woods?

Why – girl – climb – tree quickly – saw – tiger?
What do the KWs tell you about the story?

8. #1 - KW in (KWR)2
explained
The Key Words:
When – girl – realise – lost – woods?
Why – girl – climb – tree quickly – saw – tiger?
What do the KWs tell you about the story?
give you a visual and key ideas.
They make sense.

9. #1 - KW in (KWR)2
explained
When – girl – realise – lost – woods?
Why – girl – climb – tree quickly –
saw – tiger?

10. #2 - R in (KWR)2

R means read for gist means read key words.

11. #2 - R in (KWR)2
explained
The Key Words give you key ideas of the text.

12. #3 – KW in (KWR)2
KW means key words annotation.

13. #3 – KW in (KWR)2
explained
Annotation helps you think and deepen
understanding.

14. #4 - R in (KWR)2
Rereading helps you to cover gaps in your
understanding.

15. #4 - R in (KWR)2
explained
To cover missing gaps in your understanding, use
contextual clues.

16. Learning Activity
Now that you have completed your training on
(KWR)2
reading strategy, refer to your Learning
Guide for Learning Activity.
Recall the steps for (KWR)2
:
1) KW – Key Words in Questions
2) R – Read for key words in Text
3) KW – Key Words Annotation
4) R – Reread the Text

17. Discussion
Why is there a need for strategy in reading?
Why is (KWR)2
better than common
comprehension strategies?
List some common strategies (KWR)2
have
combined.

18. In Summary
A strategy is needed to help you read better, faster
and easier.
(KWR)2
combines a few comprehension
strategies.
(KWR)2
combines strategies in visualising,
thinking, questioning and rereading to increases
understanding.