The document presents three reading strategies to enhance student motivation and comprehension: using sensory images to engage the senses, activating prior knowledge to connect texts to personal experiences, and encouraging questioning to foster critical thinking and dialogue with the text. Each strategy includes practical teaching methods aimed at deepening understanding and retention of material. These strategies are derived from research and aim to make reading an interactive and enjoyable experience for students.

1. 3 READING STRATEGIES TO
MOTIVATE STUDENTS’ READING
IN CLASS
By: Alberto Calvo Chamache - English teacher
Segment of my Master’s degree research
Based on the book: 7 keys to Comprehension –
Susan Zimmermann and Cryse Hutchins

2. JUST TO BE SURE….
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SKILLS
AND STRATEGIES?

3. STRATEGY N° 1: USING SENSORY
IMAGES
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 Understanding a text through our sense: Touch, Smell, Taste,
hearing and Sight.
 The first information comes from our senses
 When we use the senses we help students start playing a film
according to the text

4. HOW TO TEACH
IT?
 Sight:
 -Look at the pictures
 -Watch some videos
 -Close the eyes and imagine what you
listen
 Hearing:
 -Read the sentence out loud
 -Play a background sound according to the text
 Touch:
 -Touch the pictures
 -Clap when you read
 Smell and taste:
 -Bring food or drinks from
different cultures
 -Open the door or windows to
feel the smell around you
STRATEGY N° 1: USING SENSORY
IMAGES

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6. STRATEGY N° 1: USING SENSORY
IMAGES
 Yes! Using the sense helps students deepen their
comprehension while they are reading.
 Of course! They boost the joy and memory from
the students while reading
IS IT WORTH?
When lovers
touch, their
breathing,
heartbeat syncs,
pain wanes

8. STRATEGY N° 2: ACTIVATING OR
BUILDING BACKGROUND
KNOWLEDGE
 It reminds me that……
 When we read we (should) compare the information from the
text from our personal story, our adventures, our daily life, our
relationships, our passions

9. READING IS LIVING WHAT WE
COULDN’T, CAN’T OR WON’T BE ABLE
TO OR REMEMBER WHAT WE DID OR
WE ARE DOING
WHAT IS READING?
WAIT…

10. HOW TO TEACH
IT?
 Look at the pictures and the tittle form the text
and make sure they understand them
 It reminds me that……
 When you read about a text about a dog or a
cat, talk SS about the pets you had when you
were a child! They like gossips!
 And encourage them to think the same
STRATEGY N° 2: ACTIVATING OR
BUILDING BACKGROUND
KNOWLEDGE

11. Yes?
Do you remember the last time you read a
medical text, new laws or a new scientist
project?
No?
How was it?. did you
enjoy it?
Because you didn’t
enjoy it

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13.  Yeap! When you remember previous experiences
it’s easier to internalize the text
 It helps a faster scaffolding
IS IT WORTH?
STRATEGY N° 2: ACTIVATING OR
BUILDING BACKGROUND
KNOWLEDGE

14. Who is he?
Albert Einstein

16. STRATEGY N° 3: QUESTIONING
 Questioning leads readers to delve into the topic,
establishing a dialogue with the author. You are interacting
with the author and his/her words
 Kids are great scientists because their natural curiosity to
understand his/her world
 I wonder…

17. WHAT TO WONDER?
Text
Paragraph
Line
Word
STRATEGY N° 3: QUESTIONING
COMPREHENSION

18. HOW TO TEACH
IT?
Read the text to be taught previously, so you can identify where you
can ask each question
I wonder how/why/ when/ what/ where………….
----for text/paragraph/line comprehension
I wonder what _____means
----for word comprehension
STRATEGY N° 3: QUESTIONING

19. HOW TO TEACH
IT?
 Read the text out loud. Stop in your first pause.
 Close the book and ask SS to answer your question “ I wonder….”
 Wait SS to get an answer. If they don’t…ask extra yes/no questions.
 If they can’t tell you the answer. Open the book, re-read the line or
word and get the answer.
STRATEGY N° 3: QUESTIONING

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21.  Yes! Questions help interact with the author, discover what it cares and
discover what you want to know
 Yeap! Questions promote texts to make sense
 Definitely! Questioning can encourage a class debate
 Absolutely!!Some questions require more than “reading” again, so they
demand inferring and critical thinking
IS IT WORTH?
STRATEGY N° 3: QUESTIONING

22. IT’S TIME TO REVIEW!
FOLLOWING YOU WILL SEE INDICATORS
TO VERIFY THE STRATEGY. GUESS THE
CORRESPONDING STRATEGY

23. Using sensory images
Activating or building background know
Questioning
 This helps you “stick” new information with your own
information
 Your remembrances and experiences have a crucial
impact in what you are about to read
 They take you to new ideas, new perspectives and
even more questions
 The mind picture provoke emotions and feelings
 They inspire critical thinking and generate discussion
Activating or building background knowledge
Questioning
Act. or b. backg knowledge
U sensory images
Questioning

24. Using sensory images
Activating or building background know
Questioning
 The picture helps you develop a deeper appreciation
about what you are reading
 The questions make sense to the text
 Feeling the “text” makes it funny
 When reading you remember previous experiences,
similar texts and your world connection
Using sensory images
Questioning
Using sensory images
Act. or b. backg
knowledge