The document provides instructions for using the paraphrasing strategy to improve reading comprehension. It explains that paraphrasing means putting information into your own words. It recommends paraphrasing any time reading to help remember and understand what was read. The document outlines the RAP mnemonic as a step-by-step process for paraphrasing, which includes reading, asking questions, and putting the information in one's own words. It also warns against plagiarism.

1. THE PARAPHRASING STRATEGY

2. Why use it? It will help you understand and remember what you read It will help you get better scores on your reading probes It will help you do better in your regular ed. classes

3. What does paraphrasing mean?

4. To put something into your own words Paraphrasing

5. How Does it Help In Regular Ed?

6. I‘ll be able to remember what I read For tests and assignments

7. Will it help get me out of Spec. Ed.!!!

8. Before After 48% 84% Comprehension Scores YES!!!

9. When do I Use It?

10. Any Time You are Reading Something and You Want to Make Sure You Remember it

11. Steps of Paraphrasing

12. 1) Read the Paragraph

13. Ask Yourself Look at the first sentence of paragraph Is it mentioned in other facts of the paragraph? What was the Main Idea & Details

14. Other Questions to Ask Who – Who is the paragraph about What – What is the paragraph about When – When is it taking place Where – Where is it taking place Why – Why is it happening

15. Now Put it in your own words

16. It would be good to write this down Step 1: Read a paragraph Step 2: Ask yourself, “What was the main idea and details of this paragraph” Step 3: Put into your own words Here are the steps again

17. R - READ A - ASK P - PUT OK, NOW WHO RECALLS WHAT RAP MEANS? RAP MNEMONIC

18. Plagiarism The unauthorized use of the language and thoughts of another author and saying they are your own DON’T WRITE WORD FOR WORD WHAT SOMEONE WRITES OR SAYS DON’T CUT AND PASTE WHEN REASEARCHING FOR A PAPER OR PROJECT Plagiarism DOWN WITH PLAGRAISM

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