The document outlines strategies for reading comprehension, focusing on prediction, clarification, questioning, and summarization. It details steps for each reading role, including making predictions based on prior knowledge, seeking clarification of confusing elements, generating relevant questions, and summarizing the main ideas. Each role contributes to a group understanding of the text, fostering collaborative learning.

1. When
Predicting
✤ Preview the section for
headings and key words to
help with your prediction.
✤ Skim and scan.
✤ Apply what you already know,
or have already read, to help
make a prediction.
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2. When
Clarifying
✤ Point out confusing ideas,
words and sentences.
✤ Identify words that are
difficult to pronounce.
✤ Explain how you were able to
clarify or solve the problem, or
as a group, figure it out using a
dictionary, cell phone,
computer.

3. When
Questioning
✤ Develop questions that can be
answered with information in the
reading.
✤ Ask questions that involve making
connections to other things you
have studied in the course.
✤ Ask questions that are based on the
main idea of the reading.
✤ Ask questions that will help you
complete your critical thinking
template.
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4. When
Summarizing
✤ Retell the key points or main
ideas.
✤ Leave out the details.
✤ Organize the information in a
logical order.
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5. 1. The predictor makes a prediction about what you are going to read
and explains what lead to that prediction?
2. Read to the dot and pause.
3. The clarifier leads the group in clarifying understanding of words,
sentences, and ideas.
4. The questioner develops questions about information in the reading,
connections to the course, information required for the critical
thinking template. Discuss.
5. The summarizer summarizes what was just read.
6. Pass cards to the left.
7. The new predictor makes a prediction.