Reading Strategy Survey

Select those statements that reflect the strategies you use before, during and after reading.
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  1. Before I begin reading...
    I think about the cover, title, and topic.
    I read the back cover and the print on the inside of the jacket.
    I ask questions.
    I predict.
    I skim the pictures, charts, and graphs.
    I read headings and words in bold-faced type.
    I think about what I know about the topic.


  1. While reading...
    I stop and check to see if I understand what I'm reading.
    I make mental pictures.
    I identify confusing parts.
    I identify unfamiliar words.
    I reread to understand confusing parts and unfamiliar words.
    I record an unfamiliar word that I can't fiture out.


  1. As I continue to read...
    I use pictures, graphs, and charts to help me understand confusing parts.
    I stop and retell to check what I remember.
    I reread to remember more details.
    I read the captions under and above photographs, charts, graphs, etc.
    I predict and adjust as I read.
    I raise questions and read for answers.


  1. After I read...
    I think about why I liked it.
    I retell.
    I speak, draw, and/or write reactions.
    I reread favorite parts.
    I reread to find details.
    I picture characters and places and ideas.
    I predict what might happen to a character if the story continued.