Lesson 15 — Activity 3: Monitoring as you Read
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Lesson 15 — Activity 3: Monitoring as you Read
The next level of understanding in reading is at the sentence level.
What this means is that you must understand the meaning of each sentence. To do this, it is important to develop monitoring skills.
You should follow a monitoring process to make sure that you notice when you have misread something and know how to reread to figure out the correct meaning.
Click here to see a process you can follow to self-check and correct as you read.
The final level of understanding is at the passage level.
What this means is that you must completely understand the meaning of the whole text. To do this, it is important to develop comprehension skills.
Reading Comprehension means being able to:
- understand what you are viewing, reading, or listening to and how ideas are related
- figure out what will come next or what needs to be done
Here are some strategies to use to understand what you view, read, or hear.
Look at Carlie's process as she is reading:
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Carlie thinks: "What's the main idea of this?"
She tries to say the main idea in her own words.
She tries to say the main idea in her own words.
Carlie thinks: "What specific information supports that main idea?"
She repeats the details in her mind and maybe jots down some notes.
She repeats the details in her mind and maybe jots down some notes.
Carlie thinks: "What connections can I make?"
She thinks about how the information she's reading fits or doesn't fit with what she knows or has experienced.
She thinks about how the information she's reading fits or doesn't fit with what she knows or has experienced.
Carlie thinks: "What questions do I have?"
These questions may help her get details or help her to further understand.
These questions may help her get details or help her to further understand.
Then Carlie thinks: "Can I say this information in my own words?"
After she does this, Carlie can ask if it sounds right and includes all the important details.
After she does this, Carlie can ask if it sounds right and includes all the important details.
As you are reading, also think about this:
Many writers have a message they want their readers to understand.
Often this message is a lesson or a moral.
Lessons and morals usually fit into one of these categories:
- how to make the right decisions
- the difference between right and wrong
- how to behave in certain situations
- how to live a better or happier life
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how people should treat one another, other living things, or the environment
- how people should think about themselves
Lessons and morals are often taught through the experiences of characters.
