What Good Readers Do: The Signposts
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Mary Larkin
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is something good readers do while they are reading?
Read inside their heads only.
Notice important things.
Know all the words on the page.
Re-read every sentence.
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Make predictions before you read
Notice important things as you read
Ask questions while you read
Research
Re-read what you don't understand
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Fill in the Blanks
Signposts are things you should
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Multiple Choice
Words that have more than one meaning, when you're not sure what the word is describing, words you've never heard of, words that are really technical or from another culture.
Word Gaps
Word Vocab
Extreme Language
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Multiple Select
What questions do you ask when you see a Word Gap?
Do I know the word from someplace else?
What does this word mean?
Does it seem like technical talk/specific to another culture??
Can I find clues to help me understand?
Why does the author use this language?
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Multiple Choice
When the author shows us something that is different than expected or two things that are really different from each other.
Word Gaps
Extreme or Absolute Language
Again and Again
Contrasts and Contradictions
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Open Ended
What are some words that might show you where Contrasts and Contradictions are?
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Open Ended
What do you ask yourself when you find a Contrast/Contradiction?
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Multiple Choice
Is this data credible? How does this help prove the author's point, or what does it add to their argument?
Quoted Words
Numbers and Statistics
Extreme or Absolute Language
Contrasts and Contradictions
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a question you ask yourself when you find Extreme or Absolute Language?
Is this reasonable, or could the author be trying to trick me?
Are there clues in the text?
What does this make me wonder about?
How does this change things?
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Poll
How do you feel about remembering the signposts?
I could teach the class about this stuff!
I'm good! I don't think I'll need my notes today while we read.
I might need to keep my notes out to remind me what they are as we read.
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