The RUNNERS Reading Strategy

• ​Understand what RUNNERS mean

• ​Understand why we use RUNNERS when we read.

• ​Practice using the strategy with a text.

​When we first approach a text we have to get our mind right before reading so it is ready to absorb the ideas and details from a text.

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​In this step we:

​FIRST, we read the title.

​THEN, we predict what the text could be about.

​Last we write an I if its informational or a F if is fiction

Second, we bypass the text and read the questions!

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​The most important parts of this step of the strategy are

• ​to underline key words in the question.

• ​to learn more about what you are going to learn in the text.

• ​make sure you understand the question and can restate it in your own words.

Third, we NOTICE by looking over the text to see how many paragraphs there are read any headings, captions, and text features!

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​The most important parts of this step of the strategy are

• ​to notice and number the paragraphs

• ​study any text features to become familiar with what you are about to read.

(charts, photos, bolded words, footnotes)

Fourth, NOW READ the text !

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​The most important parts of this step of the strategy are

• ​to stop after each paragraph and underline/highlight the key details.

• ​after reading, notice your highlights and think to yourself what connections can you make to the text's purpose, topic, theme, or characters.

Fifth, we ELIMINATE wrong answers as you read the question!

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​The most important parts of this step of the strategy are

• ​to read the question

• ​read ALL OF the answer choices

• ​mark out the one you know for sure is incorrect..... there is always ONE very obvious wrong answer ;o)

Sixth, we RE read the answer choices!

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​The most important parts of this step of the strategy are

• ​to SWITCH IT UP and read the answer choices from D to C to B to A.

• ​Decide is this an "In the TEXT question" that you search for the answer.

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• ​an "In my HEAD question" where you think about what you know, and about what the author was thinking while writing.

• ​Last we SELECT the best answer.

• ​If we are unsure think about the question in your own words.

• ​Think about what the answer would be in your own words if it was not a multiple-choice question.

• ​Select the best answer and move on.

• **Add a star, or write the number down to go back at check before submitting your test.